Patent attributes
Methods and systems for solid state drives are provided, including assigning a first namespace to a first instance of a storage operating system and a second instance of the storage operating system for enabling read access to a first portion of a flash storage system by the first instance, and read and write access to the second instance; allocating a second namespace to the first instance for exclusive read and write access within a second portion of the flash storage system; generating, by the first instance, a request for the second instance to transfer a data object from the second portion owned by the first instance to the first portion; storing, by the second instance, the data object at the first portion; and updating metadata of the data object at the second portion, the metadata indicating a storage location at the second portion where the data object is stored.
