Storage control system and method

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2010-08-24

2011-10-18

Corrielus, Jean M (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File or database maintenance

Database backup

C711S167000, C711S155000, C711S154000, C711S114000, C709S238000, C707S656000, C707S659000, C707S660000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08041682

ABSTRACT:
A disk array system including a plurality of disk drives, including: a plurality of first-type disk drives being used to form a first-type logical unit having a plurality of a first-type of chunks; a plurality of second-type disk drives being used to form a second-type logical unit having a plurality of a second-type of chunks; and a storage controller, if the storage controller copies data stored in a source chunk to a destination chunk, selecting the destination chunk from the first-type of chunks or the second-type of chunks.

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