Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Control technique
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-19
2008-11-25
Bragdon, Reginald G. (Department: 2189)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Control technique
C711S161000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07457930
ABSTRACT:
Techniques are provided for distributing data. It is determined that a source storage device is becoming a bottleneck. One or more blocks to be moved from the source storage device to one or more other storage-devices are identified. The one or more other storage devices are selected. Copy services are used to move the blocks from the source storage device to the one or more other storage devices. A metadata store is updated with locations of the blocks that have been moved.
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Le Cuong Minh
McBride Gregory Edward
Shackelford David Michael
Bragdon Reginald G.
Davda Janaki K.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
Ruiz Aracelis
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