1–25

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1–8 Cache Policies and Cache Module Status (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

Cache Module Status

 

Cache Policy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache A

Cache B

Unmirrored Cache

 

Mirrored Cache

 

 

 

 

 

Cache

Good

Same as for DIMM failure.

 

Data integrity: Controller A recovers all

Board

 

 

 

of its write-back data from the

Failure

 

 

 

mirrored copy on cache B.

 

 

 

 

Cache policy: Both controllers support

 

 

 

 

write-through caching only. Controller

 

 

 

 

B cannot execute mirrored writes

 

 

 

 

because cache module A cannot

 

 

 

 

mirror controller B’s unwritten data.

 

 

 

 

Failover: No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 1–9 Resulting Cache Policies and ECB Status

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache Module Status

 

Cache Policy

 

 

 

 

 

Cache A

Cache B

Unmirrored Cache

 

Mirrored Cache

 

 

 

 

 

At least

At least

Data loss: No.

 

Data loss: No.

50%

50%

Cache policy: Both controllers

 

Cache policy: Both controllers continue

charged

charged

 

continue to support write-back

 

to support write-back caching.

 

 

 

 

 

caching.

 

Failover: No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failover: No.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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