Patent Application
20200364111
The present invention relates generally to storage technology, and more particularly to failure-based storage rebuilding.
Generally, a storage system may include a plurality of storage devices. Such storage system may have a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) storage configuration to maintain the availability of the storage system. When a storage device in the storage system fails, the RAID storage configuration may be helpful to rebuild data associated with the failed storage device on a spare storage device in the storage system. After data is rebuilt on the spare storage device completely, the spare storage device takes the place of the failed storage device.
In one aspect, a computer-implemented method for failure-based storage rebuilding is provided. The computer-implemented method includes determining, by one or more processors, an inaccessible memory block of a source storage device. The computer-implemented method further includes obtaining, by the one or more processors, address information of the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device. The computer-implemented method further includes rebuilding, by the one or more processors, the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device, based on the address information. The computer-implemented method further includes rebuilding, by the one or more processors, remaining memory blocks of the source storage device.
In another aspect, a computer program product for failure-based storage rebuilding is provided. The computer program product comprises one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices. The program instructions are executable to: determine, by one or more processors, an inaccessible memory block of a source storage device; obtain, by the one or more processors, address information of the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device; rebuild, by the one or more processors, the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device, based on the address information; and rebuild, by the one or more processors, remaining memory blocks of the source storage device.
In yet another aspect, a computer system failure-based storage rebuilding is provided. The computer system comprises one or more processors, one or more computer readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors. The program instructions are executable to determine, by one or more processors, an inaccessible memory block of a source storage device. The program instructions are further executable to obtain, by the one or more processors, address information of the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device. The program instructions are further executable to rebuild, by the one or more processors, the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device, based on the address information. The program instructions are further executable to rebuild, by the one or more processors, remaining memory blocks of the source storage device.
Some embodiments will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated. However, the present disclosure can be implemented in various manners, and thus should not be construed to be limited to the embodiments disclosed herein.
It is to be understood that although this disclosure includes a detailed description on cloud computing, implementation of the teachings recited herein are not limited to a cloud computing environment. Rather, embodiments of the present invention are capable of being implemented in conjunction with any other type of computing environment now known or later developed.
Cloud computing is a model of service delivery for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, network bandwidth, servers, processing, memory, storage, applications, virtual machines, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or interaction with a provider of the service. This cloud model may include at least five characteristics, at least three service models, and at least four deployment models.
Characteristics are as follows:
On-demand self-service: a cloud consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with the service's provider.
Broad network access: capabilities are available over a network and accessed through standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms (e.g., mobile phones, laptops, and PDAs).
Resource pooling: the provider's computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to demand. There is a sense of location independence in that the consumer generally has no control or knowledge over the exact location of the provided resources but may be able to specify location at a higher level of abstraction (e.g., country, state, or datacenter).
Rapid elasticity: capabilities can be rapidly and elastically provisioned, in some cases automatically, to quickly scale out and rapidly released to quickly scale in. To the consumer, the capabilities available for provisioning often appear to be unlimited and can be purchased in any quantity at any time.
Measured service: cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g., storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts). Resource usage can be monitored, controlled, and reported providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service.
Service Models are as follows:
Software as a Service (SaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider's applications running on a cloud infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through a thin client interface such as a web browser (e.g., web-based e-mail). The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities, with the possible exception of limited user-specific application configuration settings.
Platform as a Service (PaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to deploy onto the cloud infrastructure consumer-created or acquired applications created using programming languages and tools supported by the provider. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including networks, servers, operating systems, or storage, but has control over the deployed applications and possibly application hosting environment configurations.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure but has control over operating systems, storage, deployed applications, and possibly limited control of select networking components (e.g., host firewalls).
Deployment Models are as follows:
Private cloud: the cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on-premises or off-premises.
Community cloud: the cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may exist on-premises or off-premises.
Public cloud: the cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.
Hybrid cloud: the cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load-balancing between clouds).
A cloud computing environment is service oriented with a focus on statelessness, low coupling, modularity, and semantic interoperability. At the heart of cloud computing is an infrastructure that includes a network of interconnected nodes.
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In cloud computing node 10, there is a computer system/server 12 or a portable electronic device such as a communication device, which is operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations. Examples of well-known computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may be suitable for use with computer system/server 12 include, but are not limited to, personal computer systems, server computer systems, thin clients, thick clients, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, set top boxes, programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputer systems, mainframe computer systems, and distributed cloud computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices, and the like.
Computer system/server 12 may be described in the general context of computer system-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a computer system. Generally, program modules may include routines, programs, objects, components, logic, data structures, and so on that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer system/server 12 may be practiced in distributed cloud computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed cloud computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote computer system storage media including memory storage devices.
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Bus 18 represents one or more of any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, and a processor or local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.
Computer system/server 12 typically includes a variety of computer system readable media. Such media may be any available media that is accessible by computer system/server 12, and it includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media.
System memory 28 can include computer system readable media in the form of volatile memory, such as random access memory (RAM) 30 and/or cache memory 32. Computer system/server 12 may further include other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer system storage media. By way of example only, storage system 34 can be provided for reading from and writing to a non-removable, non-volatile magnetic media (not shown and typically called a “hard drive”). Although not shown, a magnetic disk drive for reading from and writing to a removable, non-volatile magnetic disk (e.g., a “floppy disk”), and an optical disk drive for reading from or writing to a removable, non-volatile optical disk such as a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM or other optical media can be provided. In such instances, each can be connected to bus 18 by one or more data media interfaces. As will be further depicted and described below, memory 28 may include at least one program product having a set (e.g., at least one) of program modules that are configured to carry out the functions of embodiments of the invention.
Program/utility 40, having a set (at least one) of program modules 42, may be stored in memory 28 by way of example, and not limitation, as well as an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data. Each of the operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data or some combination thereof, may include an implementation of a networking environment. Program modules 42 generally carry out the functions and/or methodologies of embodiments of the invention as described herein.
Computer system/server 12 may also communicate with one or more external devices 14 such as a keyboard, a pointing device, a display 24, etc.; one or more devices that enable a user to interact with computer system/server 12; and/or any devices (e.g., network card, modem, etc.) that enable computer system/server 12 to communicate with one or more other computing devices. Such communication can occur via Input/Output (I/O) interfaces 22. Still yet, computer system/server 12 can communicate with one or more networks such as a local area network (LAN), a general wide area network (WAN), and/or a public network (e.g., the Internet) via network adapter 20. As depicted, network adapter 20 communicates with the other components of computer system/server 12 via bus 18. It should be understood that although not shown, other hardware and/or software components could be used in conjunction with computer system/server 12. Examples, include, but are not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data archival storage systems, etc.
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Hardware and software layer 60 includes hardware and software components. Examples of hardware components include: mainframes 61; RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture based servers 62; servers 63; blade servers 64; storage devices 65; and networks and networking components 66. In some embodiments, software components include network application server software 67 and database software 68.
Virtualization layer 70 provides an abstraction layer from which the following examples of virtual entities may be provided: virtual servers 71; virtual storage 72; virtual networks 73, including virtual private networks; virtual applications and operating systems 74; and virtual clients 75.
In one example, management layer 80 may provide the functions described below. Resource provisioning 81 provides dynamic procurement of computing resources and other resources that are utilized to perform tasks within the cloud computing environment. Metering and Pricing 82 provide cost tracking as resources are utilized within the cloud computing environment, and billing or invoicing for consumption of these resources. In one example, these resources may include application software licenses. Security provides identity verification for cloud consumers and tasks, as well as protection for data and other resources. User portal 83 provides access to the cloud computing environment for consumers and system administrators. Service level management 84 provides cloud computing resource allocation and management such that required service levels are met. Service Level Agreement (SLA) planning and fulfillment 85 provide pre-arrangement for, and procurement of, cloud computing resources for which a future requirement is anticipated in accordance with an SLA.
Workloads layer 90 provides examples of functionality for which the cloud computing environment may be utilized. Examples of workloads and functions which may be provided from this layer include: mapping and navigation 91; software development and lifecycle management 92; virtual classroom education delivery 93; data analytics processing 94; transaction processing 95; and failure-based storage rebuilding 96.
With the development of the storage technology, capacity of storage device is increasing. The larger the capacity of a storage device, the more time is required for rebuilding the data for the storage device in case it fails. For example, when a storage device having 15 T capacity fails, it will take several hours to rebuild the data.
In the storage system 400, the second memory block B2 and the fifth memory block B5 of the first storage device 410_1 fail, which are shaded as shown in
The present disclosure provides embodiments for implementing failure-based storage rebuilding to reduce the rebuilding time so as to avoid risking data loss.
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There is a mapping among the memory chips 610_1, . . . , and 610_j, the chip controllers 620_1, . . . , and 620_i, the internal logical block addresses of respective memory chips 610_1, . . . , and 610_j and the external logical block addresses of the storage device A, B, . . . , and M. This mapping may be stored in the storage devices A, B, . . . , and M. An example of this mapping is shown in Table 1.
For example, as shown in the second row of Table 1, the internal logical block address 000-015 of memory chip #1 (which is under the control of chip controller #1), corresponds to the external logical block address 0x00-0x0F. As shown in the seventh row, the internal logical block address 100-115 of memory chip #2 (which is under the control of chip controller #2), corresponds to the external logical block address 0x50-0x5F.
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At step 704, the chip controller 620_1 that has detected the failure determines whether the failure is recoverable. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the storage device may reserve a certain amount of extra storage space besides the storage space currently available to be used. The extra storage space may be used to recover from failures including, e.g., block wear-out, disturb errors, plane failures, and even the failure of an entire chip. If the extent of failure reaches a threshold, any further failures may not be recoverable with the extra storage space. In this way, whether a failure is recoverable or not may be determined.
If the failure is unrecoverable (“N” branch of step 704), at step 706, the processors 630 determines the memory block Bf as the inaccessible memory block. If the failure is recoverable (“Y” branch of step 704), at step 708, the chip controller 620_1 that has detected the failure rebuilds the memory block Bf by using the extra storage space. After rebuilding the memory block Bf, the mapping among the memory chips 610_1, . . . , and 610_j, the chip controllers 620_1, . . . , and 620_i, the internal logical block addresses of the corresponding memory chip and the external logical block addresses of the source storage device is changed. Then, at step 710, the processor 630 updates the mapping based on correspondence after rebuilding.
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For example, as shown in Table 2, each row records address information of one inaccessible memory block. In Table 2, the inaccessible memory blocks includes the memory blocks of storage device #1 (i.e., storage device A) having the external logical block address 0x00-0x0F, 0x40-0x4F, 0x80-0x8F, 0xB0-0xBF, and so on.
At step 506, the processor 630 rebuilds the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device A. The processor 630 may rebuild the data associated with the inaccessible memory block on a spare storage device (hereinafter referred to as “target storage device”). In the embodiments, any existing or future storage rebuilding technique can be used to rebuild the inaccessible memory block. During this period, there is a risk of data loss if another storage device having the redundant data in the storage system 600 fails.
After rebuilding the inaccessible memory block, at step 508, the processor 630 rebuilds remaining memory blocks of the source storage device A. The remaining memory blocks are all accessible memory blocks. During this period, there is no risk of data loss because the remaining memory blocks still have redundancy in the storage system 600.
The time to rebuild the inaccessible memory block may be much shorter than the time to rebuild all the memory blocks of the source storage device A. Therefore, the period having a risk of data loss in the embodiments of the present disclosure is largely reduced. In this way, the storage system 600 according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may possess higher availability.
During the rebuilding process, the storage system 600 may be accessed by a host. The host may be for example a server.
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At step 804, the processor 630 determines whether the target logical memory address has been rebuilt. The memory of the storage controller may include a bitmap which includes the rebuilding statuses of respective logical memory addresses of the source storage device. The processor 630 may retrieve the bitmap to determine whether the target logical memory address has been rebuilt.
If the target logical memory address has been rebuilt (“Y” branch of step 804), at step 806, the processor 630 reads data associated with the target logical memory address from the target storage device. Then, the processor 630 returns the data to the host.
If the target logical memory address has not been rebuilt (“N” branch of step 804), at step 808, the processor 630 determines whether the target logical memory address is accessible.
If the target logical memory address is accessible (“Y” branch of step 808), at step 810, the processor 630 reads data associated with the target logical memory address from the source storage device. Then, at step 812, the processor 630 returns the data to the host.
If the target logical memory address is inaccessible, (“N” branch of step 808), at step 814, the processor 630 rebuilds a memory block including the target logical memory address on the target storage device.
Then, at step 816, the processor 630 updates the bitmap of the source storage device to indicate that that memory block has been rebuilt. In this case, the processor 630 does not need to rebuild that memory block again. In some embodiments, the action taken at step 816 may be executed prior to or at the same time as the action taken at step 814.
At step 818, the processor 630 reads data associated with the target logical memory address from the target storage device. Then, at step 820, the processor 630 returns the data to the host.
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In some alternative embodiments, the storage controller may not take the actions at steps 814-820. If the target logical memory address is inaccessible, (“N” branch of step 808), the processor 630 may return a response to the host to indicate that data associated with the target logical memory address is inaccessible. In this case, the accessible memory blocks of the source storage device is still readable.
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At step 904, the processor 630 determines whether the target logical memory address has been rebuilt. The memory of the storage controller may include a bitmap which includes the rebuilding statuses of the respective logical memory addresses of the source storage device. The processor 630 may retrieve the bitmap to determine whether the target logical memory address has been rebuilt.
If the target logical memory address has been rebuilt (“Y” branch of step 904), at step 906, the processor 630 writes the target data to the target storage device.
If the target logical memory address has not been rebuilt (“N” branch of step 904), at step 908, the processor 630 determines whether the target logical memory address is accessible.
If the target logical memory address is accessible (“Y” branch of step 908), at step 910, the processor 630 reads a data group associated with the memory block including the target logical memory address. The data group may be stored in a cache of the storage controller temporally.
At step 912, the processor 630 replaces the data corresponding to the target logical memory address in the data group with the target data, to obtain a new data group (hereinafter referred to as “target data group”).
At step 914, the processor 630 writes the target data group to the target storage device. Then, at step 916, the processor 630 updates the bitmap of the source storage device to indicate that the memory block including the target logical memory address has been rebuilt. In some embodiments, the action taken at step 916 may be executed prior to or at the same time as the action taken at step 914.
If the target logical memory address is inaccessible, (“N” branch of step 908), at step 918, the processor 630 rebuilds the memory block including the target logical memory address on the target storage device.
At step 920, the processor 630 writes the target data to the target logical memory address of the target storage device. Then, at step 922, the processor 630 updates the bitmap of the source storage device to indicate that the memory block including the target logical memory address has been rebuilt. In some embodiments, the action taken at step 922 may be executed prior to or at the same time as the action taken at step 920.
Under the same inventive concept, another embodiment of the present disclosure can provide a storage system. The storage system may include a plurality of storage devices, one or more processors, a memory coupled to at least one of the processors, and a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory. The set of computer program instructions are executed by at least one of the processors to determine an inaccessible memory block of a source storage device; obtain address information of the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device; rebuild the inaccessible memory block of the source storage device based on the address information; and rebuild remaining memory blocks of the source storage device.
Similarly, under the same inventive concept, another embodiment of the present disclosure can provide a computer program product implemented in a storage system. The computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions are executable by one or more processors to implement the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects of the disclosure only, and is not intended to limit the invention. As used herein and in the appended claims, the singular form of a word includes the plural, and vice versa, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Thus, singular words are generally inclusive of the plurals of the respective terms. It should be noted that the word “comprising” or “include” does not necessarily exclude the presence of other elements or steps than those listed.
It should be noted that the processing of failure-based storage rebuilding according to embodiments of this disclosure could be implemented by computer system/server 12 of
The present invention may be a system, a method, and/or a computer program product. The computer program product may include a computer readable storage medium (or media) having computer readable program instructions thereon for causing a processor to carry out aspects of the present invention.
The computer readable storage medium can be a tangible device that can retain and store instructions for use by an instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A non-exhaustive list of more specific examples of the computer readable storage medium includes the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanically encoded device, such as punch-cards or raised structures in a groove having instructions recorded thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer readable storage medium, as used herein, is not to be construed as being transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission media (e.g., light pulses passing through a fiber-optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through a wire.
Computer readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded to respective computing/processing devices from a computer readable storage medium or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, for example, the Internet, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and/or a wireless network. The network may comprise copper transmission cables, optical transmission fibers, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers and/or edge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer readable program instructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium within the respective computing/processing device.
Computer readable program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, instruction-set-architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or either source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Smalltalk, C++, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the C programming language, or similar programming languages. The computer readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider). In some embodiments, electronic circuitry including, for example, programmable logic circuitry, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or programmable logic arrays (PLA) may execute the computer readable program instructions by utilizing state information of the computer readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry in order to perform aspects of the present invention.
Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer readable program instructions.
These computer readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can direct a computer, a programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein comprises an article of manufacture, including instructions which implement aspects of the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus, or other device to produce a computer implemented process, such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus, or other device implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration, but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application or technical improvement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.
