A low-heat, large-scale ternary content-addressable memory efficiently compares one or more input records with a set of entries. A forwarding system adds to the class for each virtual function a forwarding implementation of that virtual function. Another end of the flexible conductor element is connected to a second electric element mounted oh the second base member. The storage manager can initiate storage operations based on the storage policy using data that may be identified according to selection criteria, and determine a time to perform the storage operation according to a non-standard calendar.