Crowell & Moring LLP
Storage system and method for stream management in a multi-host virtualized storage system
A storage system and method for stream management in a multi-host virtualized storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for stream management is provided that is performed in a storage system in communication with a host comprising a plurality of virtual hosts. The method comprises: receiving, from the host, identification of each virtual host of the plurality of virtual hosts; analyzing usage history of each virtual host of the plurality of virtual hosts; and assigning streams to a subset of the plurality of virtual hosts based on the usage history, wherein a maximum number of streams assignable by the storage system is less than a total number of virtual hosts in the plurality of virtual hosts. Other embodiments are provided.
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
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Alexander Ariel Shay Judah Gamliel
Bazarsky Navon Benisty Hahn