1. A data storage system, comprising: a processor configured to execute a storage operating system, the storage operating system, when executed, configured to implement a physical volume including a plurality of data storage devices, wherein the physical volume has a physical address space; one or more logical volumes overlaid onto the physical volume, wherein each logical volume has a separate logical volume address space, wherein the logical volume address space includes an independent set of numbers that is translated to disk block numbers (dbns) on a storage device of the plurality of storage devices and wherein each block within the logical volume is identified with a logical volume address associated with the separate logical volume address space; and a logical volume data container of the logical volume, the logical volume data container stored in the physical volume and having physical blocks associated with the logical volume.