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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Michael L. Kazar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Michael L. Kazar, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Avere Systems, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A storage system includes a plurality of vdisks, with each vdisk containing a plurality of storage segments, and each segment providing a specific class of service (CoS) for storage. Each vdisk stores files with data and meta data distributed among its storage segments. A storage system includes a memory having multiple classes of service. The system includes an interface for storing a file as blocks of data associated with a class of service in the memory. The interface chooses the class of service for a block on a block by block basis for storage. A file system for storing a file. A file system for storing includes a plurality of vdisks. A method for storing a file.