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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Ofir Zohar, Alfe-Menashe, IL;
Shemer Schwartz, Herzelia, IL;
Haim Helman, Ramat Gan, IL;
Ehood Garmiza, Givat Smoel, IL;
Omri Palmon, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Efri Zeidner, Haifa, IL;
Ofir Zohar, Alfe-Menashe, IL;
Shemer Schwartz, Herzelia, IL;
Haim Helman, Ramat Gan, IL;
Ehood Garmiza, Givat Smoel, IL;
Omri Palmon, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Efri Zeidner, Haifa, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for migrating data to a mass storage system, including receiving an incoming data partition for storage in the mass storage system and allocating logical storage for the incoming data partition in the mass storage system. The method further includes making a determination that the incoming data partition includes only zero data, and, in response to the determination, inhibiting physical storage of the incoming data partition in the mass storage system while maintaining the allocated logical storage for the incoming data partition.