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Method, device and computer program product for managing disk array

US10740020B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2018
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/7211
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, device and computer program product for managing a disk array. The method comprises determining respective degrees of wear for a plurality of disks in the disk array, each of the plurality of disks comprising a plurality of disk extents, and each disk extent comprising a plurality of blocks. The method further comprises determining respective numbers of blocks that are accumulatively written into the plurality of disks during a predetermined period of time. The method further comprises migrating data among the plurality of disks based on the degrees of wear and the number of the accumulatively written blocks.

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