Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Extent migration scheduling for multi-tier storage architectures
- Patent Title (中): 多层存储架构的范围迁移调度
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Application No.: US12706421Application Date: 2010-02-16
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Publication No.: US08578107B2Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: David Montgomery
- Applicant: David Montgomery
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Nelson and Nelson
- Agent Daniel P. Nelson; Alexis V. Nelson
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F13/00 ; G06F13/28

Abstract:
A method for scheduling the migration of extents between extent pools of a storage system is disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, such a method includes periodically profiling an extent pool to generate a historical data access profile of the extent pool. Using this historical data access profile, the method determines an optimal migration window for migrating an extent to the extent pool. The method then identifies an actual extent for migration to the extent pool. Once the actual extent is identified, the method schedules the extent for migration to the extent pool during the optimal migration window. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110202732A1 EXTENT MIGRATION SCHEDULING FOR MULTI-TIER STORAGE ARCHITECTURES Public/Granted day:2011-08-18
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