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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Giovanni Cherubini, Rueschlikon, CH;
Ilias Iliadis, Rueschlikon, CH;
Jens Jelitto, Rueschlikon, CH;
Vinodh Venkatesan, Waedenswil, CH;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A storage system and a method for storing a data segment, a storage capacity manager and a method for managing a capacity of a storage unit, and a storage tier relocation manager and a method for relocating a data segment. The storage system includes at least two storage tiers, an access pattern evaluator, a classification unit, a selector, and logic. The storage capacitor manager includes a monitoring unit and capacity managing unit. The storage tier relocation manager includes a target storage tier, the data segment relocated to the target storage tier, and a protection measure.