Unified data services for block and file objects
US9122697B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved technique for a data storage apparatus that combines both block-based and file-based functionality in a unified data path architecture. The improved technique brings together IO processing of block-based storage systems and file-based storage systems by expressing both block-based objects (e.g., LUNs) and file-based objects (e.g., host file systems) in the form of files. These files are parts of an underlying set of internal file systems stored on a set of storage units served by a storage pool. Because block and file-based objects are all expressed as files of this set of internal file systems, a common set of services can be applied across block-based and file-based objects. In particular, enhanced data services such as compression, automated storage tiering and deduplication are provided across both types of object using one set of common mechanisms.
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