Policy-based storage of portions of an object in a multi-tiered storage system
US9424187B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some embodiments are directed to an object addressable storage (OAS) system that stores a plurality of objects, a method for use in an OAS system and at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instruction that, when executed by a computer perform a method for use in an OAS system. A tiered storage environment comprising a plurality of storage tiers may be used. In response to a command, metadata associated with the object and a policy may be accessed. A storage tier may be selected for one or more portions of the object based on the policy and the metadata associated with the object.
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