OBJECT STORAGE POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION

摘要

An approach for object storage power consumption optimization in a networked storage environment is provided. In a typical embodiment, a plurality of memory devices are organized into pods having a predetermined number of memory devices and to which redundantly replicated objects are intelligently placed. At least one pod is activated in a read-write configuration, such that data written to the networked storage environment is written to this pod. At least one other pod is a deactivated pod, which has at least one designated memory device in a read-only configuration and a remainder of devices in a deactivated state. Requests for data contained in this deactivated pod are serviced by the designated memory device in the read-only configuration. In some embodiments, the activated and deactivated pods are rotated based on an event.

主权项

1. A method for object storage in a networked storage environment, the method comprising the processes of:
organizing a plurality of memory devices in a networked storage environment into a plurality of pods, each pod having a predetermined number of the memory devices; selecting a first pod in the plurality of pods as an active pod, wherein the active pod is in a read-write configuration such that all written data in the networked storage environment is written to the active pod and is replicated among all of the memory devices in the active pod; delegating a second pod in the plurality of pods as one of a set of deactivated pods, wherein each deactivated pod in the set of deactivated pods includes a designated memory storage device in a read-only configuration and a set of remainder memory storage devices in a deactivated state such that all read requests for objects contained in the deactivated pod are serviced by the designated memory storage device; and reclassifying, in response to an event, the second pod as the active pod and the first pod as one of the set of deactivated pods.