Managing storage devices in a cloud storage environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8924666
APP PUB NO 20130086340A1
SERIAL NO

13602051

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A method of managing storage devices including storage resources that are virtualized and integrated into corresponding intermediate volumes, wherein the intermediate volumes are virtualized and integrated into individual logical volumes. The method comprises acquiring storage resource requirements presented to the logical volumes where the requirements comprise redundancy, obtaining storage resources available from respective intermediate volumes, selecting intermediate volumes to satisfy the storage resource requirements based on the requirements and available storage resources, where a minimum number of the intermediate volumes is determined based on the required redundancy, and storing user data in selected intermediate volumes based on the required redundancy.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Fleming, Mark S Tucson, US 20 276
Peng, Jiang Shanghai, CN 15 43
Xin, Zhang Shanghai, CN 10 162
Zhang, Rong Shanghai, CN 183 1549

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