Selecting storage locations for storing data based on storage location attributes and data usage statistics
US9052826B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for selecting physical storage locations for storing data are provided. A technique involves determining usage statistics associated with a logical block in a file system, selecting a physical storage location, of a plurality of physical storage locations, to assign to the logical block based on (a) at least one attribute associated with the first physical storage location, and (b) the usage statistics associated with the logical block, and causing the logical block to be assigned to the first physical storage location.
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