System and method for efficient failover/failback techniques for fault-tolerant data storage system
US6681339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2092
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Structure and method for efficient failover and failback techniques in a data storage system utilizing a dual-active controller configuration for minimizing a delay in responding to I/O requests from a host system following a controller failure is described. A stripe lock data structure is defined to maintain reservation status or stripe locks of cache lines within data extents that are part of a logical unit or storage volume. When a controller fails, dirty cache line data of a failed controller is taken over by a survivor controller. The stripe lock data structure is used to process I/O requests from a host system, by the failed controller. The data storage system functions in a single-active configuration until the dirty cache line data is flushed to one or more storage volumes, by the survivor controller. The inventive structure and method provide utilize a storage volume reservation system. The stripe lock data structure is defined in memory within each of the two or more caching controllers. The stripe lock data structure is used to provide consistent information within each of the two or more caching controllers, and the stripe lock data structure is used by a failed control…
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