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Recovery control in mirrored disks

US8677178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2012
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2087
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a mirrored disk storage system, comprises a detector component operable to detect that a failure has left read stability in doubt, a determiner component for determining a repair characteristic of a pair of mirrored disks, a comparator for comparing the repair characteristic of a first of the pair with the repair characteristic of a second of the pair, and a selector for selecting one of the first or the second of the pair having a preferred repair characteristic to be used as a synchronization source disk. The preferred repair characteristic comprises the characteristic that no repair is required for the one of the first or the second of the pair, or that a least repair time is required for the one of the first or the second of the pair.

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