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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1999
David D. Perry, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
MTI Technology Corporation, Anaheim, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for converting between logical and physical memory space which adapts to different RAID types and configurations in a modular form. In particular, a module containing a standard set of conversion algorithms is used for all conversions. The standard set of conversion or translation algorithms operate on a pseudo representation of a RAID array that has all redundant components removed. For each RAID type and configuration, the standard algorithms can be used unchanged if a method is provided to convert the real RAID array representation into the pseudo version and back again. This simplifies both the programming and the debugging. This also makes the software more modular and more easily upgradeable.