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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Dell International L.l.c., Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Klemm, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Michael H. Pittelko, Chaska, MN (US);
Assignee:
Dell International L.L.C., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0611 (2013.01); G06F 3/0613 (2013.01); G06F 3/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01); G06F 3/0685 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 11/1076 (2013.01); G06F 2206/1012 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for dynamically balancing the allocation of data among a plurality of physical data storage devices having a plurality of RAID devices defined thereon, wherein at least one of the plurality of RAID devices is comprised of at least one of a different type of physical storage device or a different number of physical data storage devices than at least one other of the plurality of RAID devices, includes determining a usage factor unique to each RAID device and balancing data I/O based at least in part on the usage factor.