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Method and device for managing disk pool

US11003359B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2018
Grant dateMay 11, 2021
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Expiry dateJun 19, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0689
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of managing a disk pool, the disk pool having a plurality of disks which are divided into a plurality of disk extents, the method comprising: determining the number of input/output (I/O) requests for disk extents in the disk pool within a predetermined period of time; determining respective hotness of the disk extents based on the number of I/O requests; determining hotness of the disks based on the hotness of the disk extents; and determining migration of data in the disk extents based on the hotness of the disk.

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