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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Darren Charles Sawyer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kesari Mishra, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Swaminathan Ramany, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Darren Charles Sawyer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kesari Mishra, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Swaminathan Ramany, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Network Appliance, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Available performance capacities of storage servers and storage devices in a storage infrastructure are determined using a plurality of metrics, wherein each of the storage devices is managed by one of the storage servers. Each aggregate is hosted by a storage server and includes multiple storage devices. A relationship between the plurality of metrics is analyzed. An aggregate from which to allocate storage capacity to a volume from a plurality of aggregates is selected based on the available performance capacities and the relationship between the plurality of metrics. The selection is performed without information about properties of the volume. Storage capacity of the selected aggregate is automatically allocated to the volume. After said allocation, the plurality of aggregates is approximately load balanced.