Upgrading a storage system
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    公开(公告)号:US10768815B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US15965769

    申请日:2018-04-27

    Abstract: Performing a non-disruptive upgrade of data in a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller, including: creating new data in a new data format, wherein the new data includes a reference to old data in an old data format, wherein system software in the storage system can utilize data in the new data format and the old data format; determining that a portion of the volume has changed; and responsive to determining that the portion of the volume has changed, updating the new data to include a reference to old data associated with a portion of the volume that precedes the changed portion of the volume, new data associated with the changed portion of the volume, and a reference to old data associated with a portion of the volume that follows the changed portion of the volume.

    Efficient volume replication in a storage system

    公开(公告)号:US10656850B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-19

    申请号:US16230560

    申请日:2018-12-21

    Abstract: An indication to replicate, for a second storage resource, a volume that is stored at a first storage resource may be received. A snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second storage resource may be identified. Data with operations to data blocks of the volume may be identified. A sequence number range, containing one or more sequence numbers, associated with the snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second resource may be received. Furthermore, a portion of the data associated with the operations to the data blocks of the volume based on the sequence number range that is associated with the snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second resource may be received to replicate the volume at the second storage resource.

    Replication and snapshots for flash storage systems

    公开(公告)号:US10346084B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-09

    申请号:US15804402

    申请日:2017-11-06

    Abstract: A system and method for exposing volumes with underlying read-write mediums to user operations. When a medium is in the process of being replicated to a storage array, a volume which relies on the medium can be exposed to user operations (e.g., snapshots, read and write operations) once the portions of the medium which underlie the volume have been replicated. The volume can be exposed to user operations while one or more other portions of the medium are unfilled and while the medium is in an intermediate read-write state.

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