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Patent No.:

US 12656844 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2023

Cold data storage energy consumption evaluation and response

Applicant:

Netapp, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Abhishek Hiregoudar, Arlington, MA (US);

Edward John Barron, II, Pepperell, MA (US);

Gregory Eugene Stabler, Durham, NC (US);

Assignee:

NETAPP, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:

JAFFERY WATSON HAMILTON & DESANCTIS LLP

Primary Examiner:

Ji H Bae

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2019.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/0625 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 9/44505 (2013.01); G06F 9/5094 (2013.01); G06F 11/3062 (2013.01); G06F 11/3409 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various mechanisms and workflows are described that can utilize power and/or carbon footprint-based metrics to manage storage unit usage and/or configuration, which can provide a more efficient and environmentally friendly computing environment. In some example configurations, storage system management mechanisms collect power consumption for storage units (e.g., individual drives, storage shelfs, nodes, clusters) and can utilize the power consumption information with other storage unit characteristics to generate power and carbon footprint metrics.

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Hiregoudar, Abhishek. (2026). Cold data storage energy consumption evaluation and response (U.S. Patent No. 12656844). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12656844

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