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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2003
Jean R. Chang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kirby Grant Dahman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erika Marianna Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Stanley Mark Kissinger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gavin Stuart Johnson, Aromas, CA (US);
Jon Arthur Lynds, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Ray Noel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Linda Jean Schiltz, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Jean R. Chang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Kirby Grant Dahman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erika Marianna Dawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Stanley Mark Kissinger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gavin Stuart Johnson, Aromas, CA (US);
Jon Arthur Lynds, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael Ray Noel, Tucson, AZ (US);
Linda Jean Schiltz, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are presented for scaling storage media to improve data access performance. A scaling module is provided and configured to receive a dataset, identify storage characteristics of the dataset, make a determination based upon user-defined storage criteria, and select a storage instruction. In one embodiment, the storage instruction is configured to scale the storage medium to a predefined capacity. The predefined capacity of the storage medium is configured to optimize data access performance. Alternatively, the storage instruction is configured to not scale the storage medium. Additionally, the present invention may be configured to map and track the storage medium while the dataset is being written to or read from the storage medium.