发明名称 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAMING UNUSED SPACE FROM A THINLY PROVISIONED DATA CONTAINER |
摘要 |
A system and method for reclaims unused space from a thinly provision data container served by a storage system. A host-side agent detects blocks of the data container that may be freed and sends a novel Punch Hole command to the storage system associated with the data container. The storage system allocates the appropriate blocks in response to the Punch Hole command. |
申请公布号 |
WO2006044706(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2006.04.27 |
申请号 |
WO2005US37093 |
申请日期 |
2005.10.13 |
申请人 |
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. |
发明人 |
RAJAN, VIJAYAN;BOLEN, DAVID, BRITTAIN;DOUCETTE, DOUGLAS, P. |
分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
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