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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Evangelos S. Eleftheriou, Rueschlikon, CH;
Robert Haas, Adliswil, CH;
Xiao-Yu Hu, Horgen, CH;
Roman A. Pletka, Uster, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of managing data includes storing a first copy of data in a solid state memory using a controller of the solid state memory, and storing a second copy of the data in a hard disk drive memory using the controller. Write requests are served substantially simultaneously at both the solid state memory and the hard disk drive memory under control of the controller. In another embodiment, a system for storing data includes a solid state memory, at least one hard disk drive memory, and a controller for controlling storage of data in both the solid state memory and the hard disk drive memory. Other methods, systems, and computer program products are also described according to various embodiments.