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US 7,925,858 B2Granted
Linear space allocation mechanisms in data space
AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsMandavilli Navneeth Rao, Mayank Joshi
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Abstract
An indication to allocate storage is received, where the storage is to be used to store previous version data associated with a protected data set. One or more storage groups are allocated of at least a prescribed allocation group size and comprising a set of physically contiguous storage locations.
Claims21
A method of allocating storage, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, an indication to allocate storage, wherein the storage is to be used to store previous version data associated with a protected data set;
- and
- using the processor to allocate one or more storage groups of at least a prescribed allocation group size and comprising a set of physically contiguous storage locations.
A system for allocating storage, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to:
- receive an indication to allocate storage, wherein the storage is to be used to store previous version data associated with a protected data set;
- and
- allocate one or more storage groups of at least a prescribed allocation group size and comprising a set of physically contiguous storage locations.
3 more elements
A computer program product for allocating storage, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- receiving an indication to allocate storage, wherein the storage is to be used to store previous version data associated with a protected data set;
- and
- allocating one or more storage groups of at least a prescribed allocation group size and comprising a set of physically contiguous storage locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.