Method, Application System and Storage Device for Managing Application Configuration Information

A system comprising:

• a first storage device associated with a first mapping table;
• and
• a physical resource, wherein the physical resource contains an application extension area, wherein the application extension area is associated with a logical resource, wherein the first mapping table contains mappings between the application extension area and physical segments of the physical resource, and wherein the first storage device stores application configuration information for the logical resource in the application extension area.

A method, wherein a first storage device is associated with a physical resource and a first mapping table, wherein the physical resource includes an application extension area, and wherein the first mapping table maps a logical resource to the application extension area, the method comprising:

• the first storage device receiving, from an application, a first access to the logical resource;
• and
• in response to receiving the first access, the first storage device (i) using the first mapping table to map the first access to the application extension area, and (ii) storing configuration information of the application in the application extension area.