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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2004
Angelique R Budaya, Tucson, AZ (US);
Aaron S Mahar, Tucson, AZ (US);
James a Springer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Warren K Stanley, Loveland, CO (US);
Gail a Spear, Tucson, AZ (US);
Angelique R Budaya, Tucson, AZ (US);
Aaron S Mahar, Tucson, AZ (US);
James A Springer, Tucson, AZ (US);
Warren K Stanley, Loveland, CO (US);
Gail A Spear, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, computer program products and methods for deploying computing infrastructure for clearing metadata in a storage subsystem. The method includes identifying one or more metadata tracks to clear, receiving a request from a client to clear the identified tracks, quiescing any active processes, clearing the identified tracks and resuming the quiesced processes. The request may be a single request operable to clear all metadata tracks. Alternatively, target volumes having metadata tracks to be cleared are identified and a request is received from a client for each target volume. A dynamic function list may also be created for each target volume, the list including a list of functions in which the target volume is associated. After active processes are quiesced, each function in the dynamic function list of each target volume is invoked whereby the metadata tracks are cleared. The quiesced processes are then resumed.