Storage performance-based distribution of deduplicated data to nodes within a clustered storage environment

A method comprising:

• receiving backup data to be stored within a clustered storage environment, the clustered storage environment comprising a set of nodes organized into a set of storage performance tiers;
• assigning the backup data to a first storage performance tier based on at least one of a predicted workload or a predicted storage efficiency associated with the backup data, the predicted workload or the predicted storage efficiency being determined based on attributes associated with the backup data, the attributes including at least one of type of data, access frequency, storage duration, or deduplication ratio associated with the backup data;
• associating the backup data with an identifier for the first storage performance tier and provide the identifier to the clustered storage environment;
• initiating the clustered storage environment to store the backup data, the clustered storage environment redirecting a write operation for the backup data to a first node within the first storage performance tier based on the identifier provided to the cluster storage environment;
• redistributing a first backup file storing the backup data on the first node within the first storage performance tier to a second node within a second storage performance tier based at least one of type of data, access frequency, or storage duration of the first backup file;
• and
• updating a global namespace to associate the first backup file with the second storage performance tier without altering any existing global namespace entries for other backup files.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein to be executed by one or more processors, the program code including instructions to:

• receive backup data to be stored within a clustered storage environment, the clustered storage environment comprising a set of nodes organized into a set of storage performance tiers;
• assign the backup data to a first storage performance tier based on at least one of a predicted workload or a predicted storage efficiency associated with the backup data, the predicted workload or the predicted storage efficiency being determined based on attributes associated with the backup data, the attributes including at least one of type of data, access frequency, storage duration, or deduplication ratio associated with the backup data;
• associate the backup data with an identifier for the first storage performance tier and provide the identifier to the clustered storage environment;
• initiate the clustered storage environment to store the backup data, the clustered storage environment redirecting a write operation for the backup data to a first node within the first storage performance tier based on the identifier provided to the cluster storage environment;
• redistribute a first backup file storing the backup data on the first node within the first storage performance tier to a second node within a second storage performance tier based at least one of type of data, access frequency, or storage duration of the first backup file;
• and
• update a global namespace to associate the first backup file with the second storage performance tier without altering any existing global namespace entries for other backup files.