Method and apparatus for adaptive storage space allocation
US6230247A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Storage space allocation is performed in a data storage subsystem, where the amount of storage space to be allocated is determined adaptively in consideration of past data storage requests. First, a request is received from one of the client stations for the subsystem to store a first data item. In response to the request, the subsystem determines whether a storage size estimate for data storage transactions of the first client has been established. If so, the storage size estimate is retrieved. Otherwise, if no storage size estimate has been established, a default storage size estimate is established for data storage transactions of the first client. The estimated amount of storage space is then allocated in the data storage subsystem. After receiving the first data item from the first client station, it is stored in the storage subsystem where it occupies an actual amount of storage space. The estimated and actual amounts of storage space are compared. If the estimated amount exceeds the actual amount, this signals overallocation. In this event, the storage size estimate is decreased. If the actual amount exceeds the estimated amount, there was underallocation. Accordingly, the s…
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