Techniques for prolonging lifespan of storage drives
US10877671B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for prolonging lifespans of storage drives. The method includes writing at least a first portion of data to at least one high endurance drive; and writing at least a second portion of data to at least one low endurance drive, wherein a storage system includes a plurality of drives, wherein the plurality of drives includes the at least one high endurance drive and the at least one low endurance drive, wherein each high endurance drive has a longer total lifespan than each low endurance drive.
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