Distributing data across multiple data storage devices in a data storage system
US6405284B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1662
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing storage from multiple data storage devices are disclosed. The system and method provide improved load balancing, reduction or elimination of fragmentation, and efficient changes in hardware configurations. I/O load and data are spread relatively evenly across many data storage devices in the storage system. Dynamic reorganization can be performed for the data stored on the data storage devices.
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