Patent ID: 7536526
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for a computer, said instructions including: a knowledge base routine configured to store one or more constraints for a data migration of data from a first storage location to a second storage location, said knowledge base storing state information regarding said migration of data, wherein said at least one or more constraints includes a time limit for the migration of data, and wherein the state information includes a rate at which the migration of data is proceeding; one or more copy routines configured to copy said data from said first storage location to said second storage location; one or more update routines configured to update a storage location associated with said data in a database with said second storage location; and a managing routine configured to allocate a number of said copy routines and/or a number of said update routines to participate in said data migration, wherein said managing routine is configured to reallocate at least one of said number of copy routines and/or said update routines based on the rate at which the migration of data is proceeding and the time limit for the migration of data.