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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2022
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Vamsi K. Vankamamidi, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Philippe Armangau, Acton, MA (US);
Shuyu Lee, Acton, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for managing storage may comprise: receiving a request for a first amount of free capacity, wherein the request includes a first priority denoting a purpose for which the first amount of free capacity is requested; determining whether a current utilization of storage exceeds a first threshold associated with the first priority; responsive to determining the current utilization of storage is less than the first threshold associated with the first priority, performing first processing including: determining whether there is a sufficient amount of existing free capacity to grant the first amount; and responsive to determining there is a sufficient amount of existing free capacity to grant the first amount, granting the first amount of free capacity; and responsive to determining the current utilization of storage is not less than the first threshold associated with the first priority, rejecting the request and not granting the first amount of free capacity.