Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Clearing metadata tracks in a storage system
- Patent Title (中): 清除存储系统中的元数据跟踪
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Application No.: US10993048Application Date: 2004-11-18
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Publication No.: US08676748B2Publication Date: 2014-03-18
- Inventor: Angelique R Budaya , Aaron S Mahar , James A Springer , Warren K Stanley , Gail A Spear
- Applicant: Angelique R Budaya , Aaron S Mahar , James A Springer , Warren K Stanley , Gail A Spear
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Dan Shifrin
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Methods, systems, computer program products and methods for deploying computing infrastructure for clearing metadata in a storage subsystem. The method includes identifying one or more metadata tracks to clear, receiving a request from a client to clear the identified tracks, quiescing any active processes, clearing the identified tracks and resuming the quiesced processes. The request may be a single request operable to clear all metadata tracks. Alternatively, target volumes having metadata tracks to be cleared are identified and a request is received from a client for each target volume. A dynamic function list may also be created for each target volume, the list including a list of functions in which the target volume is associated. After active processes are quiesced, each function in the dynamic function list of each target volume is invoked whereby the metadata tracks are cleared. The quiesced processes are then resumed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060106829A1 Clearing metadata tracks in a storage system Public/Granted day:2006-05-18
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