Abstract: A data storage system includes compute engines each including a CPU complex, physical memory, interfaces to host computers and physical storage devices, and a fabric interface. A non-cache-coherent fabric interconnects the compute engines as cluster members of a cluster, the fabric supporting a global lock enabling each cluster member to obtain temporary exclusive access to addressable units of non-virtual memory. The CPU complexes implement a global virtual memory (GVM) on top of the non-virtual memory, including (1) a globally shared GVM page table of global page table entries, each identifying the cluster members having a corresponding GVM page mapped, and (2) GVM page management functionality including (i) use of the global lock to obtain exclusive access to the global page table entries for page management operations, and (ii) transfer of underlying data of the pages of the GVM among the cluster members.

Abstract: Described are techniques for preserving connections. First code is executed on a server. The server communicates with a client over one or more connections and the first code uses one or more control structures describing a state of the one or more connections. An operation is performed on the server. First processing is performed in response to the operation. The first processing includes loading second code for execution on the server. The second code replaces the first code and uses the one or more control structures previously used by the first code.

Abstract: A system for error correction processing includes methods, software and/or devices for generating and using correction packets that may provide for the rebuilding of a lost data packet or other information packet. A correction packet may be generated at a transmitting device that corresponds to a plurality of packets transmitted to a destination device. The correction packet may be transmitted to the destination device separately from the transmitting of the plurality of packets. The correction packet may be received at the destination device, and a determination may be made as to whether at least one of the plurality of packets transmitted to the destination device is a lost packet that has not been received at the destination device. If the lost packet of the plurality of packets is determined, the lost packet may be rebuilt using the correction packet.