PREEMPTIVE RELOCATION OF FAILING DATA
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1. A method for preemptively migrating a failing extent, comprising:
- receiving information of one or more failure conditions associated with an extent stored in a first storage portion of a first storage tier;
predicting a failure of the extent based on the information;
selecting a second storage portion located in the first storage tier, a higher storage tier, and a lower storage tier; and
migrating the extent to the selected second storage portion.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method for preemptively migrating a failing extent includes receiving information of one or more failure conditions associated with an extent stored in a first storage portion of a first storage tier; predicting a failure of the extent based on the information; selecting a second storage portion located in the first storage tier, a higher storage tier, and/or a lower storage tier; and migrating the extent to the selected second storage portion.
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1. A method for preemptively migrating a failing extent, comprising:
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receiving information of one or more failure conditions associated with an extent stored in a first storage portion of a first storage tier; predicting a failure of the extent based on the information; selecting a second storage portion located in the first storage tier, a higher storage tier, and a lower storage tier; and migrating the extent to the selected second storage portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code readable/executable by a processor to:
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receive information of one or more failure conditions associated with an extent stored in a first storage portion of a first storage tier; predict a failure of the extent based on the information; select a second storage portion located in the first storage tier, a higher storage tier, and/or a lower storage tier; and migrate the extent to the selected second storage portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising logic integrated with and/or executable by a hardware processor, the logic being configured to:
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receive information of one or more failure conditions associated with an extent stored in a first storage portion of a first storage tier; predict a failure of the extent based on the information; select a second storage portion located in the first storage tier, a higher storage tier, and/or a lower storage tier; and migrate the extent to the selected second storage portion.
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