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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Dietmar Dausner, Boppard, DE;
Itzhack Goldberg, Hadera, IL;
Gerhard H. Pieper, Mainz, DE;
Ovadi Somech, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Neil Sondhi, Budapest, HU;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for storing small volumes of data within a grid-scale storage system. The method includes creating a container within a storage disk. The method includes distributing data evenly between storage disks. A partition is created within the container. Data is received and stored in the partition, wherein the partition is at least as large as the data. The method may also include setting an offset associated with the partition to allow for partition expansion.