Logical view and access to physical storage in modular data and storage management system
First Claim
1. A computer storage system comprising:
- a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that can be utilized to generate data that is stored in the computer storage system;
at least one storage media for storing selected data from the data that is generated;
a plurality of storage policies, each one of the plurality of storage policies including directions that the processor must follow for storage of data on the at least one storage media; and
a storage control that interacts with the at least one software application of the processor to select one of the plurality of storage policies and to determine, according to the selected one of the plurality of storage policies, which of the at least one storage media to use for storage of the selected data.
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Abstract
A computer storage system having a processor that supports operation of at least one software application in order to store selected data in the computer storage system, at least one storage media for storing the selected data, a plurality of storage policies, each having particular storage guidelines, that are available to determine how data is to be stored in the computer storage system, and a storage control that interacts with the at least one software application of the processor to determine which of the plurality of storage policies to use for storage of the selected data and that stores the selected data according to the selected storage policy. In one embodiment, the storage control of the computer storage system migrates the selected data from one of the at least one storage media to another of the at least one storage media according to the selected storage policy.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer storage system comprising:
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a processor that supports operation of at least one software application that can be utilized to generate data that is stored in the computer storage system;
at least one storage media for storing selected data from the data that is generated;
a plurality of storage policies, each one of the plurality of storage policies including directions that the processor must follow for storage of data on the at least one storage media; and
a storage control that interacts with the at least one software application of the processor to select one of the plurality of storage policies and to determine, according to the selected one of the plurality of storage policies, which of the at least one storage media to use for storage of the selected data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer storage system comprising:
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a processor that supports operation of at least one software application in order to store selected data in the computer storage system;
at least one storage media for storing the selected data;
a plurality of storage policies, each having particular storage guidelines, that are available to determine how data is to be stored in the computer storage system; and
a storage control that interacts with the at least one software application of the processor to determine which of the plurality of storage policies to use for storage of the selected data and that stores the selected data according to the selected storage policy. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for storing data on one of a plurality of storage media of a computer storage system according to one of a plurality of storage policies that are defined by a user, the method comprising:
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directing a software application to store selected data;
examining the selected data for particular characteristics;
selecting a particular storage policy that matches the particular characteristics of the selected data; and
storing the selected data on a storage media of the computer storage system according to the particular storage policy. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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