Method for improving the file storing management in a high-performance computer

A computer implemented method for placing a file on a storage support among a plurality of storage supports in a high-performance computer, each storage support of the plurality of storage supports having different storing capacities, the file being used by an application running on the high-performance computer, the computer implemented method comprising:

• obtaining a history related to a plurality of previous accesses to the file by the application, an access being a reading operation or a writing operation;
• determining a file category of the file among a plurality of file categories, by comparing the history that is obtained with a plurality of reference histories, each reference history of the plurality of reference histories corresponding to a reference file from a plurality of reference files, each reference file of said plurality of reference files corresponding to a file category from the plurality of file categories, each file category of the plurality of file categories being associated with one storage support of the plurality of storage supports;
• emitting a command for placing the file on the one storage support of the plurality of storage supports to which the file category of said file that is determined is associated.