Application configuration in distributed storage systems
US7809739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for enabling dynamic matching of storage utilization characteristics of a host system application with the characteristics of the available storage pools of an attached distributed storage system, in order to provide an optimal match between the application and selected storage pool. An abstraction manager is provided, enhanced with a storage device configuration utility/module, which performs a series of tasks to (1) obtain/collect the correct configuration information from each connected storage device or storage pools and/or (2) calculate the configuration information when the information is not readily available. The storage device configuration module then normalizes, collates and matches the configuration information to the various applications running on the host system and/or outputs the information to a user/administrator of the host system via a software interface. By using the collected/calculated configuration information, applications are assigned to an optimal storage pool in an intelligent and efficient manner.
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