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Mass storage system and methods of controlling resources thereof

  • US 8,856,484 B2
  • Filed: 08/14/2012
  • Issued: 10/07/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of managing metadata for managing a logical volume set out of multiple logical volume sets configured in a storage system, the method comprising:

  • a. monitoring by a memory monitor of the storage system a size of the metadata, the logical volume set comprises at least one logical volume and at least one snapshot; and

    b. upon detecting that said size of the metadata has exceeded a threshold related to a memory quota assigned to said metadata, restraining by a volume manager of the storage system at least one service related to data stored in the logical volume set and affects said size of said metadata.

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