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System and method for managing a cache pool

US9652394B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Sandeep Agarwal · Fremont, US
Anup Atluri · Bengaluru, IN
Ashokan Vellimalai · Bengaluru, IN
Deepu Syam Sreedhar M · Port Blair, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2015
Grant date	May 16, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 16, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2212/62
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to receive a write request associated with a cache pool, which comprises a plurality of disks. The write request comprises data associated with the write request. The processor is additionally configured to select a first disk from the plurality of disks using a life parameter associated with the first disk. The processor is further configured to cause the data associated with the write request to be written to the first disk.

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