Method, system, and program for error handling in a dual adaptor system

摘要

Provided is a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage network including at least one storage device and at least two adaptors, wherein each adaptor is capable of communicating I/O requests to the at least one storage device. An error is detected in a system including a first adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is capable of communicating on the network after the error is detected. In response to detecting the error, a monitoring state is initiated to monitor I/O requests transmitted through a second adaptor. In response to receiving an I/O request, an I/O delay timer is started that is less than a system timeout period. After the system timeout period the error recovery process in the system including the first adaptor would complete. A reset request is sent to the first adaptor in response to detecting an expiration of one started I/O delay timer.