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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2001
Linda Ann Riedle, Apex, NC (US);
Dean Alan Kalman, Cary, NC (US);
Richard Christopher Fore, Apex, NC (US);
Albert Andre Asselin, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Linda Ann Riedle, Apex, NC (US);
Dean Alan Kalman, Cary, NC (US);
Richard Christopher Fore, Apex, NC (US);
Albert Andre Asselin, Holly Springs, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for managing data in a data storage system including a plurality of physical storage devices is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a plurality of modules, where each of the plurality of modules includes at least one child. Each module receives an input command related to the data from a source, where the source is transparent to the module. The module decides to which one of its children to pass the input command, and passes the input command to that child for processing the data accordingly.