Capacity guarantees in a storage system
US7734888B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A file system receives a request to set a capacity guarantee for a virtual volume associated with a logical aggregation of physical storage. In response, the file system sets the capacity guarantee to indicate that the logical aggregation of physical storage is to provide a specified amount of space to the virtual volume. The amount of space provided to the virtual volume may be based, at least in part, on a guarantee type. The guarantee type may include, for example, volume, file, none, or partial.
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