Method to pass application knowledge to a storage array and optimize block level operations
US10248316B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0685
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for writing data, including receiving a request to store a file, where the request has context information. The method further includes generating a metadata portion based on the context information, dividing the file into a plurality of data portions, generating a plurality of blocks where each of the plurality of blocks has the metadata portion and one of the plurality of data portions, and storing the plurality of blocks in a storage array.
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