Multi-drive virtual mass storage device and method of operating same
US6763445B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0673
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual mass storage device implements a data manager for storing information on multiple physical mass storage devices. The virtual mass storage device is organized into blocks of information which are allocated to different physical devices, thereby enabling the physical devices to operate in parallel and increase the overall transfer rate of the virtual device.
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