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Video distribution system using disk load balancing by file copying

  • US 6,925,499 B1
  • Filed: 12/19/2001
  • Issued: 08/02/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for balancing a loading of storage devices attached to multiple computing systems comprising the steps of:

  • acquiring a listing of locations of all segments of a requested data object including all copies of said segments of the requested data object;

    evaluating the loading of the storage devices attached to the multiple computing systems containing all copies of all segments of a requested data object;

    selecting storage devices containing copies of each segment of the data object having a least loading, which is less than a maximum loading for said storage devices;

    if the loading of the storage devices is greater than the maximum loading for said storage devices, copying any segment resident on said storage device having loading greater than said maximum loading to an alternate storage device;

    selecting said alternate storage device; and

    transferring those segments of said requested data object to a requesting computer system.

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