Apparatus, system, and method for relocating logical array hot spots

KJ Ash, BJ Donie, ABM Koster - US Patent 8,423,739, 2013 - Google Patents
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for relocating logical array hot spots. An
organization module organizes a plurality of logical arrays. Each logical array comprises a …

Hot data zones

CE Lubbers, MD Walker, RL Roberson - US Patent 8,363,519, 2013 - Google Patents
Int. Cl. Method and apparatus for adaptive arrangement of data on GIB 700(2006.01)
storage media, such as in a multi-device storage array across (52) US Cl.................. 369/47.1; …

Designing a cache with adaptive reconfiguration

JR Rodriguez - US Patent 6,745,295, 2004 - Google Patents
The problems outlined above may at least in part be Solved in Some embodiments by
designing a cache array reconfigurable based on tracking the changes in the request …

Selective population of secondary cache employing heat metrics

KJ Ash, MT Benhase, SL Blinick… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
The population of data to be admitted into secondary data storage cache of a data storage
system is controlled by determining heat metrics of data of the data storage system. If …

Dynamically adjusted threshold for population of secondary cache

MT Benhase, SL Blinick, ES Eleftheriou… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
The population of data to be inserted into secondary data storage cache is controlled by
determining a heat metric of candidate data; adjusting a heat metric threshold; rejecting …

Selective space reclamation of data storage memory employing heat and relocation metrics

MT Benhase, ES Eleftheriou, LM Gupta, R Haas… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Computer-implemented data storage systems typically comprise various types of data
storage in which data is stored on behalf of host computer systems. Storage controls control …

Managing data in log-structured storage systems

VK Vankamamidi, DE Cummins, SA Morley - US Patent 10,402,091, 2019 - Google Patents
A first cache stores descriptors of very hot (ie, recently-written) segments, while an overflow
second cache stores descriptors of less-hot segments (ie, those updated somewhat recently …

Computer system with improved write cache and method therefor

DM Raves, SL Merkin - US Patent 6,904,496, 2005 - Google Patents
Therefore, a need for an improved write protection System exists which overcomes the
above mentioned problems. In one embodiment of the present invention a method of …

Adaptive cache promotions in a two level caching system

MT Benhase, SL Blinick, ES Eleftheriou… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
US8935479B2 - Adaptive cache promotions in a two level caching system - Google Patents
US8935479B2 - Adaptive cache promotions in a two level caching system - Google Patents …

Methods for host-side caching and application consistent writeback restore and devices thereof

P Sehgal, S Basu - US Patent 9,852,072, 2017 - Google Patents
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device that assists with file-based
host-side caching and application consistent write back includes receiving a write operation …