Flexible way of specifying storage attributes in a flash memory-based object store
US8677055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Approaches for performing a write operation on a solid state device (SSD). One or more containers are maintained on the solid state device. Each container is a logical grouping of objects independent from where the logical grouping of objects are physically stored on the solid state device. When a write operation is received at the SSD, the manner is which changes requested by the write operation should be stored are determined based on which container is being written. Containers provide a flexible approach for specifying attributes of how data should be stored and accessed which is independent from where the data is physically stored. Containers also have particular utility in performing load balancing and ensuring high availability and recovery.
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