Determining server write activity levels to use to adjust write cache size

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9009406
APP PUB NO 20120151141A1
SERIAL NO

12965517

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Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining server write activity levels to use to adjust write cache size. Information on server write activity to the cache is gathered. The gathered information on write activity is processed to determine a server write activity level comprising one of multiple write activity levels indicating a level of write activity. The determined server write activity level is transmitted to a storage server having a write cache, wherein the storage server uses the determined server write activity level to determine whether to adjust a size of the storage server write cache.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Bell, Robert H Austin, US 23 280
Roll, Michael D Tucson, US 6 37
Yiparaki, Olga Tucson, US 10 270

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