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METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR A POLICY BASED STORAGE MANAGER

  • US 20070244940A1
  • Filed: 05/23/2007
  • Published: 10/18/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer implemented method for generating data structures for use in storing data, comprising:

  • defining a plurality of data structures in a computer readable medium, wherein each data structure indicates a plurality of attributes and at least one function of a storage resource to store data; and

    defining policies in the computer readable medium that associate data characteristics of data to data structures by enabling operations to be performed, the operations comprising;

    determining attributes corresponding to data characteristics of data; and

    determining one of the data structures indicating the determined attributes, wherein each defined data structure is adapted to provide requirements to determine a storage resource to store the data, and wherein the defined data structure is adapted to provide the storage resource with requirements functions for storing the data using the functions indicated by the determined data structure to store the data in a manner that satisfies the attributes and requirements defined by the determined data structure.

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