Use of hot spare drives to boost performance during nominal raid operation
US6334195A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing performance in a data processing system. The data processing system includes a plurality of storage devices and a backup storage device. The backup storage device is configured as a log device. Data is logged to the backup storage device after the backup storage device has been configured as a log device. In response to a failure of a storage device within the plurality of storage devices, the backup storage device is reconfigured to be used as a replacement for the failed storage device.
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