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Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

John P. Agombar, Winchester, GB;

Ian Boden, Southampton, GB;

Gordon D. Hutchison, Eastleigh, GB;

Lee J. Sanders, Chichester, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0831 (2016.01); G06F 12/0868 (2016.01); G06F 12/0871 (2016.01); G06F 12/0888 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0871 (2013.01); G06F 12/0831 (2013.01); G06F 12/0868 (2013.01); G06F 12/0888 (2013.01); G06F 2212/6042 (2013.01); G06F 2212/621 (2013.01);
Abstract

Cache management. It is determined that a cache operation relating to the transfer of data between a cache memory and a data storage system is required. A state of a utilization model is received, the utilization model including requirements for utilization of resources of the data storage system over a time period, and the state indicating a cost of resource utilization associated with cache operations in the current time period. It is determined whether to perform the cache operation, based on the utilization requirements and the state of a utilization model. If the cache operation is not to be performed, and if the cache operation is a write operation, it is determined whether the cache memory is full. If so, the cache operation is managed according to an emergency cache management process; if not, the data associated with the cache operation is maintained in the cache memory.


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