Patent attributes
Techniques are described determining data movements. A first plurality of performance goals for a plurality of storage pools are received. Each of the first plurality of performance goals specifies a performance goal for one of the plurality of storage pools. A second plurality of performance goals for a plurality of applications are received. Each of the second plurality of performance goals specifies a performance goal with respect to I/O operations directed to one or more logical devices used by one of the plurality of applications. A set of proposed data movements between a first of the plurality of storage pools and a second of the plurality of storage pools is determined in accordance with criteria including any of the first plurality of performance goals and the second plurality of performance goals.