Patent attributes
Software for reclaiming a storage medium. The software receives a read request targeting data in a storage system. The software reads the targeted data from a first storage medium storing the targeted data. The software responds to the read request with the targeted data. Responsive to reading the targeted data from the first storage medium and responsive to determining that the first storage medium meets a predetermined condition, the software writes the targeted data to a second storage medium for reclamation. The software may also, subsequent to writing the targeted data to the second storage medium for reclamation, explicitly reclaim the data on the first storage medium to the second storage medium, wherein a time required for explicitly reclaiming is reduced due to the targeted data having already been written to the second storage medium.
