A MASS-STORAGE SYSTEM UTILIZING SOLID-STATE STORAGE AND NON-SOLID-STATE STORAGE

摘要

Disclosed is a storage system which includes a primary storage space associated with a first plurality of VS devices, a temporary backup storage space associated with a second plurality of VS devices, a permanent backup storage space associated with a third plurality of NVS devices, a storage controller responsive to a write request including storing the data-element within the primary storage space and substantially immediately or concurrently storing recovery-enabling-data corresponding to the data-element within the temporary backup storage space, and asynchronously with the provisional redundant storage sequence, the controller is adapted to destage the recovery-enabling data to the permanent backup storage space, and one or more UPS units configured to provide backup power in case of power interruption to enable completion of destaging of recovery-enabling data for the entire data-set of the storage system.