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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Zhu Han, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Chuan Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Yong Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Yi Xin Zhao, Beijing, CN;
Zhu Han, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Chuan Wang, Shanghai, CN;
Hai Yong Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Yi Xin Zhao, Beijing, CN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A storage system and a method for realizing a storage system is disclosed, the storage system comprising: a disk array comprising at least one solid state disk and at least one non-solid state disk; and a storage control means configured to: in response to entering a scrubbing mode, scan and move data blocks in the at least one non-solid state disk in the disk array to form more continuous free blocks. The storage system of the present invention has good read and write performances, higher data reliability and availability, and lower cost.