Method and system for automatic storage subsystem configuration

Details Method and system for automatic storage subsystem configuration Method and system for automatic storage subsystem configuration

1996-09-06

1998-12-29

Palys, Joseph

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Hierarchical memories

711170, G06F 1120

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058549420

ABSTRACT:
An automatically configurable storage subsystem for use in conjunction with a computer system. The storage subsystem includes a storage controller attached to the computer system and multiple data storage devices which are configurable in multiple diverse arrays. A data transfer parameter is specified by a user which preferably sets forth an estimated average size of a future data transfer and/or an estimated percentage of future sequential data transfers. The data transfer parameter(s) is then coupled to the storage controller and is utilized to automatically configure at least certain of the multiple data storage devices into an appropriate array for future data transfers.

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