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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Kevin John Ash, Tucson, AZ (US);
Susan Kay Candelaria, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Frank Mannenbach, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Anthony Rinaldi, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin John Ash, Tucson, AZ (US);
Susan Kay Candelaria, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Frank Mannenbach, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Anthony Rinaldi, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for data tracking and, in particular, for facilitating failure management within an electronic data communication system. The apparatus includes a tracking module and an error analysis module. The tracking module stores an adapter identifier in a tracking array. The adapter identifier corresponds to a source adapter from which data is received. The error analysis module determines a source of a data failure in response to recognition of the data failure. The data failure may occur on a host adapter, a device adapter, a communication fabric, a multi-processor, or another communication device. The apparatus, system, and method may be implemented in place of or in addition to hardware-assisted data integrity checking within a data storage system.