Which features can improve system performance in SAN storage?

In Huawei OceanStor Hybrid Flash systems, performance optimization is achieved through intelligent resource management. Level-2 cache (Option A), known as SmartCache, utilizes SSDs as an extension of the system’s DRAM cache. By storing " hot " data on high-speed SSDs, the system significantly reduces the read latency for frequently accessed blocks that have been evicted from the primary memory cache.

Storage tiering (Option D) , or SmartTier , automatically migrates data blocks between different storage tiers (SSD, SAS, and NL-SAS) based on their access frequency. It ensures that active data resides on the highest-performance media while moving inactive " cold " data to high-capacity drives. These two features are specifically designed to maximize IOPS and minimize response times. In contrast, Thin Provisioning (SmartThin) and Data Deduplication (SmartDedupe) are " Storage Efficiency " features; their primary goal is to save physical space and improve capacity utilization. While essential for TCO, they do not inherently improve raw system performance and may involve a minor metadata overhead during processing.