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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2015
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Michael Stephen Rothberg, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A machine-implemented method for managing a flash storage system includes determining a projected life value for each of a plurality of flash memory devices in the flash storage system, wherein the projected life value for at least one of the plurality of flash memory devices is higher than the projected life value of at least another one of the plurality of flash memory devices. The method also includes determining operating parameters for each of the plurality of flash memory devices based on the respective projected life values for the plurality of flash memory devices. The method also includes configuring the plurality of flash memory devices based on the determined operating parameters.