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Method and system for heterogeneous data volume

US9268489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2015
Grant dateFeb 23, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 23, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/103
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system is disclosed for providing a heterogeneous data storage comprising a plurality of storage devices of different types with respect to device vendor, model, capacity, performance and/or function. The present invention employs data access mechanisms specific to the type of underlying storage and the type of data to be stored or retrieved, and provides for integrated remote mirroring, disaster recovery and hierarchical storage management (HSM), as well as improved I/O performance and life expectancy of storage disks. A method of writing to and reading from heterogeneous data volume is also disclosed.

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