Patent ID: 9026741
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving an indication of a cold cache event within a storage system, wherein the storage system includes a multi-tiered data array including at least a faster data tier and a slower data tier, wherein the cold cache event includes at least one of a power failure event and a data corruption event, wherein the storage system includes a front end cache system having a defined storage capacity; obtaining, from the multi-tiered data array, a data list that identifies at least a portion of the data included within the faster data tier of the multi-tiered data array; requesting, from the multi-tiered data array, at least a portion of the data identified within the data list, thus defining the requested data; and receiving the requested data from the multi-tiered data array, including receiving an amount of most accessed data from the multi-tiered data array equivalent to the defined storage capacity of the front end cache system.