Patent ID: 8340039

Claim:
A method for controlling deduplicated data processing congestion using at least one processor device in a computing environment, the method comprising: obtaining a sampling of a plurality of combined deduplicated data processing congestion statistics of a number of active deduplicated data processes being performed by one or more deduplication systems; determining a single congestion metric from the sampling; calculating a congestion limit from a comparison of the single congestion metric to a congestion target setpoint, the congestion target setpoint being a virtual dimension setpoint and the congestion limit being a manipulated variable; comparing the congestion limit to the number of active deduplicated data processes being performed by the one or more deduplication systems; and instructing the one or more deduplication systems to initiate and perform a new deduplicated data process of the number of active deduplication data processes, if the number of active deduplicated data processes are less than the congestion limit.