Patent ID: 7831766
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable medium whose contents cause a data storage system to perform a method of storing data to a disk-based data storage medium, the method comprising: receiving data to be stored to a disk-based data storage medium; estimating an amount of space required to store the received data; identifying a location on the disk-based data storage medium having available space; determining if the identified location contains an amount of available space equal to or larger than the estimated amount of space required to store the received data; and when the identified location does contain an amount of available space equal to or larger than the estimated amount of space required to store the received data, transferring the received data to the identified location; and when the identified location does not contain an amount of available space equal to or larger than the estimated amount of space required to store the received data,