WO2002101535A3 - Outboard data storage management system and method - Google Patents

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WO2002101535A3
WO2002101535A3 PCT/US2002/018700 US0218700W WO02101535A3 WO 2002101535 A3 WO2002101535 A3 WO 2002101535A3 US 0218700 W US0218700 W US 0218700W WO 02101535 A3 WO02101535 A3 WO 02101535A3
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Michael L Leonhardt
Stephen H Blendermann
Alan R Sutton
Charles A Milligan
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A data storage system for storing data for a host processor includes physical data storage devices each having data storage attributes and an outboard storage manager. The outboard storage manager is operable with the physical data storage devices for presenting to the host processor a virtual data storage image having a desired data storage attribute for a particular data storage application by organizing the physical data storage devices in an arranagement suitable for providing the desired data storage attribute irrespective of the data storage attributes of the physical data storage devices such that the combined physical data storage device arrangement emulates the virtual data storage image. The outboard storage manager is operable to transfer data between the host processor and the organized physical data storage device arrangement via the virtual data storage image.
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