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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
David D. Chambliss, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Nimrod Megiddo, Palo Alto, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a storage system organized into a hierarchy of storage tiers, with at least one tier reflecting a high performance tier and at least one tier reflecting a lower performance tier. The high performance tier has a capacity restriction and has a limited quantity of blocks and pages may be placed in the tier. Assessments are conducted and a preferred selection of blocks and pages are recommended for placement; the recommendation is based on the assessment. The recommendation is converted to an actual placement, resulting in placement of at least one block, an in one embodiment at least one page, in the high performance tier.