System and method for parallelized replay of an NVRAM log in a storage appliance

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PATENT NO 7249150
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09898894

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A system and method for enabling parallel replay of a backup memory log of client transaction request entries to a network storage appliance file system is provided. The backup memory is typically implemented as a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). An initiator establishes a swarm of messages with a plurality of transaction blocks pointing to logged request entries and related states associated therewith. The states represent the various phases of file system recovery and disk storage including a retrieval of disk information (data and meta-data), typically in the form of a LOAD, and a subsequent modify phase. The swarm is transferred to the file system for parallel disk information-retrieval in an interleaved process. Any transactions that cannot be performed due to a required prerequisite action (e.g. a prior file-create) are returned to the initiator for reloading once the prerequisite action has occurred.

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NETAPP INC3060 OLSEN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95128

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Edwards, John K Sunnyvale, CA 67 3044
Lewis, Blake H Palo Alto, CA 40 2033
Watanabe, Steven S San Jose, CA 19 766

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