Method and device for managing storage system

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and device for managing a storage system. Specifically, in one embodiment of the present invention there is proposes a method for managing a storage system, the method comprising: dividing a stripe included in a storage array in the storage system into a group of blocks; in response to receiving an allocation request for a storage space in the storage system, determining a space size associated with the allocation request; and building a repository based on one or more blocks selected from the group which match the space size, the repository being defined using an address mapping including addresses of the one or more blocks in the storage system. In one embodiment of the present invention there is proposed a device for managing a storage system.

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