Forming storage containers from extents having different widths within a group of storage devices
US10496316B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique forms storage containers within a group of storage devices. The technique involves partitioning each storage device of the group of storage devices into slices having a same storage size. The technique further involves creating, from the slices having the same storage size, first extents having a first extent width and second extents having a second extent width. The first extent width is different from the second extent width. The technique further involves provisioning (i) at least one first extent from the first extents having the first extent width to form a first storage container within the group of storage devices and (ii) at least one second extent from the second extents having the second extent width to form a second storage container within the group of storage devices. The first storage container and the second storage container share at least one storage device.
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