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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
May. 12, 2008
Gregory Milby, San Marcos, CA (US);
Gregory Milby, San Marcos, CA (US);
Teradata US, Inc., Dayton, OH (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitate operation of a file system capable of dividing an existing homogeneous file system into a series of regions, with each region accommodating storage devices having compatible characteristics are provided. The file system is divided into logical regions, with each region containing a particular class of storage devices possessing a particular set of common storage traits. The regionalization of the file system provides for all cylinders of storage devices sharing a common storage characteristic to be contained within a single region, and dedicated file system logic can be written to service that region. A master index configuration implemented in accordance with disclosed embodiments includes a region descriptor construct that enables cylinder index descriptors associated with cylinders of storage devices sharing a common storage characteristic to be grouped into regions.