Patent ID: 9116623
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for optimizing storage system behavior in virtualized cloud computing environments, the method comprising: reviewing data stored in a logical volume built on a logical storage container; building a map representing said logical volume indicating a range of block data in said logical volume that is to be excluded from being stored on a drive device and a range of block data in said logical volume that is to be considered for being stored on said drive device; transferring said map to a storage controller; and appending, by a processor, an input/output operation customer data with a tag, wherein said tag indicates a class of data which is associated with a storage policy in a cloud computing environment, wherein said storage controller applies said storage policy to said input/output operation customer data, wherein said storage controller applies said map to determine a storage location of said input/output operation customer data in said drive device.