IP Library Granted Patent US 8,041,991
Granted Patent B2
US 8,041,991 · App. 12/313,205 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

System and method for recovering solid state drive data

Assignee: LSI Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,041,991
App. No.
12/313,205
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data may comprise: detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks; receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the failed SSD; writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive; and rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive. A system for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data may comprise: means for detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks; means for receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the failed SSD; means for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive; and means for rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive.

Claims (48)

1. A method for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data comprising:

detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks;

receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the failed SSD;

writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive;

rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive,

wherein the rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive further comprises:

copying one or more data blocks of the failed SSD for which write requests have not been received to a replacement SSD;

copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks further comprises:

detecting a failed write directed to one or more data blocks of the SSD.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive according to a redirect-on-write snapshot methodology.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

updating one or more look-up tables comprising data block mappings for the failed SSD and an operational SSD.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD further comprises:

redirecting a read request directed to the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to one or more data blocks of the replacement SSD.

6. A system for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data comprising:

means for detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks;

means for receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the failed SSD;

means for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive;

means for rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive,

wherein the means for rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive further comprises:

means for copying one or more data blocks of the failed SSD for which write requests have not been received to a replacement SSD;

means for copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks further comprises:

means for detecting a failed write directed to one or more data blocks of the SSD.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

means for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive according to a redirect-on-write snapshot methodology.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

means for updating one or more look-up tables comprising data block mappings for the failed SSD and an operational SSD.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the means for copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD further comprises:

means for redirecting a read request directed to the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to one or more data blocks of the replacement SSD.

11. A system for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data comprising:

circuitry for detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks;

circuitry for receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the failed SSD;

circuitry for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive;

circuitry for rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive,

wherein the circuitry for rebuilding the failed SSD from the failed SSD and the one or more data blocks of the operational drive further comprises:

circuitry for copying one or more data blocks of the failed SSD for which write requests have not been received to a replacement SSD;

circuitry for copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry for detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks further comprises:

circuitry for detecting a failed write directed to one or more data blocks of the SSD.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

circuitry for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive according to a redirect-on-write snapshot methodology.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry for writing the data to one or more data blocks of an operational drive further comprises:

circuitry for updating one or more look-up tables comprising data block mappings for the failed SSD and an operational SSD.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry for copying the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to the replacement SSD further comprises:

circuitry for redirecting a read request directed to the one or more data blocks of the operational drive to one or more data blocks of the replacement SSD.

Assignments (4)
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS (RELEASES RF 032856-0031) Recorded Feb 2, 2016
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: LSI CORPORATION; AGERE SYSTEMS LLC
Reel/Frame 037684/0039 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2015
From: LSI CORPORATION
To: AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 035390/0388 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 8, 2014
From: LSI CORPORATION; AGERE SYSTEMS LLC
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 032856/0031 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2008
From: MCKEAN, BRIAN
To: LSI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 021899/0268 →
Continuity (1)
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