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Method, apparatus and computer program product for managing storage system

US11048416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2018
Grant dateJun 29, 2021
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0284
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A storage system is associated with at least one part of multiple storage devices in a resource pool, a part of a storage space in a storage device being inaccessible to the storage system. Techniques involve: identifying an extent within the part of the storage space in the storage device as a free extent; selecting a group of storage devices each with a free extent from the multiple storage devices in response to determining a virtual address range in the storage system as specified by an access request is inaccessible; mapping the virtual address range to a physical address range of the free extents in the group of storage devices; and allocating a storage space specified by the physical address range to the storage system. Therefore, the expansion of the resource pool can be implemented more conveniently and rapidly, and performance of the storage system can be improved.

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