Virtual profiles for storage-device array encoding/decoding
US7769948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 3, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1009
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for accessing a physical storage-device array comprising a plurality of storage devices. The method includes (1) obtaining at least one parameter from a profile selected from two or more profiles concurrently defining two or more virtual arrays, each profile defining (i) a different virtual array associated with a corresponding set of storage devices and (ii) a parameter set of one or more parameters used for accessing the virtual array; and (2) generating an instruction, based on the at least one parameter, for accessing information to the virtual array defined by the selected profile.
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