Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Snapshot management using heatmaps in a large capacity disk environment
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Application No.: US14962011Application Date: 2015-12-08
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Publication No.: US09886440B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Sasikanth Eda , Shah M. R. Islam , John T. Olson , Sandeep R. Patil
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent David B. Woycechowsky
- Main IPC: G06F3/06
- IPC: G06F3/06 ; G06F17/30

Abstract:
A method, computer program product and/or system saves an original logical block in a file system and generates a first heatmap reflecting access operations on the original logical block. After taking of a file system snapshot, and receiving information that the original logical block is going to be revised, a second heatmap is generated, reflecting predicted access operations on the revised logical block. The second heatmap is based, at least in part, on the first heatmap. Selecting a physical storage location for the revised logical block is based on the second heatmap.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170161286A1 EFFICIENT SNAPSHOT MANAGEMENT IN A LARGE CAPACITY DISK ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2017-06-08
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