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STORAGE IN TIERED ENVIRONMENT FOR COLDER DATA SEGMENTS

  • US 20130166844A1
  • Filed: 02/19/2013
  • Published: 06/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for storing data by a processor device in a computing environment, comprising:

  • identifying, from a plurality of available data segments, a data segment having an storage activity lower than a predetermined threshold as a colder data segment;

    locating a chunk of storage to which the colder data segment is assigned;

    compressing the colder data segment; and

    migrating the colder data segment to the chunk of storage;

    wherein a status of the chunk of storage is maintained in a compression data segment bitmap.

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