System and method for capacity management in multi-tiered storage
US10496318B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0685
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment is related to a method for promoting or demoting data objects in a multi-tier storage system, comprising: creating one or more chunks to store data objects therein at a first tier of the multi-tier storage system, wherein data objects stored in each chunk are associated with a same lifecycle policy and an approximately same creation time; and moving one of the one or more chunks to a second tier in its entirety based on the lifecycle policy associated with the data objects stored in the moved chunk.
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