US Patent 11853569 Metadata cache warmup after metadata cache loss or migration

Various embodiments set forth techniques for cache warmup. The techniques determining, by a node, identities of one or more target storage blocks of a plurality of storage blocks managed by a storage system, where the node previously cached metadata corresponding to the one or more target storage blocks; receiving the metadata corresponding to the one or more target storage blocks; and storing the metadata corresponding to the one or more target storage blocks in a cache memory of the node.