Log for selective management of specific address in a shadow storage system
US5546536A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2071
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A log for managing data in a shadow set of storage media includes a system for maintaining a log of address information associated with at least one write command received from one of a plurality of data processing devices. The system for maintaining a log of address information includes a device for receiving a write command from a data processing device, a device which writes data associated with the write command in a section of one of the storage media, and a device which writes address information in a log indicative of the location of that section. A device is provided which then implements a management operation on data stored on one of the storage media in accordance with the address information stored in the log.
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