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Efficient performance of copy operations in a storage system

US10956054B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2019
Grant dateMar 23, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Optimizing copy operations in a storage array, including: receiving a plurality of copy operations; detecting a triggering event that causes a storage array controller to initiate execution of the plurality of copy operations; and combining, in dependence upon a metadata optimization policy, the plurality of copy operations into a single copy operation.

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