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US 2012/0084270 A1Published application
Storage optimization manager
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsVinod Jayaraman, Abhijit Dinkar, Mark Taylor, Goutham Rao, Michael E. Root, Murali Bashyam
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Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms provide a storage optimization manager. Data may be optimized and maintained on various nodes in a cluster. Particular nodes may be overburdened while other nodes remain relatively unused. Techniques are provided to efficiently optimize data onto nodes to enhance operational efficiency. Data access requests for optimized data are monitored and managed to allow for intelligent maintenance of optimized data.
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A method, comprising:
- monitoring data access requests for optimized data maintained on a plurality of nodes in a cluster, wherein the optimized data comprises deduplicated data;
- detecting a optimized data storage imbalance;
- generating a plurality of new keys associated with a mapping function, the mapping function identifying a particular node corresponding to a particular key;
- redistributing optimized data across the plurality of nodes in the cluster.
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A system, comprising:
- an interface configured to monitor data access requests for optimized data maintained on a plurality of nodes in a cluster, wherein the optimized data comprises deduplicated data;
- a processor configured to detect an optimized data storage imbalance and generate a plurality of new keys associated with a mapping function, the mapping function identifying a particular node corresponding to a particular key;
- wherein optimized data is redistributed across the plurality of nodes in the cluster.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for monitoring data access requests for optimized data maintained on a plurality of nodes in a cluster, wherein the optimized data comprises deduplicated data;
- means for detecting a optimized data storage imbalance;
- means for generating a plurality of new keys associated with a mapping function, the mapping function identifying a particular node corresponding to a particular key;
- means for redistributing optimized data across the plurality of nodes in the cluster.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.