System and method for enabling a storage system to support multiple volume formats simultaneously
US7574464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99956
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method enables a storage system to support multiple volume type simultaneously. A volume type field is contained within a file system information block that permits the storage system to determine the type of volume of a particular volume associated therewith. The storage operating system may then interpret various on-disk data structures in accordance with the appropriate volume type.
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