Abstract: A performance-based workload/storage allocation system includes a workload/storage allocation device coupled via controller device(s) to storage devices that each include a respective storage device attribute structure having storage device attributes that identify performance capabilities of that storage device. The workload storage/allocation device identifies a first workload that requires storage resources, and retrieves first workload performance requirement(s) associated with the first workload. The workload storage/allocation device then retrieves the storage device attributes that identify the performance capabilities of each of the storage devices via the controller device(s) and from the respective storage device attribute structure included in each of the storage devices, and uses them to determine that at least one of the plurality of storage devices includes performance capabilities that satisfy the first workload performance requirement(s).

Abstract: A resource reservation system includes a media module that includes a plurality of media devices and a media controller that is coupled to the plurality of media devices. The media controller retrieves media device attributes from each of the plurality of media devices that identify performance capabilities for each of the plurality of media devices and determines one or more media module partitions that are included in the media module. Each of the one or more media module partitions are provided by a subset of the plurality of media devices. The media controller then determines, for each of the media module partitions, a minimum partition performance for that media module partition based the media device attributes for the subset of the one or more media devices that provide that partition and provides the minimum partition performance for each of the media module partitions to a resource reservation device.

Abstract: A performance-based workload/storage allocation system includes a workload/storage allocation device coupled via controller device(s) to storage devices that each include a respective storage device attribute structure having storage device attributes that identify performance capabilities of that storage device. The workload storage/allocation device identifies a first workload that requires storage resources, and retrieves first workload performance requirement(s) associated with the first workload. The workload storage/allocation device then retrieves the storage device attributes that identify the performance capabilities of each of the storage devices via the controller device(s) and from the respective storage device attribute structure included in each of the storage devices, and uses them to determine that at least one of the plurality of storage devices includes performance capabilities that satisfy the first workload performance requirement(s).

Abstract: A resource reservation system includes a media module that includes a plurality of media devices and a media controller that is coupled to the plurality of media devices. The media controller retrieves media device attributes from each of the plurality of media devices that identify performance capabilities for each of the plurality of media devices and determines one or more media module partitions that are included in the media module. Each of the one or more media module partitions are provided by a subset of the plurality of media devices. The media controller then determines, for each of the media module partitions, a minimum partition performance for that media module partition based the media device attributes for the subset of the one or more media devices that provide that partition and provides the minimum partition performance for each of the media module partitions to a resource reservation device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transfer method and apparatus by establishing, at a source device, a plurality of data connections with a target device in response to a data connection establishment request from a client, the data connection establishment request carrying information on a plurality of receiving ports that have been enabled by the target device; and transferring data from the source device to the target device via the plurality of data connections, and data transfer/receiving method and apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure leverage a plurality of parallel data connections from a source device to a target device to transfer data, thereby enhancing the speed and reliability of data backup or restoration.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a data transfer method and apparatus by establishing, at a source device, a plurality of data connections with a target device in response to a data connection establishment request from a client, the data connection establishment request carrying information on a plurality of receiving ports that have been enabled by the target device; and transferring data from the source device to the target device via the plurality of data connections, and data transfer/receiving method and apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure leverage a plurality of parallel data connections from a source device to a target device to transfer data, thereby enhancing the speed and reliability of data backup or restoration.