Method and apparatus for mirroring blocks of information in a di

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1999-03-26

2000-11-21

Yoo, Do Hyun

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

711161, 711165, 711157, 707202, 707204, 707205, 714 1, 714 2, 714 6, G06F 1202

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061516651

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for managing blocks of information in a disc drive storage system. One embodiment is directed to a disc drive storage system that employs a plurality of disc drives, and that mirrors blocks of information on different physical locations within at least two of the disc drives. Another embodiment is directed to the handling of a hot spot by temporarily employing another disc drive as a temporary mirror to enable parallel access to blocks of information within the hot spot.

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