Patents by Inventor Ali Aiouaz

Ali Aiouaz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240143764
    Abstract: An information handling system ransomware protection device has a ransomware protection engine that implements secure snapshot policies in a domain of a storage device by taking a secure snapshot of a data object, by creating a point in time image of a storage object and retaining the point in time image of the storage object until a retention timer has expired. The ransomware protection engine also implements snapshot virtualization in the domain of the storage device by mapping the secure snapshot, and may implement vault semantics and operational controls to data in the domain of the storage device as management functions of the secure snapshot. The ransomware protection device may be, or include, an application specific integrated circuit that includes the ransomware protection engine and is coupled to, or in, the storage device, or a memory controller of the storage device may include the ransomware protection engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Wai Chuen Yim, Walter O'Brien, III, Ali Aiouaz
  • Publication number: 20240134561
    Abstract: A reconfigurable microservice storage device system includes a computing device coupled to a plurality of storage devices that each include storage device compute hardware coupled to a storage subsystem that is configured to store data. The computing device configures the storage device compute hardware in each of a first subset of the plurality of storage devices to provide a respective first storage device operating system that includes a respective first storage device management microservice that manages the storage subsystem in that storage device. The computing device also configures the storage device compute hardware in each of a second subset of the plurality of storage devices to provide a respective second storage device operating system that includes a respective second storage device management microservice that manages the storage subsystem in that storage device, and at least one respective second compute microservice that performs at least one second compute operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson, James Ulery
  • Publication number: 20240134525
    Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes a computing device and a storage device that is coupled to the computing device. The storage device receives a read instruction from a host processing system in the computing device that identifies data stored in a storage subsystem included in the storage device and, in response, performs a read operation to copy the data from the storage subsystem to a memory subsystem accessible to the storage device and provide the data to the host processing system. If the storage device determines that an autonomous compute signature matches the data that was copied to the memory subsystem during the performance of the read operation, it executes an autonomous compute application to perform compute operations that are associated with the data that was copied to the memory subsystem during the performance of the read operation and generate compute operation result(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240137369
    Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes an autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system coupled to a storage device. The storage device retrieves an autonomous compute signature from the autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system and, as part of a storage operation being performed in a storage subsystem in the storage device, stores data in a memory subsystem that is accessible to the storage device. If the storage device determines that the autonomous compute signature matches the data that was stored in the memory subsystem, it retrieves an autonomous compute application from the autonomous compute storage device signature/application provisioning system, and executes the autonomous compute application to perform compute operations that are associated with the data that was stored in the memory subsystem and generate at least one compute operation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240134543
    Abstract: A microservice storage device system includes a computing device. A storage device is coupled to the computing device and includes storage device compute hardware coupled to a storage subsystem that is configured to store data. The storage device uses the storage device compute hardware to provide a storage device operating system. The storage device then uses the storage device operating system to provide a storage device management microservice that it uses to manage the storage subsystem. The storage device also uses the storage device operating system to provide at least one compute microservice that it uses to perform at least one compute operation. The storage device management microservice and the at least one compute microservice may each be provided in a respective container generated by the storage device operating system for each of the storage device management microservice and the at least one compute microservice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson, James Ulery
  • Publication number: 20240134535
    Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes a computing device and a storage device that is coupled to the computing device. The storage device identifies a storage operation for a storage subsystem that is included in the storage device and, in response, performs the storage operation and stores data in a memory subsystem that is accessible to the storage device as part of the performance of the storage operation. If the storage device determines that an autonomous compute signature matches the data that was stored in the memory subsystem, it executes an autonomous compute application to perform compute operations that are associated with the data that was stored in the memory subsystem and generate at least one compute operation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240134550
    Abstract: A zoned namespace storage device system includes a zoned namespace storage device coupled to a computing device. The zoned namespace storage device includes a zoned namespace storage subsystem that is configured to store data, and storage device compute hardware that is coupled to the zoned namespace storage subsystem and that is configured to provide a storage device operating system that includes a storage device management microservice. The storage device management microservice presents a non-zone storage service to a host subsystem in the computing device and receives, via the non-zone storage service presented to the host subsystem, a storage command from the host subsystem that is associated with a storage operation. The storage device management microservice then utilizes a zone storage service presented to the storage device management microservice by the zoned namespace storage subsystem to perform the storage operation on the zoned namespace storage subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, James Ulery, Leland W. Thompson, Gaurav Chawla
  • Publication number: 20240134542
    Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes a computing device and a storage device that is coupled to the computing device. The storage device receives a write instruction from a host processing system in the computing device that includes data for storage in a storage subsystem that is included in the storage device and, in response, performs a write operation to provide the data in a memory subsystem that is accessible to the storage device and store the data in the storage subsystem. If the storage device determines that an autonomous compute signature matches the data that was provided in the memory subsystem during the performance of the write operation, it executes an autonomous compute application to perform compute operations that are associated with the data that was provided in the memory subsystem during the performance of the write operation and generate at least one compute operation result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11966277
    Abstract: A storage error identification/reduction system includes a storage error identification/reduction subsystem coupled to a storage subsystem including a block. The storage error identification/reduction subsystem receives first data, and writes the first data to first storage locations in the block while writing storage error identification data to second storage location(s) in the block that each are located adjacent at least one of the first storage locations, with the storage error identification data including predetermined values that are written to predetermined locations included in the second storage location(s) in the block. The storage error identification/reduction subsystem then reads the storage error identification data from the second storage location(s) and, based on the predetermined values and predetermined locations of the storage error identification data, identifies errors resulting from the reading of the storage error identification data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Leland W. Thompson, Ali Aiouaz
  • Patent number: 11966609
    Abstract: A zoned namespace storage device system includes a zoned namespace storage device coupled to a computing device. The zoned namespace storage device includes a zoned namespace storage subsystem that is configured to store data, and storage device compute hardware that is coupled to the zoned namespace storage subsystem and that is configured to provide a storage device operating system that includes a storage device management microservice. The storage device management microservice presents a non-zone storage service to a host subsystem in the computing device and receives, via the non-zone storage service presented to the host subsystem, a storage command from the host subsystem that is associated with a storage operation. The storage device management microservice then utilizes a zone storage service presented to the storage device management microservice by the zoned namespace storage subsystem to perform the storage operation on the zoned namespace storage subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, James Ulery, Leland W. Thompson, Gaurav Chawla
  • Patent number: 11928354
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based read temperature determination system includes a storage device that is coupled to a read temperature adjustment subsystem. The storage device receives data from the read temperature adjustment subsystem, stores the data in a block in the storage device, identifies read disturb information for a row in the block at a plurality of different times, processes the read disturb information to generate a read temperature for the row, provides the read temperature in a local logical storage element read temperature map and, based on instructions from the read temperature adjustment subsystem, adjusts the read temperature provided in the local logical storage element read temperature map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11929135
    Abstract: A read disturb information determination system includes a storage device coupled to a global read temperature identification system. The storage device reads, from a first row in a storage subsystem in the storage device, data stored in bits that were previously identified as being susceptible to read disturb effects, and error correction information associated with the data. The storage device uses the error correction information to identify a number of the bits that store portions of the data with errors and, based on the number of bits that store portions of the data with errors, determines read disturb information for the first row in the storage subsystem in the storage device. The storage device then uses the read disturb information to generate a read temperature for a second row in the storage subsystem in the storage device, and provides the read temperature to the global read temperature identification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11922019
    Abstract: A storage device read-disturb-based block read temperature utilization system includes a storage device chassis housing a storage subsystem. A local read temperature utilization subsystem in the storage device chassis determines that data in a first block in the storage subsystem should be moved and, in response determines read disturb information for the first block and uses it to identify relative read temperatures for a plurality of rows in the first block in the storage subsystem. The local read temperature utilization system then moves the data from the first block in the storage subsystem to at least one second block in the storage subsystem based on the relative read temperatures identified for the plurality of rows in the first block in the storage subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11922067
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based logical storage read temperature information maintenance system includes a global read temperature identification subsystem coupled to storage device(s). Each storage device identifies, from a physical block in that storage device, current read disturb information associated with a row provided by the physical block in that storage device, and maps the current read disturb information to logical storage element(s) included in a logical-to-physical storage element mapping for that storage device along with previous read disturb information that was previously mapped to those logical storage element(s) included in the logical-to-physical storage element mapping for that storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11922020
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based read temperature information persistence system includes a storage device coupled to a host subsystem. The storage device receives a first instruction from the host subsystem to write first data to the storage device, writes the first data to a first block in the storage device, and determines first read temperature(s) for the first data based on first read disturb information associated with the first block in the storage device. When a second instruction is received from the host subsystem to write second data to the storage device that is an updated version of the first data, the storage device identifies the first read temperature(s) determined for the first data in the first block in the storage device, and writes the second data and a first read temperature indication of the at least one first read temperature to a second block in the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11922035
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based read temperature adjustment system includes a read temperature adjustment subsystem that is coupled to the storage device. The read temperature adjustment subsystem identifies data that is stored in a block in the storage device and that is associated with a read temperature that is based on read disturb information associated with the block, determines a read temperature adjustment level for the data based on one or more data characteristics of the data and, based on the read temperature adjustment level, transmits a read temperature adjustment instruction to the storage device that causes the storage device to adjust the read temperature associated with the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11914494
    Abstract: A storage device read-disturb-based read temperature map utilization system includes a storage device chassis housing a storage subsystem. A local read temperature utilization subsystem in the storage device chassis determines read disturb information for a plurality of blocks in the storage subsystem, uses it to identify a subset of rows in block(s) in the storage subsystem that have a relatively higher read temperature and, based on those read temperature identifications, generates a local logical storage element read temperature map that identifies a subset of logical storage elements associated with the storage subsystem that have a relatively higher read temperature. The local read temperature utilization subsystem then moves data from first block(s) in the storage subsystem to second block(s) in the storage subsystem based on relative read temperatures identified in the local logical storage element read temperature map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11907063
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based physical storage read temperature information identification system includes a global read temperature identification subsystem coupled to at least one storage device. Each at least one storage device reads valid data and obsolete data from at least one physical block in that storage device and, based on the reading of the valid data and the obsolete data, generates read disturb information associated with each row provided by the at least one physical block in that storage device. Each at least one storage devices then uses the read disturb information associated with each row provided by the at least one physical block in that storage device to generate a local logical storage element read temperature map for that storage device that it provides to the global read temperature identification subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11907080
    Abstract: An autonomous compute storage device system includes a computing device and a storage device that is coupled to the computing device. The storage device performs a first background operation for a storage subsystem that is included in the storage device and copies first data from the storage subsystem to a memory subsystem that is accessible to the storage device as part of the performance of the first background operation. If the storage device determines that a first autonomous compute signature matches the first data that was copied to the memory subsystem, it executes a first autonomous compute application to perform first compute operations that are associated with the first data that was copied to the memory subsystem during the performance of the first background operation and generate at least one first compute operation result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Gaurav Chawla, Leland W. Thompson
  • Patent number: 11868223
    Abstract: A read-disturb-based read temperature information utilization system includes a read-disturb-based read temperature information utilization subsystem coupled to a storage subsystem including storage devices that each generate local read-disturb-based read temperature information associated with that storage device. The read-disturb-based read temperature information utilization subsystem retrieves at least some of the local read-disturb-based read temperature information generated by each storage device and a number of reads associated with that storage device and, based on the number of reads associated with each of the storage devices, normalizes the at least some of the local read-disturb-based read temperature information retrieved from each of the storage devices to generate normalized local read-disturb-based read temperature information for each of the storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ali Aiouaz, Walter A. O'Brien, III, Leland W. Thompson