Adaptive grouping in object raid

A method of performing data redundancy, said method comprising:

• storing a variably sized object capable of changing sizes in a first object storage system, wherein said variably sized object is independent of any other object, and wherein a size of said variably sized object initially remains stable followed by a period of changing sizes followed by a period of being stable;
• mirroring said variably sized object;
• temporarily storing the mirrored variably sized object in a second object storage system separate from said first object storage system;
• converting said variably sized object into any of a grouped object Redundant Affay of Independent Disks (RAID) layout and an individual RAID layout upon growth of said variably sized object, which occurs only after a size of said variably sized object has previously remained dormant for a predetermined period of time;
• wherein said step of converting further comprises determining which of said grouped object RAID layout or individual RAID layout to convert said variably sized object into based on a size of the variably sized object being converted;
• wherein said step of converting into a grouped object RAID layout further comprises selecting a group based on whether said group comprises other objects similarly sized to said variable sized object;
• wherein the similarly sized objects comprise variably sized objects capable of changing sizes;
• recomputing a parity of said group to include said variably sized object;
• and
• discarding the mirrored variably sized object.

A system for performing data redundancy comprising:

• a set of object storage devices;
• a variably sized object capable of changing sizes by changing a number of bytes of data included therein in a first object storage device, wherein said variably sized object experiences a period of changing size followed by a period of having a stable size;
• a redundancy data management controller operable for duplicating said variably sized object;
• a second object storage device separate from said first object storage device and operable for temporarily storing the duplicated variably sized object;
• a data converter operable for converting said variably sized object into any of a grouped object Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) layout and an individual RAID layout when said object changes in size, which occurs only after a size of said variably sized object has remained dormant for a predetermined period of time;
• wherein said data converter is operable for determining which of said grouped object RAID layout or individual RAID layout to convert said variably sized object into based on a size of the variably sized object being converted;
• wherein said grouped object RAID layout is selected based on determining whether a group comprises other objects similarly sized to said variably sized object;
• wherein the similarly sized objects comprise variably sized objects capable of changing sizes by changing a number of bytes of data included therein;
• further comprising a recomputed parity of said group to include said variably sized object;
• and
• a data purger operable for discarding the duplicated variably sized object.

A system for performing data redundancy comprising:

• means for storing a variably sized object capable of changing a number of bytes of data included therein in a first object storage system, wherein said variably sized object is independent of any other object, and wherein a size of said variably sized object initially remains stable followed by a period of changing sizes followed by a period of being stable;
• means for mirroring said variably sized object;
• means for temporarily storing the minored variably sized object in a second object storage system separate from said first object storage system;
• means for convening said variably sized object into any of a grouped object Redundant Affay of Independent Disks (RAID) layout and an individual RAID layout upon growth of said variably sized object, which occurs only after a size of said variably sized object has remained dormant for a predetermined period of time;
• means for determining which of said grouped object RAID layout or individual RAID layout to convert said variably sized object into based on a size of the variably sized object being converted;
• means for selecting a group based on whether said group comprises other objects similarly sized to said variable sized object;
• wherein the similarly sized objects comprise variably sized objects capable of changing sizes;
• means for recomputing a parity of said group to include said variably sized object;
• and
• means for discarding the mirrored variably sized object.