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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Bulent Abali, Tenafly, NJ (US);
David D. Chambliss, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Joseph S. Glider, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Luis A. Lastras-Montano, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Cameron J. McAllister, Eastleigh, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relates to avoiding out-of-space conditions in storage controllers operating with efficiency capabilities between virtual space in a data container and real space in a storage container. Both the real space and the virtual space are monitored and their respective usage is compared to provide information about occupancy of the real space to the virtual space. Usage of the containers is balanced by employing a virtual file associated with a reserved portion of free capacity in the virtual space.