Patent ID: 8499128

Claim:
A network storage system for archiving data, the network storage system comprising: a removable disk array, the removable disk array partitioned to include one or more removable disk array application layer partitions; and an active archive, the active archive partitioned to include one or more active archive application layer partitions, the active archive application layer partitions being associated with the removable disk array application layer partitions, each application layer partition including: an application layer partition high occupancy mark (HOM), the application layer partition HOM being a first percentage of the total storage capacity of the application layer partition, wherein one or more files are stubbed if current data stored crosses over the application layer partition HOM; and an application layer partition low occupancy mark (LOM), the application layer partition LOM being a second percentage of the total storage capacity of the application layer partition, wherein the stubbing of files stops when the current data stored crosses over the application layer partition LOM.