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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2003
Yasuo Amemiya, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Timothy J. Chainer, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Steven W. Depp, Katonah, NY (US);
Yasuo Amemiya, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Timothy J. Chainer, Putnam Valley, NY (US);
Steven W. Depp, Katonah, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Storage media of a storage system are grouped into one or more groups based upon parameters associated with the storage media. Various parameters may be taken into consideration depending upon the criteria selected for the grouping. At least one grouping criterion is selected, and based on the grouping criterion, one or more parameters are measured. Then, using the measured data, a plurality of storage media are placed into one or more groups. The groups may then be used to form Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) arrays employed in the storage system.