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Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Cristiana D'Amore, Rome, IT;

Pietro Iannucci, Rome, IT;

Luigi Pichetti, Rome, IT;

Randa Salem, Rome, IT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3015 (2013.01); G06F 9/4445 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2013.01); G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45583 (2013.01);
Abstract

Mechanisms for optimizing the storage allocation in a virtual desktop environment (VDE) managing a shared storage capacity, are provided. The shared storage capacity includes previously stored files, each being associated with a respective unique first file identifier, the VDE providing a virtual desktop to a processing device of a user. Upon reception of a first write request for writing a second file specified in the request, a second file identifier of the specified second file is determined and compared with the first file identifier of any first file stored to the shared storage capacity. A pointer to the stored first file associated with that first file identifier is created if the second file identifier is identical to one of the first file identifiers and, if not, the specified second file associated with the second file identifier is stored in the shared storage capacity.


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