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Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2003
Applicants:

Arieh Don, Newton, MA (US);

Philip E. Tamer, Westboro, MA (US);

Alexandr Veprinsky, Brookline, MA (US);

Xiali He, South Grafton, MA (US);

Terry Seto Lee, Arcadia, CA (US);

Inventors:

Arieh Don, Newton, MA (US);

Philip E. Tamer, Westboro, MA (US);

Alexandr Veprinsky, Brookline, MA (US);

Xiali He, South Grafton, MA (US);

Terry Seto Lee, Arcadia, CA (US);

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for processing a request from a host to write a database record to a target location on a logical device associated with a data-storage system in data communication with the host includes maintaining, at the data storage system, information identifying extents of the logical device that are designated for storage of database records, and, on the basis of the information, determining whether the target location is one on which a database record is permitted to be stored.


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