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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001

Filed:

Dec. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

William Lyle Goleman, Nashua, NH (US);

Scott Howard Davis, Groton, MA (US);

David William Thiel, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Assignee:

Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/108 ;
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for accessing data in a computer system after a failed data operation in which I/O process state information is unknown. The failed data operation may cause data inconsistency among multiple devices associated with a shadow set for storing data. The disclosed system includes techniques for allowing continued data accesses while simultaneously re-establishing data consistency among members of the shadow set.


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