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Computer system and method for balancing usage rate of pool volumes

US9201607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 30, 2014
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/02
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The computer system, during the course of executing an operation of dynamically allocating a storage area to a virtual volume in response to an access from a host system, detects where a balance of a storage capacity among a plurality of logical areas is disrupted, and subsequently moves a storage area among a plurality of logical areas to maintain balance of the storage capacity.

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