Abstract:
A data mirroring control apparatus includes a command distributing unit configured to transmit a first write command to a plurality of mirroring storage devices, the first write command including an instruction for data requested by a host to be written; and a memory lock setting unit configured to set a memory lock on the data requested by the host to be written among data stored in a host memory and configured to release the memory lock on the data after the data with the memory lock is written to the plurality of mirroring storage devices.
Abstract:
A serverless distributed file system manages the storage of files and directories using one or more directory groups. The directories may be managed using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups, whereas files are managed without using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups. Additionally, the file system may employ a hierarchical namespace to store files. Furthermore, the directory group may employ a plurality of locks to control access to objects (e.g., files and directories) in each directory.
Abstract:
A serverless distributed file system manages the storage of files and directories using one or more directory groups. The directories may be managed using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups, whereas files are managed without using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups. Additionally, the file system may employ a hierarchical namespace to store files. Furthermore, the directory group may employ a plurality of locks to control access to objects (e.g., files and directories) in each directory.
Abstract:
A serverless distributed file system manages the storage of files and directories using one or more directory groups. The directories may be managed using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups, whereas files are managed without using Byzantine-fault-tolerant groups. Additionally, the file system may employ a hierarchical namespace to store files. Furthermore, the directory group may employ a plurality of locks to control access to objects (e.g., files and directories) in each directory.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method, using an inter-processor lock to control access to inter-process relationship data structures in the memory (3a, 3b, ..., 3n) of each processor (2a, 2b, ..., 2n) in a multiprocessor system (1). The apparatus and method insure that each inter-process relationship is modified in the same sequence on each processor (2a, 2b, ..., 2n). The apparatus and method also insure that an inter-process relationship is maintained in a consistent state in the face of failure of any of the processors (2a, 2b, ..., 2n).
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for reading data pages 33 in a transaction processing system 20 without locking the pages are disclosed. The system maintains a Global_Committed_LSN 36 identifying the oldest uncommitted transaction accessing any of the data, and Object_Committed_LSNs 38a,38b identifying the oldest uncommitted transactions accessing particular files, tables and indexes. Each data page includes a Page_LSN 35 identifying the last transaction to have updated the page. To read a page, a transaction first latches the pages, and compares the page s Page_LSN with the Global_Committed_LSN, or with the page's respective Object_Committed_LSN. If the Page_LSN is older than the Committed_LSN with which is was compared, then the transaction reads the page without locking it, since there can be no uncommitted transaction in process which might have updated the page's data. However if the Page_LSN is younger than the Committed_LSN, the page is locked before being read.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method insuring that data objects used to maintain state information for shared data at a local central processing complex (CPC) is coherent with respect to state information maintained at a structured external storage facility (SES) over a link is valid. An error detector is attached to the CPC side of the link for detecting errors on the link, and, when an error is detected, setting a error state pending (ESP) latch to indicate that the link has failed and that the shared data in the local data object may be invalid because a message invalidating the data may not have been received by the CPC. In data processing operations, the ESP latch is interrogated by a central processor in the CPC to determine the health of the message path to the SES facility. A local cache vector reflecting the validity of the shared data in the local cache may then be interrogated to determine if the shared data in the local cache is valid. If a healthy path has continuously existed and the vector indicates that the local cache data is valid, the integrity of the data can be relied on.