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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2013
Yechiel Yochai, Moshav Aviel, IL;
Joseph Ezra, Even Yehuda, IL;
Ido Ben-tsion, Ness-Ziona, IL;
Efraim Zeidner, Haifa, IL;
Yechiel Yochai, Moshav Aviel, IL;
Joseph Ezra, Even Yehuda, IL;
Ido Ben-Tsion, Ness-Ziona, IL;
Efraim Zeidner, Haifa, IL;
INFINIDAT LTD., Herzliya, IL;
Abstract
A method for responding to an extent change operation, the method may include receiving, by a storage system and from a requesting entity, a request to perform an extent content change operation that involves changing a content of a certain extent within a logical space supported by a storage system; generating, in response to the request, extent change operation information that comprises (a) an event counter indicative of a time of requested occurrence of the extent change operation, (ii) a type of extent change operation indicator, and (ii) logical addresses associated with the extent change operation; and sending to the requesting entity an acknowledgement indicative of a completion of the extent change operation before a completion of the extent change operation if an expected content of the certain extent is known before completion of the extent change operation.