Invalidation of storage control unit cache metadata
    3.
    发明授权
    Invalidation of storage control unit cache metadata 有权
    存储控制单元缓存元数据无效

    公开(公告)号:US07340652B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-04

    申请号:US10837302

    申请日:2004-04-30

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1435 Y10S707/99953

    摘要: Method, apparatus and program product are provided for the invalidation of faulty metadata in a storage controller coupled to a host device. Faulty metadata may include metadata which no longer matches the associated customer data tracks stored on a DASD or other storage device. When faulty metadata is detected, metadata tracks are selected to be invalidated. A command is received through a host interface, without the controller being taken off-line from the host, and the specified metadata tracks are invalidated. Subsequently, the invalidated metadata tracks are rebuilt. The disclosed method, apparatus and program product invalidate the faulty metadata with reduced impact on normal host/controller I/O operations.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法,装置和程序产品,用于在耦合到主机设备的存储控制器中使故障元数据无效。 元数据错误可能包括不再与存储在DASD或其他存储设备上的相关联的客户数据轨道匹配的元数据。 当检测到有故障的元数据时,元数据轨道被选择为无效。 通过主机接口接收命令,而不将控制器与主机脱离离线,并且指定的元数据磁道无效。 随后,重建无效的元数据轨道。 所公开的方法,设备和程序产品使得对正常主机/控制器I / O操作的影响减小,故障元数据无效。

    Invalidation of storage control unit cache metadata
    4.
    发明授权
    Invalidation of storage control unit cache metadata 有权
    存储控制单元缓存元数据无效

    公开(公告)号:US07472312B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-30

    申请号:US11846560

    申请日:2007-08-29

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1435 Y10S707/99953

    摘要: Method, apparatus and program product are provided for rebuilding faulty metadata in a storage controller coupled to a host device. Faulty metadata may include metadata which no longer matches the associated customer data tracks stored on a DASD or other storage device. When an error in metadata is describing a first customer track is detected, a range of other customer tracks in which the error is also likely to have occurred is identified. The metadata tracks associated with the first customer track and the other customer tracks are selected to be invalidated. A command is received through a host interface, and the specified metadata tracks are invalidated while the controller remains on-line with the host and continues to process other host I/O operations. Subsequently, the invalidated metadata tracks are rebuilt. The disclosed method, apparatus and program product invalidate the faulty metadata with reduced impact on normal host/controller I/O operations.

    摘要翻译: 提供了方法,装置和程序产品,用于在耦合到主机设备的存储控制器中重建故障元数据。 元数据错误可能包括不再与存储在DASD或其他存储设备上的相关联的客户数据轨道匹配的元数据。 当元数据中的错误描述检测到第一个客户轨迹时,识别出可能发生错误的其他客户轨迹的范围。 与第一客户轨道和其他客户轨道相关联的元数据轨道被选择为无效。 通过主机接口接收命令,并且指定的元数据磁道在主机与主机保持联机的同时无效,并继续处理其他主机I / O操作。 随后,重建无效的元数据轨道。 所公开的方法,设备和程序产品使得对正常主机/控制器I / O操作的影响减小,故障元数据无效。

    Method and system for automated backup copy ordering in a time zero
backup copy session
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and system for automated backup copy ordering in a time zero backup copy session 失效
    时间零备份复制会话中自动备份副本排序的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US5241670A

    公开(公告)日:1993-08-31

    申请号:US871787

    申请日:1992-04-20

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06 G06F11/14

    摘要: A method in a data processing system for generating a backup copy of designated datasets during concurrent execution of an application. Upon receiving a request for a backup copy, execution of an application is suspended. A dataset logical-to-physical storage system address concordance for the designated datasets is formed, and execution of the application is resumed thereafter. A resource manager is established to manage all input and output functions between storage subsystems, storage subsystem memory associated with each of the storage subsystems, and a temporary host memory during formation of the backup copy. Formation of the backup copy is accomplished on a scheduled or opportunistic basis by copying the designated datasets from the storage subsystems and then updating the address concordance in response to the copying. Application updates are processed during formation of the backup copy by buffering the updates, copying the affected uncopied designated datasets to a storage subsystem memory, updating the address concordance in response to the copying, and processing the updates. Designated datasets can also be copied to the temporary host memory in the event the number of designated datasets in the storage subsystem memory exceeds a threshold number. Finally, the designated datasets are copied to an alternate storage memory from the storage subsystem, storage subsystem memory and temporary host memory utilizing the resource manager and the altered address concordance to create a specified order backup copy of the designated datasets from said copied portions of the designated datasets without user intervention.

    摘要翻译: 数据处理系统中的方法,用于在并发执行应用程序期间生成指定数据集的备份副本。 在接收到备份副本的请求时,应用程序的执行被暂停。 形成数据集逻辑到物理存储系统地址指定数据集的一致性,此后应用程序的执行恢复。 建立资源管理器来管理存储子系统之间的所有输入和输出功能,与每个存储子系统相关联的存储子系统存储器以及在形成备份副本期间的临时主机存储器。 通过从存储子系统复制指定的数据集,然后根据复制更新地址一致性,以预定的或机会的方式来形成备份副本。 通过缓存更新,将受影响的未被覆盖的指定数据集复制到存储子系统存储器,响应于复制更新地址一致性以及处理更新来处理在形成备份副本期间的应用程序更新。 如果存储子系统内存中的指定数据集的数量超过阈值数,则指定的数据集也可以复制到临时主机内存。 最后,使用资源管理器和改变的地址一致性将指定的数据集从存储子系统,存储子系统存储器和临时主机存储器复制到备用存储存储器,以从所述复制的部分中创建指定数据集的指定订单备份副本 指定的数据集,无需用户干预。

    Software directed microcode state save for distributed storage controller
    6.
    发明授权
    Software directed microcode state save for distributed storage controller 失效
    针对分布式存储控制器的软件定向微码状态保存

    公开(公告)号:US5619644A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-08

    申请号:US529901

    申请日:1995-09-18

    CPC分类号: G06F11/0778 G06F11/0727

    摘要: A storage system improves error debugging by directing distributed system components associated with an error condition to temporarily suspend data processing for collecting failure information. The collected failure information is correlated for later analysis according to an issued diagnostic state save channel command word (CCW) that is triggered by the detection of said error condition. The storage system includes a host processor running applications generating record updates. A data mover in the host processor issues the diagnostic state save CCW upon receiving an error code from one of the system components. The failure information includes software, hardware and microcode control structures of the distributed system components.

    摘要翻译: 存储系统通过引导与错误条件相关联的分布式系统组件临时挂起用于收集故障信息的数据处理来改进错误调试。 所收集的故障信息被相关联以根据由所述错误条件的检测触发的发出的诊断状态保存通道命令字(CCW)进行后续分析。 存储系统包括运行应用程序生成记录更新的主机处理器。 主机处理器中的数据移动器在从其中一个系统组件接收到错误代码时发出诊断状态保存CCW。 故障信息包括分布式系统组件的软件,硬件和微代码控制结构。

    Remote data duplexing
    7.
    发明授权
    Remote data duplexing 失效
    远程数据双工

    公开(公告)号:US5504861A

    公开(公告)日:1996-04-02

    申请号:US199449

    申请日:1994-02-22

    IPC分类号: G06F11/14 G06F11/20 G06F11/34

    摘要: A remote data shadowing system provides storage based, real time disaster recovery capability. Record updates at a primary site cause write I/O operations in a storage subsystem therein. The write I/O operations are time stamped and the time, sequence, and physical locations of the record updates are collected in a primary data mover. The primary data mover groups sets of the record updates and associated control information based upon a predetermined time interval, the primary data mover appending a prefix header to the record updates thereby forming self describing record sets. The self describing record sets are transmitted to a remote secondary site wherein consistency groups are formed such that the record updates are ordered so that the record updates can be shadowed in an order consistent with the order the record updates cause write I/O operations at the primary site. The secondary site optimizes the record updates of each consistency group such that record updates to a same target track are included in a single I/O CCW chain. Additionally, the record updates are written according to full consistency group recovery rules such that should the primary site be unavailable, the secondary site can recover a consistency group.

    摘要翻译: 远程数据阴影系统提供基于存储的实时灾难恢复功能。 在主站点记录更新会导致其中的存储子系统中的写入I / O操作。 写I / O操作是时间戳的,并且记录更新的时间,顺序和物理位置被收集在主数据移动器中。 主数据移动器基于预定时间间隔对记录更新和相关联的控制信息进行组合,将主数据移动器附加到记录更新的前缀头,从而形成自描述记录集。 自描述记录集被发送到远程辅助站点,其中形成一致性组,使得记录更新被排序,使得记录更新可以按照与记录更新引起写入I / O操作的顺序一致的顺序被遮蔽 主要站点。 次要站点优化每个一致性组的记录更新,使得对同一目标轨道的记录更新包含在单个I / O CCW链中。 此外,记录更新是根据完整的一致性组恢复规则编写的,以便主站点不可用,辅助站点可以恢复一致性组。