US 11,842,052 B2
Method and apparatus for fine tuning and optimizing NVMe-oF SSDs
Wentao Wu, Milpitas, CA (US); and Sompong Paul Olarig, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,988.
Application 17/400,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/866,206, filed on May 4, 2020, granted, now 11,573,707.
Application 16/866,206 is a continuation of application No. 16/384,508, filed on Apr. 15, 2019, granted, now 10,664,175, issued on May 26, 2020.
Application 16/384,508 is a continuation of application No. 15/674,690, filed on Aug. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,310,745, issued on Jun. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/508,811, filed on May 19, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0373778 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0613 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
sending a query to a data storage device from a controller of a data storage system using a control connection, wherein the data storage device is removable, wherein a dual path is available in a high availability (HA) mode in the data storage system;
receiving, at the controller, based on the query, first information associated with the data storage device; and
sending second information associated with the data storage device from the controller to a second device using a management port,
wherein the data storage system is compatible with a fabric protocol.