Cost effective use of simulated storage in a storage subsystem test environment
US8719635B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/261
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data receiver module receives, at a storage device simulator, a data transmission from a storage controller being tested. The data transmission includes data and metadata. The metadata is associated with the data. A signature receiver module receives a signature from the storage controller as part of the data transmission. The signature is used to distinguish the metadata from the data. A data/metadata determination module examines the data transmission and determines data from metadata using the signature. A metadata storage module stores the metadata of the data transmission on the storage device simulator in response to the data transmission including metadata. The data storage simulator includes a data storage device. A data discard module discards the data of the data transmission in response to the data transmission including data.
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