Method and apparatus for determining I/O size distribution of an input/output system and its use for load simulation
US5898863A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3485
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for simulating the input/output operations of a memory unit, such as a disk drive array, provide for determining over a predetermined time period, a profile which includes the number of read and write operations for the memory unit and the number of blocks of data read or written during each such operation. The resulting data of the profile is sorted in accordance with the cumulative likelihood of occurrence of the operations, and the read and write operations are then recreated, in a random statistical fashion, in accordance with the sorted resulting data to simulate the frequency of occurrence of the read and write operations at a remote site for the original memory device. The validity of the simulation can be ascertained by repeating the read/write operation collection process during the simulation process and comparing the resulting data with the original data. The simulation can thus take place without adversely affecting operation at the customer's site.
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