Volume tiering in storage systems
US11416396B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7203
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive a request to create a given storage volume in a storage system, the storage system providing a plurality of storage features. The processing device is also configured to select, for the given storage volume, one of a set of one or more volume tiers, each of the volume tiers specifying whether respective ones of the plurality of storage features provided by the storage system are enabled or disabled for storage volumes associated with that volume tier. The processing device is further configured to create the given storage volume in the storage system, and to associate the selected volume tier with the given storage volume, wherein associating the selected volume tier with the given storage volume comprises enabling or disabling respective ones of the plurality of storage features provided by the storage system as specified by the selected volume tier.
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