Migration of newly allocated data to a storage tier
US9639293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0665
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, for migrating newly allocated data into a second storage tier, includes receiving a request to store a data item. The method includes allocating an extent to a first storage tier to store the new data item. The method includes determining whether an extent is newly allocated on the first storage tier. The method includes migrating, by avoiding a learning phase, the newly allocated extent to the second storage tier from the first storage tier.
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