Storage device failure recovery system

摘要

A storage device failure recovery system includes a storage IHS and a user IHS coupled together over a network. The user IHS includes a storage system having a storage device, and a storage repair function that periodically provides a storage device image over the network to the storage IHS using data from the storage device. The storage repair function detects a failure of the storage device and streams an operating system on the user IHS using the storage device image stored on the storage IHS. While streaming the operating system on the user IHS using the storage device image stored on the storage IHS, the storage repair function analyzes the failure of the storage device, determines a storage system failure recovery procedure, and performs the storage system failure recovery procedure to restore the storage system while a user remains productive on the user IHS via the streamed operating system.

主权项

1. A storage device failure recovery system, comprising:
a network; a storage information handling system (IHS), that is coupled to the network; and a user IHS that is coupled to the network and that includes an IHS chassis that houses a storage system having a storage device, wherein the IHS chassis also houses a processing system and a memory system that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a storage repair function that is configured to:
provide a storage device image over the network to the storage IHS using data from the storage device;detect a failure of the storage device;retrieve at least some of the data from the storage device image through the network from the storage IHS and use the data retrieved from the storage device image to provide an operating system on the user IHS;analyze the failure of the storage device and determine a storage system failure recovery procedure while providing the operating system on the user IHS using the data retrieved from the storage device image stored on the storage IHS; andperform at least a portion of the storage system failure recovery procedure while providing the operating system on the user IHS using the data retrieved from the storage device image stored on the storage IHS, wherein the failure recovery procedure includes restoring the storage system using the data retrieved from the storage device image stored on the storage IHS.