Providing multi-tenancy within a data storage apparatus
US8996837B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0685
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique provides multi-tenancy within a data storage apparatus. The technique involves dividing, by processing circuitry, storage units of the data storage apparatus into multiple groups of storage units. The technique further involves forming, by the processing circuitry, segregated slice pools from the multiple groups of storage units. Each segregated slice pool is formed from a different group of storage units. The technique further involves allocating, by the processing circuitry, slices from the segregated slice pools to mutually exclusive sets of virtual storage processors (VSPs) on the data storage apparatus. Each mutually exclusive set of VSPs operates as a separate tenant of the data storage apparatus.
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