Object-based data storage device

A method for allocating data attributes from an i-node to storage media, the method comprising:

• sending, by a host system, a data object containing i-node attributes to a storage device, wherein the storage device comprises:
• a data channel;
• an object-based storage interface, coupled to the data channel, wherein the interface is operable to allocate data to particular media zones for storage based on access frequency;
• and
• storage media, coupled to the object-based storage interface, with multiple media zones having differing zone attributes of storage performance, and wherein the zones are physically separate;
• receiving the data object through the data channel;
• providing the data object to the object-based storage interface;
• receiving the data object at the object-based storage interface;
• analyzing the data object i-node attributes to determine one or more i-node attribute access frequencies;
• allocating to the storage media, by the object-based storage interface, the i-node attributes, based on the one or more i-node attribute access frequencies;
• wherein the less frequently accessed portion of the storage media comprises i-node write attributes;
• wherein the more frequently accessed portion of the storage media comprises i-node read attributes;
• storing the i-node attributes in the allocated zones of the storage media.