FILE ACCESS OPTIMIZATION USING STRATEGICALLY PARTITIONED AND POSITIONED DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH A COLLABORATIVE PEER TRANSFER SYSTEM

• US 20150156264A1
• Filed: 12/04/2013
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Cudak, Gary D., Do, Lydia M., Hardee, Christopher J., Roberts, Adam
• Application Number:
  US14/096,107
• Publication Number:
  US 20150156264A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/1824 implemented using Network-attached Storage [NAS] architecture distributed or networked storage systems G06F3/067; protocols for distributed storage of data in a network H04L67/1097
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/63 Routing a service request depending on the request content or context

Abstract

A processor-implemented method for optimizing a file transfer is provided. The method may include receiving at least one file transfer request associated with a file. The method may further include acquiring, for the at least one file transfer request, a plurality of service level objectives associated with the file. The method may also include distributing a plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component associated with a shared storage infrastructure, wherein the distributing is based on a determining of at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component. Additionally, the method may include directing a complete transfer of the plurality of file segments associated with the file from the at least one storage component based on a file request for the file.

Claims

1. A processor-implemented method for optimizing a file transfer, the method comprising:

receiving at least one file transfer request associated with a file;

acquiring, for the at least one file transfer request, a plurality of service level objectives associated with the file;

distributing a plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component associated with a shared storage infrastructure, wherein the distributing is based on a determining of at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component; and

directing a complete transfer of the plurality of file segments associated with the file from the at least one storage component based on a file request for the file.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

recording a transfer rate for at least one segment in the plurality of file segments from a respective storage component, wherein the transfer rate is in response to at least one service level objective for maintaining a target rate of transfer in a specific period of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of service level objectives associated with the file comprises at least one of a quality of service metrics associated with the file transfer request and a plurality of stored information pertaining to a source associated with the file transfer request.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the distributing the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component comprises:

determining a location for a source of the at least one file transfer request;

determining a location of at least one available storage component associated with the shared storage infrastructure; and

allocating the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage location, wherein the allocating is based on satisfying the plurality of service level objectives associated with the file.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component comprises at least one of a plurality of network parameters, a plurality of throughput information, a plurality of utilization information, and a plurality of efficiency information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating a tracker-updates client based the distributing of the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the quality of service metrics associated with the file transfer request and the plurality of stored information pertaining to the source associated with the file transfer request comprises at least one of a determination as to split the file;

a determination as to a size of the file relative to a cache on at least one storage component;

a determination as to a temperature of a plurality of data;

a determination as to a time to access the file;

a determination as to an importance of the file; and

a determination as to a plurality of systems regularly using the file.

8. A computer system for optimizing a file transfer, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising;

receiving at least one file transfer request associated with a file;

acquiring, for the at least one file transfer request, a plurality of service level objectives associated with the file;

distributing a plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component associated with a shared storage infrastructure, wherein the distributing is based on a determining of at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component; and

directing a complete transfer of the plurality of file segments associated with the file from the at least one storage component based on a file request for the file.

9. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

recording a transfer rate for at least one segment in the plurality of file segments from a respective storage component, wherein the transfer rate is in response to at least one service level objective for maintaining a target rate of transfer in a specific period of time.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of service level objectives Associated with the file comprises at least one of a quality of service metrics associated with the file transfer request and a plurality of stored information pertaining to a source associated with the file transfer request.

11. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the distributing the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component comprises:

determining a location for a source of the at least one file transfer request;

determining a location of at least one available storage component associated with the shared storage infrastructure; and

allocating the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage location, wherein the allocating is based on satisfying the plurality of service level objectives associated with the file.

12. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component comprises at least one of a plurality of network parameters, a plurality of throughput information, a plurality of utilization information, and a plurality of efficiency information.

13. The computer system of claim 8, further comprising:

updating a tracker-updates client based the distributing of the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component.

14. The computer system of claim 10, wherein the quality of service metrics associated with the file transfer request and the plurality of stored information pertaining to the source associated with the file transfer request comprises at least one of a determination as to split the file;

a determination as to a size of the file relative to a cache on at least one storage component;

a determination as to a temperature of a plurality of data;

a determination as to a time to access the file;

a determination as to an importance of the file; and

a determination as to a plurality of systems regularly using the file.

15. A computer program product for optimizing a file transfer, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to receive at least one file transfer request associated with a file;

program instructions to acquire, for the at least one file transfer request, a plurality of service level objectives associated with the file;

program instructions to distribute a plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component associated with a shared storage infrastructure, wherein the distributing is based on a determining of at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component; and

program instructions to direct a complete transfer of the plurality of file segments associated with the file from the at least one storage component based on a file request for the file.

16. The program product of claim 15, further comprising:

recording a transfer rate for at least one segment in the plurality of file segments from a respective storage component, wherein the transfer rate is in response to at least one service level objective for maintaining a target rate of transfer in a specific period of time.

17. The program product of claim 15, wherein the plurality of service level objectives associated with the file comprises at least one of a quality of service metrics associated with the file transfer request and a plurality of stored information pertaining to a source associated with the file transfer request.

18. The program product of claim 15, wherein the distributing the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component comprises:

determining a location for a source of the at least one file transfer request;

determining a location of at least one available storage component associated with the shared storage infrastructure; and

allocating the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage location, wherein the allocating is based on satisfying the plurality of service level objectives associated with the file.

19. The program product of claim 15, wherein the at least one resource capability associated with the at least one storage component comprises at least one of a plurality of network parameters, a plurality of throughput information, a plurality of utilization information, and a plurality of efficiency information.

20. The program product of claim 15, further comprising:

updating a tracker-updates client based the distributing of the plurality of file segments associated with the file to at least one storage component.