Accessing cached data in a peripheral disk data storage system u

Details Accessing cached data in a peripheral disk data storage system u Accessing cached data in a peripheral disk data storage system u

1995-06-02

1998-02-10

Chan, Eddie P.

395463, 395419, G06F 1212

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057178887

ABSTRACT:
In a data storage system having a direct access storage device (DASD) and a cache, a cache directory has two types of directory entries. A track directory entry TDE identifies up to one DASD track of data records currently stored in cache. All records stored in a DASD track can be stored in a cache storage space allocated for the DASD track identified by the TDE. A cylinder directory entry CDE identifies a number N of records from any track in a respective cylinder of tracks. N is a positive integer less than the total number of records storable in a DASD track. From one to all of the DASD tracks in one cylinder may be identified in a CDE. The cache data storage allocation corresponding to a CDE is the same as that allocated for a TDE. Each TDE is addressed by a DASD track address of a cylinder while a CDE is addressed using a pseudo track number corresponding to a servo track in the DASD. A record cast out control for the cache includes examining the number of records destaged. Based on the number of records cast out from cache to DASD, a cache event parameter CEP is modified or maintained. Accessing cache requires examining a current CEP value for each accessed DASD track to access either the TDE or CDE.

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