Apparatus and methods for operating a computer storage system

Details Apparatus and methods for operating a computer storage system Apparatus and methods for operating a computer storage system

2006-09-12

2006-09-12

Vital, Pierre (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S114000, C711S162000, C707S793000, C709S218000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07107395

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus are disclosed for a computer system including host computers and storage elements. The host computers may be configured into a host domain and the storage elements configured into a storage domain. The storage domain includes a plurality of primary storage devices and a secondary storage device. The secondary storage device may be coupled to a plurality of the primary storage devices through a network. In another embodiment, the secondary storage device may send and receive information from a heterogeneous set of host computers. In another embodiment, connections for transfer of data onto the secondary storage element are created automatically.

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