Method and system for providing an instant backup in a RAID data storage system
US6058054A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing a backup of a portion of a source drive of a plurality of drives in a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) data storage system is disclosed. The portion of the source includes a plurality of segments. The method and system include associating the source drive with a target drive of the plurality of drives and providing a copy of the plurality of segments on the target drive. The copy is provided such that input to and output from source drive and the target drive are allowed during the step of providing the copy of the plurality of segments.
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