Disk storage system with fault tolerant media maintenance

Details Disk storage system with fault tolerant media maintenance Disk storage system with fault tolerant media maintenance

1992-09-17

1995-05-30

Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.

G06F 1134

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054210038

ABSTRACT:
A data storage system is described which provides for fault tolerance during execution of a media maintenance program on a selected track of nonvolatile data storage. Checkpoint data for the media maintenance program is stored in nonvolatile storage prior to writing control information on the selected track during the execution of the media maintenance program. The checkpoint data includes an address in the media maintenance program for resuming execution in the event that the media maintenance process is aborted. The checkpoint data is read from the nonvolatile storage area after media maintenance has been aborted by a fault, typically after power has been reapplied to the system. The execution environment for the media maintenance program is restored by storing data in the RAM of the controller which duplicates the control data needed by the particular segment of the media maintenance program which will be restarted. After the environment is restored, the execution of the media maintenance program resumes at the address in checkpoint data stored prior to writing the control data on the selected track.

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