Memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems

• US 9,332,074 B2
• Filed: 12/06/2007
• Issued: 05/03/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kim, Moon J., Krishnamurthy, Rajaram B., Moulic, James R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Viet
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chambers, Michael A
• Application Number:
  US11/951,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20090150555A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,071 Days
• Field of Search: 709/224, 709/226, 709/231, 710/16, 711/161, 375/259
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0638 Organizing or formatting or addressing of data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/064 Management of blocks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• 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

The present invention relates to memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems. Under the present invention, a data stream is received on a first computing device of a hybrid system. An attempt is made to store the data stream on the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device. It is then determined whether to store at least a portion of the data stream on a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device. This decision is based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device. Thereafter, the at least a portion of the data stream and a control signal are communicated to the second computing device for storage.

Claims

1. A method for memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems, comprising:

receiving a data stream on a first computing device of a hybrid system;

attempting to store the data stream on the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device;

determining whether to store a portion of the data stream on a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device, the determining being based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device;

communicating a control signal to the second computing device to provide instructions for storage of the portion of the received data stream onto the second computing device; and

communicating the portion of the received data stream to the second computing device to cause storage of the portion of the received data stream on the second computing device, wherein a remaining portion of the received data stream is stored on the first computing device.

2. The method of claim 1, the first computing device comprising a processor, and the second computing device comprising a server.

3. The method of claim 1, the first computing device comprising a server, and the second computing device comprising a processor.

4. The method of claim 1, the portion of the data stream and the control signal being transmitted as a unified communication signal.

5. The method of claim 1, the portion and the control signal being transmitted as separate communication signals.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a local memory copy between memory space of the second computing device and the first computing device to communicate data, each of the memory spaces being physically co-located on the first computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a local memory copy between memory space of the first computing device and the second computing device to communicate data, each of the memory spaces being physically co-located on the second computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein data stream may be received from private tertiary storage of first computing device at the first computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein data stream may be received from private tertiary storage of second computing device at the second computing device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein private tertiary storage of first computing device is used to supplement stream store for received streams at the first computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein private tertiary storage of second computing device is used to supplement stream store for received streams at the second computing device.

12. A system for memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems, comprising:

a module for receiving a data stream on a first computing device of a hybrid system;

a module for attempting to store the data stream in a local memory of the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device;

a module for determining whether to store a portion of the data stream in a local memory of a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device, the module for determining being configured to determine store the at least a portion of the data stream on the second computing device based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device; and

a module for communicating a control signal to the second computing device to provide instructions for storage of the portion of the received data stream onto the second computing device, and communicating the portion of the received data stream to the second computing device to cause storage of the portion of the received data stream in the local memory of the second computing device, wherein a remaining portion of the received data stream is stored on the first computing device.

13. The system of claim 12, the first computing device comprising a processor, and the second computing device comprising a server.

14. The system of claim 12, the first computing device comprising a server, and the second computing device comprising a processor.

15. The system of claim 12, the portion of the data stream and the control signal being transmitted as a unified communication signal.

16. The system of claim 12, the portion and the control signal being transmitted as separate communication signals.

17. The system of claim 12, further comprising a module for performing a memory copy between the first computing device and the second computing device.

18. A program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium for memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code for causing a computer system to:

receive a data stream on a first computing device of a hybrid system;

attempt to store the data stream on the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device;

make a determination to store a portion of the data stream on a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device, the determination being based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device;

communicate a control signal to the second computing device to provide instructions for storage of the portion of the received data stream onto the second computing device;

communicate the portion of the received data stream to the second computing device to cause storage of the portion of the received data stream on the second computing device, wherein a remaining portion of the received data stream is stored on the first computing device.

19. The program product of claim 18, the first computing device comprising a processor, and the second computing device comprising a server.

20. The program product of claim 18, the first computing device comprising a server, and the second computing device comprising a processor.

21. The program product of claim 18, the portion of the data stream and the control signal being transmitted as a unified communication signal.

22. The program product of claim 18, the portion and the control signal being transmitted as separate communication signals.

23. The program product of claim 18, the computer readable medium further comprising from code for causing the computer system to copy perform a memory copy between the first computing device and the second computing device.

24. A method for deploying a system for memory to memory communication and storage for hybrid systems, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

receive a data stream on a first computing device of a hybrid system;

attempt to store the data stream on the first computing device up to a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the first computing device;

make a determination to store a portion of the data stream on a second computing device of the hybrid system that is in communication with the first computing device, the determination being based on the per stream limit and the total storage limit of the first computing device as well as a per stream limit and a total storage limit of the second computing device;

communicate a control signal to the second computing device to provide instructions for storage of the portion of the received data stream onto the second computing device; and

communicate the portion of the received data stream to the second computing device to cause storage of the portion of the received data stream on the second computing device, wherein a remaining portion of the received data stream is stored on the first computing device.