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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Vast Data Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Inventors:
Renen Hallak, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Vladimir Zdornov, Kfar Saba, IL;
Yogev Vaknin, Karkur, IL;
Asaf Levy, Tel Aviv, IL;
Alex Turin, Kiryat Ono, IL;
Assignee:
Vast Data Ltd., Tel Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for prolonging lifespans of storage drives. The method includes determining an expected expiration time for each of a plurality of blocks, wherein each block includes data of a respective file, wherein the expected expiration of each block is determined based on a file type of the respective file; and writing a portion of data to at least one block of the plurality of blocks based on the expected expiration time for each block.