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Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Andrew Tomlin, San Jose, CA (US);

Justin Jones, Burlingame, CA (US);

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., LTD, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/1009 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/1009 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0611 (2013.01); G06F 3/0626 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0661 (2013.01); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 2212/1024 (2013.01); G06F 2212/152 (2013.01); G06F 2212/65 (2013.01);
Abstract

A storage system includes multiple storage devices that have first partitions with first type interfaces and second partitions with selective underlying exposure (SUE) interfaces. A selected underlying aspect of the second partition is exposed in the storage system. The storage system also includes a multimode storage management system that directs conveyance of information to the storage devices. The multimode storage management system includes a controller that directs activities of the second partitions via the SUE interfaces and the selected underlying aspect of the second partition.


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