Method, computer program product and mass storage device for dynamically managing a mass storage device

A data processing system comprising:

• a processor;
• a system memory, coupled to said processor via an interconnect,
• a mass storage device, coupled to said processor and said system memory via said interconnect, said mass storage device utilized for storing a plurality of data in a plurality of file systems, wherein said mass storage device further includes:
• at least one secondary storage device partitioned into at least one independent logical volume assigned to said plurality of file systems;
• at least one tertiary storage device;
• computing an individual score for each data element among a plurality of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device;
• in response to comparing an amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined upper threshold, means for sending said plurality of data to said at least one tertiary storage device by priority of said individual score of each data element;
• in response to said sending, means for comparing said amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined lower threshold;
• in response to comparing said amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined lower threshold, means for terminating said sending of said plurality of data to said at least one tertiary storage device;
• and
• in response to said terminating, means for dynamically resizing said at least one independent logical volume in proportion to said plurality of data stored in said at least one secondary storage and stored in said at least one independent volume.

A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, said computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

• computing an individual score for each data element among a plurality of data stored in at least one secondary storage device, wherein said at least one secondary storage device is partitioned into at least one independent logical volume;
• in response to comparing an amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined upper threshold, sending said plurality of data to at least one tertiary storage device by priority of said individual score of each data element;
• in response to said sending, comparing said amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined lower threshold;
• in response to comparing said amount of data stored in said at least one secondary storage device with a predetermined lower threshold, terminating said sending of said plurality of data to said at least one tertiary storage device;
• and
• in response to said terminating, dynamically resizing at said least one independent logical volume in said at least one secondary storage device in proportion to said plurality of data stored in said at least one secondary storage and stored in said at least one independent logical volume.