公开(公告)号：GB2506623A

公开(公告)日：2014-04-09

申请号：GB201217733

申请日：2012-10-04

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： SCHAEFER ROLF ,  SCHULD NORBERT ,  KRAEMER HANS-GUENTER ,  MUENCH PETER

IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract: Managing user files in a tiered storage system A method for file handling in a hierarchical storage system comprising: implementing a user virtual file system for each user comprising a user interface, a set of data containers and a control unit; wherein said user virtual file system scans, reads and analyses data or user behaviour to create or modify at least one rule, policy or metadata; identifying logical and/or temporal relationships of user files based on said at least one rule, policy or metadata; aggregating or grouping identified related files in at least one container; and moving said at least one container containing a collection of related files to different tiers of storage based on said at least one rule, policy or metadata.