METHOD FOR SELECTIVE COMPRESSION FOR PLANNED DEGRADATION AND OBSOLENCE OF FILES
First Claim
1. A method of managing file storage comprising:
- defining an arbitration policy, the arbitration policy defining a pre-defined usage level threshold and defining implementation priorities for a plurality of storage management mitigation actions, each storage management mitigation action defining a distinct action to be taken to reduce the usage level of the file storage system and a parameter for selecting which file or files stored in the file storage system qualify for the storage management mitigation action;
determining if a usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined usage level threshold;
selecting a storage management mitigation action from the plurality of storage management mitigation actions when it is determined that the usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined threshold and based upon the defined implementation priorities;
determining which files in the file storage system qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action; and
applying the selected storage management mitigation action to the files determined to qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action to reduce the usage level of the file storage system.
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Abstract
A system and method manages a file storage system by defining an arbitration policy, the arbitration policy defining a pre-defined usage level threshold and defining implementation priorities for a plurality of storage management mitigation actions, each storage management mitigation action defining a distinct action to be taken to reduce the usage level of the file storage system and a parameter for selecting which file or files stored in the file storage system qualify for the storage management mitigation action. If a usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined usage level threshold, a storage management mitigation action is selected from the plurality of storage management mitigation actions. Which files that qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action is determined and the selected storage management mitigation action is applied to the files determined to qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action to reduce the usage level of the file storage system.
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1. A method of managing file storage comprising:
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defining an arbitration policy, the arbitration policy defining a pre-defined usage level threshold and defining implementation priorities for a plurality of storage management mitigation actions, each storage management mitigation action defining a distinct action to be taken to reduce the usage level of the file storage system and a parameter for selecting which file or files stored in the file storage system qualify for the storage management mitigation action; determining if a usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined usage level threshold; selecting a storage management mitigation action from the plurality of storage management mitigation actions when it is determined that the usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined threshold and based upon the defined implementation priorities; determining which files in the file storage system qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action; and applying the selected storage management mitigation action to the files determined to qualify for the selected storage management mitigation action to reduce the usage level of the file storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing file storage comprising:
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defining an arbitration policy, the arbitration policy defining a pre-defined usage level threshold, and defining an implementation of a compression mitigation action to reduce the usage level of the file storage system and a parameter for selecting which file or files stored in the file storage system qualify for the compression mitigation action, the compression mitigation action includes lossless compression, lossly compression, and partial compression; determining if a usage level of the file storage system is greater than the pre-defined usage level threshold; determining which files in the file storage system qualify for the compression mitigation action based upon the defined implementation of the compression mitigation action; classifying the determined files based upon a content type within the determined files, as lossless candidates, lossly candidates, or partial candidates; and applying, based upon the classification of the file, lossless compression, lossy compression, or partial compression upon the files determined to qualify for the compression mitigation action to reduce the usage level of the file storage system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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