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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Marik Marshak, Newton, MA (US);
Adnan Sahin, Needham, MA (US);
Xiaomei Liu, Natick, MA (US);
Hui Wang, Upton, MA (US);
Sean C. Dolan, Belmont, MA (US);
Amnon Naamad, Brookline, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for evaluating data movement alternative. A set of criteria including capacity and performance limits is received. First processing is performed to evaluate a plurality of alternatives for use in data movement with respect to a set of logical devices having data stored on a set of physical storage devices. Each of the plurality of alternatives includes a different set of data movement criteria comprising capacity limits and a different set of performance limits. The set of physical storage devices includes at least a first physical device of one of a plurality of storage tiers and a second physical device of another one of the plurality of storage tier. One of the sets of performance limits is selected in accordance with the first processing.