Emc IP Holding Company LLC

Jinqing Xu

Min Zhang

Jun Hu

Zhonghua Zhu

A technique manages a storage system. In particular, multiple cable lists associated with multiple nodes included in the storage system are acquired, respectively, a cable list including an identifier of cable of at least one cable for connecting a node of the multiple nodes with a node other than the node. A distance between a first node in the multiple nodes and a second node in the multiple nodes is determined based on a comparison between a first cable list associated with the first node and a second cable list associated with the second node in the multiple cable lists. A network structure of the storage system is determined based on the distance between the first node and the second node. Accordingly, the distances between the nodes can be determined in a simple and effective manner, and thus the network structure of the storage system can be determined.

Method, device, and program product for managing storage system

Techniques for managing a disk involve acquiring a message for an access operation for a disk, the message including a first status code at an operating system level for the access operation. The techniques further involve acquiring a second status code at a disk hardware level for the access operation if it is determined that the first status code indicates that the access operation fails. The techniques further involve determining, according to a handling policy corresponding to the second status code, whether the disk will be marked as faulty. The techniques further involve managing the disk based on a count of failed access operations for the disk if it is determined that the disk is not marked as faulty. Such techniques may quickly determine a specific reason for a failure of a disk access operation, making it possible to solve problems quickly, save time and improve the user experience.

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Jinqing Xu