Multi-site heat map management

• US 9,330,108 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2013
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jones, Carl E., Olson, John T., Patil, Sandeep R., Shiraguppi, Riyazahamad M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mamillapalli, Pavan
• Application Number:
  US14/041,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20150095282A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 707/624
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/184 implemented as replicated file system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1008 based on parameters of servers, e.g. available memory or workload monitoring of computer activity G06F11/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A first server system identifies a first storage area of the first server system, the first storage area being associated with a first heat value and storing at least a portion of a file. The first server system determines an identifier corresponding to the portion of the file. The first server system associates the portion of the file with the first heat value. The first server system sends the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value to a second server system, wherein the second server system includes a duplicate copy of the portion of the file.

Claims

1. A method for updating access values in a replicated server system, the method comprising:

a first server system identifying a first storage area of the first server system, the first storage area being associated with a first heat value and storing at least a portion of a file;

the first server system determining an identifier corresponding to the portion of the file;

the first server system associating the portion of the file with the first heat value; and

the first server system sending the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value to a second server system, wherein the second server system includes a duplicate copy of the portion of the file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the second server system receiving the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value and subsequently determining that the first server system is unavailable;

in response, the second server system identifying one or more storage areas of the second server storing the duplicate copy of the portion of the file, based on the received identifier; and

updating a heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system based on the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the first server system monitoring workload activity of the first server system and, in response, modifying a first heat map of the first server system to associate the first storage area with the first heat value; and

the second server system monitoring workload activity of the second server system and, in response, modifying a second heat map of the second server system.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

the first server system storing primary file data;

the second server system maintaining cached file data by replicating the primary file data;

the first server system allocating a portion of the primary file data to a first storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the first server system in response to the first heat map; and

the second server system allocating a portion of the cached file data to a second storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the second server system in response to the second heat map.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier comprises a file name, a file offset, a portion length, and a remote file identifier, wherein the remote file identifier corresponds to the second server system.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the heat value comprises determining a merged heat value in response to a weighting policy, the weighting policy prioritizing the heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system in relation to the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein updating the heat value comprises:

determining an average heat value by averaging the heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system and the received heat value associated with the portion of the file; and

storing the average heat value as the heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first storage area of the first server system is an extent of the first server system.

9. A computer program product for distributed data storage, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising program instructions to;

identify a first storage area of a first server system, the first storage area being associated with a first heat value and storing at least a portion of a file;

determine an identifier corresponding to the portion of the file;

associate the portion of the file with the first heat value; and

send the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value to a second server system, wherein the second server system includes a duplicate copy of the portion of the file.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

receive the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value and subsequently determining that the first server system is unavailable;

in response, identify one or more storage areas of the second server storing the duplicate copy of the portion of the file, based on the received identifier; and

update a heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system based on the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

monitor workload activity of the first server system and, in response, modify a first heat map of the first server system to associate the first storage area with the first heat value; and

monitor workload activity of the second server system and, in response, modify a second heat map of the second server system.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

store primary file data;

maintain cached file data by replicating the primary file data;

allocate a portion of the primary file data to a first storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the first server system in response to the first heat map; and

allocate a portion of the cached file data to a second storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the second server system in response to the second heat map.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the identifier comprises a file name, a file offset, a portion length, and a remote file identifier, wherein the remote file identifier corresponds to the second server system.

14. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the program instructions to update the heat value comprises program instructions to determine a merged heat value in response to a weighting policy, the weighting policy prioritizing the heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system in relation to the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.

15. A computer system for distributed data storage, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer-readable storage media;

program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising program instructions to;

identify a first storage area of a first server system, the first storage area being associated with a first heat value and storing at least a portion of a file;

determine an identifier corresponding to the portion of the file;

associate the portion of the file with the first heat value; and

send the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value to a second server system, wherein the second server system includes a duplicate copy of the portion of the file.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

receive the identifier corresponding to the portion of the file and the associated heat value and subsequently determining that the first server system is unavailable;

in response, identify one or more storage areas of the second server storing the duplicate copy of the portion of the file, based on the received identifier; and

update a heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system based on the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

monitor workload activity of the first server system and, in response, modify a first heat map of the first server system to associate the first storage area with the first heat value; and

monitor workload activity of the second server system and, in response, modify a second heat map of the second server system.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein the program instructions further comprise program instructions to:

store primary file data;

maintain cached file data by replicating the primary file data;

allocate a portion of the primary file data to a first storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the first server system in response to the first heat map; and

allocate a portion of the cached file data to a second storage tier of a plurality of storage tiers of the second server system in response to the second heat map.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the identifier comprises a file name, a file offset, a portion length, and a remote file identifier, wherein the remote file identifier corresponds to the second server system.

20. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the program instructions to update the heat value comprises program instructions to determine a merged heat value in response to a weighting policy, the weighting policy prioritizing the heat value corresponding to the one or more storage areas of the second server system in relation to the received heat value associated with the portion of the file.