Suspending data replication

• US 9,304,889 B1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Chen, Xiangping, Meiri, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Rossiter, Sean D
• Application Number:
  US14/494,899
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2097 maintaining the standby controller/processing unit updated initialisation or re-synchronisation thereof G06F11/1658 and subgroups
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3433 for load management allocation of a server based on load conditions G06F9/505; load rebalancing G06F9/5083; redistributing the load in a network by a load balancer H04L67/1029
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3452 Performance evaluation by statistical analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data

Abstract

In one aspect, a method includes monitoring a replication process, predicting performance based on the monitoring, receiving a suspend notification and determining whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted. In another aspect, an apparatus includes electronic hardware circuitry configured to monitor a replication process, predict performance based on the monitoring, receive a suspend notification and determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted. In a further aspect, an apparatus includes electronic hardware circuitry configured to: monitor a replication process, predict performance based on the monitoring, receive a suspend notification and determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring a replication process;

predicting performance based on the monitoring;

receiving a suspend notification; and

determining whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises determining whether the data replication will complete before a suspend deadline.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising increasing the replication rate so that the data replication will complete before the suspend deadline.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein monitoring a replication process comprises monitoring progress of a replication data transfer by collecting and aggregating replication iteration I/O statistics from worker threads in nodes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein predicting performance based on the monitoring comprises predicting an estimated time to complete a current replication cycle based on at least one of progress, short term/long term history of cycle progressing rate, and individual worker thread/node progress rate.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises determining a suspend deadline based on at least one of a cycle completion prediction, user case scenario, a condition of a replication system or a maintenance window size.

7. An apparatus, comprising:

electronic hardware circuitry configured to;

monitor a replication process;

predict performance based on the monitoring;

receive a suspend notification; and

determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the circuitry comprises at least one of a processor, a memory, a programmable logic device or a logic gate.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the circuitry configured to determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises circuitry configured to determine whether the data replication will complete before a suspend deadline.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising circuitry configured to increase the replication rate so that the data replication will complete before the suspend deadline.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the circuitry configured to monitor a replication process comprises circuitry configured to monitor progress of a replication data transfer by collecting and aggregating replication iteration I/O statistics from worker threads in nodes.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein circuitry configured to predict performance based on the monitoring comprises circuitry configured to predict an estimated time to complete a current replication cycle based on at least one of progress, short term/long term history of cycle progressing rate, and individual worker thread/node progress rate.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein circuitry configured to determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises circuitry configured to determine a suspend deadline based on at least one of a cycle completion prediction, user case scenario, a condition of a replication system or a maintenance window size.

14. An article comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions, the instructions causing a machine to;

monitor a replication process;

predict performance based on the monitoring;

receive a suspend notification; and

determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein the instructions causing the machine to determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises instructions causing the machine to determine whether the data replication will complete before a suspend deadline.

16. The article of claim 15, further comprising instructions causing the machine to increase the replication rate so that the data replication will complete before the suspend deadline.

17. The article of claim 14, wherein the instructions causing the machine to monitor a replication process comprises instructions causing the machine to monitor progress of a replication data transfer by collecting and aggregating replication iteration I/O statistics from worker threads in nodes.

18. The article of claim 14, wherein instructions causing the machine to predict performance based on the monitoring comprises instructions causing the machine to predict an estimated time to complete a current replication cycle based on at least one of progress, short term/long term history of cycle progressing rate, and individual worker thread/node progress rate.

19. The article of claim 14, wherein instructions causing the machine to determine whether to suspend the replication process or wait to suspend the replication process based on the performance predicted comprises instructions causing the machine to determine a suspend deadline based on at least one of a cycle completion prediction, user case scenario, a condition of a replication system or a maintenance window size.