Patent · US Expired

Raid assimilation method and apparatus

US7133964B2 · kind B2 · utility

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80Claims
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Filing dateMar 20, 2002
Grant dateNov 7, 2006
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2069
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of determining a configuration of a collection of storage units, includes: generating a configuration, identifying for a specific configuration by use of a configuration identifier; and assigning the specific configuration to the first labels of all storage units and then to the second labels of all storage units, and utilizing the configuration identifier to determine the most recent configuration successfully written to all disks in the configuration.

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