Patent ID: 9003086
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for data storage, comprising the steps of: (a) identifying, by a computer processor, a cluster map representing a plurality of storage resources; (b) obtaining a resource distribution factor (RDF) value; (c) for each storage resource of the plurality of storage resources: traversing, by the computer processor, the cluster map to map the storage resource to a candidate resource set comprising at least one other storage resource of the plurality of storage resources, wherein the RDF value is correlated with a size of the candidate resource set; (d) identifying a first data object associated with a storage request; (e) identifying a first candidate resource set based on the first data object; and (f) selecting a first final resource set based at least on the first candidate resource set, wherein the first data object is sent to storage resources of the first final resource set for storage.