A Framework for Evaluating Storage System Dependability

  • Authors:
  • Kimberly Keeton;Arif Merchant

  • Affiliations:
  • HP Labs, Palo Alto, CA;HP Labs, Palo Alto, CA

  • Venue:
  • DSN '04 Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

Designing storage systems to provide businesscontinuity in the face of failures requires the use of variousdata protection techniques, such as backup, remote mirroring,point-in-time copies and vaulting, often in concert.Predicting the dependability provided by such compositionsof techniques is difficult, yet necessary for dependable systemdesign. We present a framework for evaluating the dependabilityof data storage systems, including both individualdata protection techniques and their compositions. Ourmodels estimate storage system recovery time, data loss,normal mode system utilization and operational costs undera variety of failure scenarios. We demonstrate the effectivenessof these modeling techniques through a case studyusing real-world storage system designs and workloads.