MAINTAINING CACHE VALIDITY

Organization Name

international business machines corporation

Inventor(s)

Lee Jason Sanders of Chichester (GB)

Ben Sasson of North Baddesley (GB)

Roderick Guy Charles Moore of Bournemouth (GB)

Paul Nicholas Cashman of Alton (GB)

MAINTAINING CACHE VALIDITY - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240256447 titled 'MAINTAINING CACHE VALIDITY

The abstract describes a method, system, and computer program for managing a storage system with multiple storage devices and a cache.

Receiving a host access request for a data block on the first storage device
Receiving a mapping between the source and target storage devices
Accessing a corresponding data block on the second storage device in response to the host access request and mapping
Updating metadata for the cache

Potential Applications: - Data storage and management systems - Cloud computing infrastructure - Virtualization technologies

Problems Solved: - Efficient data access and retrieval - Optimizing storage resources - Enhancing system performance

Benefits: - Improved data processing speed - Enhanced storage efficiency - Streamlined data management

Commercial Applications: Title: "Advanced Storage System Management Technology" This technology can be utilized in data centers, cloud storage services, and enterprise storage solutions to improve data access speeds and optimize storage resources, leading to cost savings and enhanced performance.

Questions about the technology: 1. How does this technology improve data access efficiency? 2. What are the key advantages of using a cache in storage system management?

Frequently Updated Research: Stay updated on advancements in storage system management, data caching techniques, and optimization strategies to enhance the performance of storage systems.

Original Abstract Submitted

a method, system, computer program product and computer program for managing a storage system, the storage system comprising a first storage device, a second storage device, a source storage device, a target storage device, and a cache, the method comprising: receiving a first host access request for a data block on the first storage device; receiving a mapping between the source storage device and the target storage device; and in response to the first host access request and the mapping: accessing a corresponding data block on the second storage device; and updating metadata for the cache.