Storage Management System Temporary Map Binding
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Solution Overview
Problem
High-availability storage systems face inefficiencies due to inherent limitations in memory technology, requiring complex methodologies to manage high Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPs) periods, which can lead to resource constraints and computational bottlenecks.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that temporarily stores content during high IOPs periods in a storage system, updates a temporary map with the content's location, and binds it to metadata during subsequent low IOPs or resource-constrained periods, utilizing persistent memory for backup and efficient data retrieval.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If content is stored and bound immediately during high IOPs periods, then data availability is improved, but system resource constraints and computational bottlenecks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by storing content at a specific location within the storage device during high IOPs periods without performing the computationally expensive binding operation. The binding to metadata is deferred until a subsequent low IOPs period, thus preparing the data structure in advance while avoiding resource constraints during peak operation. This resolves the contradiction by separating the immediate storage need from the delayed metadata binding.
2Loss of information
If binding process is performed during high IOPs periods, then data metadata completeness is improved, but computational bottlenecks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by performing the binding operation only during low IOPs periods rather than continuously or during high IOPs periods. The system monitors IOPs levels and schedules binding operations during subsequent periods when system load is reduced, thus maintaining metadata completeness while avoiding computational bottlenecks during peak operation.
3Speed
If temporary map is maintained with content locations, then data retrieval efficiency is improved, but memory resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by maintaining a temporary map that stores only the specific locations of content within the storage device, rather than maintaining complete metadata for all data. This selective mapping approach provides efficient data retrieval for stored content while consuming minimal memory resources, as the temporary map contains only essential location information until binding occurs.
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AI summary
A method, computer program product, and computing system for during a high IOPs period, receiving content to be written to a storage system; storing the content to a specific location within a storage device associated with the storage system; updating a temporary map to include an entry that defines the specific location of the content; and during a subsequent period, binding the content with respect to the storage device.