Redundant array of removable cartridge disk drives

Details Redundant array of removable cartridge disk drives Redundant array of removable cartridge disk drives

1994-07-29

1998-05-12

Swann, Tod R.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

39518204, G06F 1216

Patent

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057522570

ABSTRACT:
A memory system comprises an array of parallel removable hard disk cartridges and matching drives. Each cartridge is recorded with an array position signature so that an array can be programmatically reconstructed each time the cartridges are loaded in their drives without regard to the original physical associations of cartridges to drives.

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