Storage management system, management device, and method for managing shared storage space
US9948713B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage management method, includes steps: detecting sizes of shared storage spaces of all terminal devices joined in a sharing system; dividing the all terminal devices into a number of device groups according to local area networks where the terminal devices located in; classifying the terminal devices of each group into a number of kinds of terminal devices according to the sizes of the shared storage spaces of the terminal devices; mapping the shared storage spaces of each kind of terminal devices of each device group to one corresponding virtual disk of one row of a virtual disk array card; and determining a size of a file to be stored when receiving a storing request, and selecting a virtual disk with size nearest to and greater than or equal to that of the file, and storing the file into the terminal devices mapping to the selected virtual disk.
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