Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sub-lun auto-tiering
- Patent Title (中): Sub-lun自动分层
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Application No.: US13358453Application Date: 2012-01-25
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Publication No.: US08645662B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: David Alan Burton , Kenneth Harris , Erich Otto
- Applicant: David Alan Burton , Kenneth Harris , Erich Otto
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
- Agent Daniel J. Sherwinter
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods for auto-tiering multiple file systems across a common resource pool. Storage resources are allocated as a sub-LUN auto-tiering (SLAT) sub-pool. The sub-pool is managed as a single virtual address space (VAS) with a virtual block address (VBA) for each logical block address of each data block in the sub-pool, and a portion of those VBAs can be allocated to each of a number of file systems. Mappings are maintained between each logical block address in which file system data is physically stored and a VBA in the file system's portion of the virtual address space. As data moves (e.g., is added, auto-tiered, etc.), the mappings can be updated. In this way, multiple SLAT file systems can exploit the full resources of the common SLAT sub-pool and maximize the resource options available to auto-tiering functions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130166839A1 SUB-LUN AUTO-TIERING Public/Granted day:2013-06-27
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