System and method for an accelerator cache and physical storage tier
US9940023B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7202
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The storage processor of a data storage system such as a storage array automatically uses a first portion of an accelerator cache storage device for an accelerator cache and a second portion of the accelerator cache storage device for a physical storage tier upon detecting the presence of the accelerator cache storage device installed in the data storage system, such as when a storage device is plugged into a designated slot of the data storage system, without requiring any user configuration of the accelerator cache or physical storage tier and without specification by the user of the type(s) of data to be cached in the accelerator cache or stored in the physical storage tier.
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