IP Library Granted Patent US 9,430,481
Granted Patent B2
US 9,430,481 · App. 14/173,881 · Granted Aug 30, 2016

Storage disk file subsystem and defect management systems and methods

Inventors: David W. Archer (Sammamish, WA); Nils P. J. Hansson (Monroe, WA); Paul A. Skoglund (Bellevue, WA); James L. Wooldridge (Fall City, WA)
Assignee: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
G06F17/30067G06F11/0727G06F11/0748G06F11/0766G06F11/36
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Patent No.
US 9,430,481
App. No.
14/173,881
Granted
Aug 30, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, methods and systems disclosed herein provide for storage disk file and defect management. According to an aspect, a method includes communicating, to a first computing device, an identifier associated with a storage device. The method also includes receiving, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the identifier. Further, the method also includes implementing a storage disk file management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information. Maintenance or defect information may be provided, for example, for a disk subsystem comprised within a storage device. A disk subsystem with an identified potential defect, even though potential defect is latent, creates a risk to the software workloads running on the IT resource and a potential hazard in a datacenter.

Claims (37)

1. A system comprising:

at least a processor and memory configured to:

communicate, to a first computing device, a component identifier associated with a computing storage device;

receive, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the identifier; and

implement a storage defect management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to communicate, to the first computing device, one of a machine type, model number, and serial number associated with the storage device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to communicate, to the first computing device, a serial number of a disk subsystem.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the maintenance information comprises one of a defect notice, a defect severity level, and critical rationale information.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the storage device comprises a plurality of disk subsystems.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the storage device comprises a plurality of disk subsystems;

at least one of the plurality of disk subsystems comprise at least one disk file; and

wherein the at least a processor and memory are configured to migrate at least one disk file on at least one of the plurality of disk subsystems to a second disk subsystem of the plurality of disk subsystems.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the storage device operates in one of a virtualized workload platform, a distributed stateless workload platform, and a stateful workload platform.

8. A method comprising:

at least a processor and memory configured to:

communicating, to a first computing device, a component identifier associated with a storage device;

receiving, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the component identifier; and

implementing a storage defect management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating, to the first computing device, one of a machine type, model number, and serial number associated with the storage device.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising communicating, to the first computing device, a serial number of a disk subsystem.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving, from the first computing device, the maintenance information, further comprises one of a defect notice, a defect severity level, and critical rationale information.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein communicating, to a first computing device, the component identifier associated with the storage device, the storage device further comprises a plurality of disk subsystems.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein implementing a storage defect management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information further comprises:

migrating at least one disk file on at least one of the plurality of disk subsystems to a second disk subsystem of the plurality of disk subsystems.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein communicating, to a first computing device, a component identifier associated with a storage device further comprises:

operating the storage device in one of a virtualized workload platform, a distributed stateless workload platform, and a stateful workload platform.

15. A computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:

computer readable program code configured to communicate, to a first computing device, a component identifier associated with a storage device;

computer readable program code configured to receive, from the first computing device, maintenance information associated with the component identifier; and

computer readable program code configured to implement a storage defect management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , further configured to communicate, to the first computing device, one of a machine type, model number, and serial number associated with the storage device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , further configured to communicate, to the first computing device, a serial number of a disk subsystem.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , further configured to receive, from the first computing device, the maintenance information, wherein the maintenance information further comprises one of a defect notice, a defect severity level, and critical rationale information.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , further configured to communicate, to the first computing device, the component identifier associated with the storage device, the storage device further comprises a plurality of disk subsystems.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein implementing the storage defect management policy at the storage device based on the maintenance information further comprises:

migrating at least one disk file on at least one of the plurality of disk subsystems to a second disk subsystem of the plurality of disk subsystems.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2019
From: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD.
To: LENOVO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 050298/0360 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0111 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2014
From: ARCHER, DAVID WILLIAM; HANSSON, NILS PETER JOACHIM; SKOGLUND, PAUL ALBERT; WOOLDRIDGE, JAMES LEE
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032153/0718 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 13919026 · Jun 17, 2013
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