Patent ID: 8108599
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data storage arrangement comprising: a host computer; a storage system in communication with the host computer, the storage system comprising at least one random access storage medium; the random access storage medium capable of receiving data by streaming protocol and wherein the received data is stored contiguous possessing at least one data file containing a plurality of records wherein each of the records contains user data and meta data; a deletion algorithm adapted to issue at least one deletion command capable of deleting at least one portion of the data stored on the medium up to at least a last segment of the data to create replenished storage space; the replenished storage space shifted to being in a physical location following the last segment, wherein the replenished storage space is capable of storing new data in an order physically following the last segment of data upon receiving the new data in the streaming protocol by the storage medium.