STORING DATA IN MULTI-REGION STORAGE DEVICES

An apparatus comprises a storage controller coupled to at least one multi-region storage device. The at least one multi-region storage device comprises two or more storage regions, the two or more storage regions comprising a first storage region associated with a first set of failure characteristic...

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Main Authors Banikazemi Mohammad, Hafner James L, Surugucchi Krishnakumar Rao, Chainer Timothy J, Abali Bulent, Poff Dan E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 15.06.2017
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An apparatus comprises a storage controller coupled to at least one multi-region storage device. The at least one multi-region storage device comprises two or more storage regions, the two or more storage regions comprising a first storage region associated with a first set of failure characteristics and at least a second storage region associated with a second set of failure characteristics different than the first set of failure characteristics. The storage controller is configured to replicate in the second storage region at least a portion of data that is stored in the first storage region.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514968285