Method and apparatus for dynamic striping

Details Method and apparatus for dynamic striping Method and apparatus for dynamic striping

2008-09-09

2008-09-09

Shah, Sanjiv (Department: 2185)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S006000, C711S154000, C711S170000, C711S202000, C711S203000

Reexamination Certificate

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10828677

ABSTRACT:
A method for dynamic striping, involving receiving a request to write a data block into a storage pool, determining a physical disk location in the storage pool to store the data block using a dynamic striping policy, storing the data block at the physical disk location, and storing a first indirect block in the storage pool, wherein the first indirect block comprises the data block location and the data block checksum.

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