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Techniques for adjusting priorities associated with servicing requests

US8584128B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 10, 2007
Grant dateNov 12, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3485
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described are techniques for servicing data requests in a data storage system. One or more data requests from an application executing on the host are received. The data storage system allocates a first amount of resources for use in servicing data requests from the application. Behavior of the host is monitored for occurrences of I/O failure. In accordance with criteria and the occurrences of I/O failure, it is determined whether at least one of the host or the application is in a state of pending failure. If it is determined that at least one of the host or the application is in a state of pending failure, a second amount of resources larger than the first amount are allocated for a time period when servicing data requests from the application. After the time period, data requests from the application are serviced in accordance with the first amount of resources.

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