System and method for storage structure reorganization
US8131966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/349
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system to reorganize a storage structure by generating correlation data that represents relationships between storage blocks of a storage structure, generating a block allocation scheme for the storage structure, determining a block reorganization operation, performing the block reorganization operation, and updating a virtual map. In certain embodiments, the system may include multiple host computers, a data storage subsystem, and multiple storage structures. The storage structures may include a hard disk, an array of hard disks, an IBM TotalStorage™ system, and a hierarchical storage system with RAID.
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