Compellent Thin Provisioning

Compellent Thin Provisioning, called Dynamic Capacity, delivers the highest storage utilization possible by eliminating allocated but unused capacity. Dynamic Capacity completely separates storage allocation from utilization, enabling users to allocate any size virtual volume upfront, yet only consume physical disk space when data is written. Thin Write technology assesses the incoming payload against the current state of the storage pool, then allocates space accordingly.

How to Optimize Disk Utilization with Dynamic Capacity

• Eliminate the allocated but unused disk capacity inherent to traditional storage systems
• Automatically expand capacity on demand to accommodate changing needs without downtime
• Use Thin Write to automatically allocate space on write according to incoming payload and the current state of a dynamic volume for increased performance
• Use Thin Import to convert legacy volumes to virtual volumes when introducing them into the storage pool
• Use Free Space Recovery to reclaim disk space after files are deleted in Windows® environments
• Automate storage consumption monitoring with three levels of capacity threshold alerts and history reports illustrating consumption over time for trend analysis

Compellent Thin Provisioning White Papers

   The Ohio State University: Shrinking Storage Expenditures and Improving Services  
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   Thin Provisioning: Focus on Compellent Dynamic Capacity
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