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Tiering data strategy for a distributed storage system

US11061622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2018
Grant dateJul 13, 2021
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Expiry dateSep 5, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0652
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of computing devices are communicatively coupled to each other via a network, and each of the plurality of computing devices is operably coupled to one or more of a plurality of storage devices. The storage devices may be assigned to one of a plurality of memory tiers, and the data in a storage device may be reassigned to another storage device in a different memory tier.

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