Patent ID: 7284022
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing data by a database management apparatus including a computer and at least one storage device having a data storage area, comprising: providing first information correlating a first bucket and a data storage area, wherein a number of the first bucket is a number of the data storage area as defined by database definition information; providing second information correlating a second bucket and one or more data in the data storage area, wherein a number of the second bucket is a segment number of a segment in the data storage area, said segment storing the one or more data; managing the data storage area correlated with the first bucket in accordance with the first information; managing the one or more data of said segment correlated with the second bucket in accordance with the second information; and managing the first bucket being correlated with the second bucket by a bucket map table.