Effective utilization of different drive capacities
US11947803B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing effective utilization of different drive capacities in storage appliances. The techniques include providing a storage drive array that has a first set of storage drives and a second set of storage drives. Each storage drive in the first set has a first drive capacity and each storage drive in the second set has a second drive capacity. The first drive capacity is higher than the second drive capacity. The techniques include allocating, within the first drive capacity, at least a first sub-capacity and a second sub-capacity. The first sub-capacity is equal to the second drive capacity. The techniques include placing blocks of hot data in the first sub-capacities of the storage drives in the first set and/or the second drive capacities of the storage drives in the second set, and placing blocks of cold data in the second sub-capacities of the storage drives in the first set.
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