QoS-Enabled Lifecycle Management for File Systems
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMurthy V. Devarakonda, Konstantinos Magoutis, Norbert George Vogl
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Abstract
In an exemplary aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed for lifecycle management for file systems. The method comprises the following steps. At least one storage container adapted to support a file system is allocated. The at least one storage container and the file system are associated with a service class. The file system is created in the storage container. The service class is used during lifecycle actions performed on the file system. Lifecycle actions may comprise, e.g., creating, extending, replicating, moving, or migrating a file system. The service class for the file system may also be maintained for a lifecycle of the file system.
Claims29
A method for lifecycle management for file systems, comprising:
- allocating at least one storage container associated with a service class;
- creating a file system on the at least one storage container, wherein the file system is associated with the service class;
- and
- using the service class during lifecycle actions performed on the file system.
An apparatus for lifecycle management for file systems, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one memory;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to perform:
- allocating at least one storage container associated with the service class in the at least one memory;
- creating a file system on the at least one storage container, wherein the file system is associated with the service class;
- and
- using the service class during lifecycle actions performed on the file system.
A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations for lifecycle management for file systems, the operations comprising:
- allocating at least one storage container associated with a service class;
- creating a file system on the at least one storage container, wherein the file system is associated with the service class;
- and
- using the service class during lifecycle actions performed on the file system.
An apparatus for lifecycle management for file systems, comprising:
- means for allocating at least one storage container associated with a service class;
- means for creating a file system on the at least one storage container, wherein the file system is associated with the service class;
- and
- means for using the service class during lifecycle actions performed on the file system.
A method for lifecycle management for file systems, comprising:
- allocating at least one storage container associated with a service class;
- creating a file system on the at least one storage container, wherein the file system is associated with the service class;
- and
- maintaining the service class of the file system throughout a lifecycle of the file system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.