Method for automated data storage management
View Patent ↗A system, method and program product for assigning management classes to data objects. The disclosed system includes a class assignment system for assigning a management class to an inputted data object, wherein the class assignment system analyzes historical usage characteristics of existing data objects that have attributes similar to the inputted data object; and a data analysis system that analyzes existing data objects to generate a knowledge base of historical usage characteristics. The historical usage characteristics are updated as existing objects make their way through the storage lifecycle.
1. A method for assigning management classes, comprising:
analyzing existing data objects in a storage system to determine historical usage characteristics;
inputting a new data object having attributes that include a node at which the new data object was created and a size of the new data object;
assigning the new data object a management class by analyzing historical usage characteristics of data objects having the attributes; and
storing the management class with the new data object on a storage device.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the historical usage characteristics are stored in a knowledge base.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assigning step includes the step of selecting a management class from a set of management classes.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assigned management class dictates a storage scheme for the data object.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the assigning step includes the step of searching the knowledge base of historical usage characteristics.
6. The method of claim 1 , comprising the further step of storing the new data object in the storage system with an assigned management class.
7. A method for assigning management classes, comprising:
analyzing existing data objects in a storage system to determine historical usage characteristics;
inputting a new data object having at least one attribute;
assigning the new data object a management class by analyzing historical usage characteristics of similarly attributed existing data objects;
storing the management class with the new data object on a first storage device; and
moving the new data object to a second storage device, wherein the management class is stored with the data object at the second storage device.