Patent ID: 8352954
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of assigning data storage requests to data storage resources, the method comprising: receiving at least two data storage requests to be performed in multiple locations, determining, for each received data storage request, whether or not a requested resource has been blacklisted by comparing the received data storage request to a generated blacklist table to blacklist that request based on a resource requirement category of that request; for each data storage request, and before receiving data storage requests to be executed, determining at least first and second sets of data storage resources to handle the request, before receiving data storage requests to be executed, establishing a data storage resource allocation based at least in part on one of the at least first and second sets of data storage resources determined to handle each data storage request determining whether requested resources from a failed request comprise common or unique resources; and selectively adding the failed request to the blacklist table when the failed request corresponded to a common resource, and not adding the failed request to the blacklist table when the failed request corresponded to a unique requested resource.