Patent ID: 7500054
Filing Date: 2009-03-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of performing data redundancy, said method comprising: storing a variably sized object capable of changing a number of bytes of data included therein in a first object storage device, wherein said variably sized object experiences a period of changing size followed by a period of having a stable size; temporarily storing a duplicate of said variably sized object in a second object storage device separate from said first object storage device; determining said stable size of said variably sized object; if stable size of said variably sized object is similar in size to other objects in an existing grouped object RAID layout, then converting said variably sized object to said existing grouped object RAID layout, if said stable size of said variably sized object is not similar in size to other objects in an existing grouped object RAID layout, then converting said variably sized object to an individual RAID layout, discarding the duplicate of said variably sized object that was temporarily stored.