SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT GARBAGE COLLECTION BY GENERATING DEDUPLICATION POOLS IN A BACKUP STORAGE SYSTEM BASED ON APPLICATION TYPES

摘要

A method for managing storage devices in a backup storage system includes obtaining, by a backup agent, a backup storage initiation request, identifying, in response to the backup storage initiation request, an initial grouping amount for a plurality of application types, generating a plurality of backup storage deduplication pools based on the initial grouping amount, generating a buffer pool, and generating a plurality of deduplication pool metadata mappings based on the plurality of backup storage deduplication pools, wherein a backup storage deduplication pool of the plurality of backup storage deduplication pools comprises a storage device, and wherein the buffer pool comprises a plurality of storage devices.