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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Brett A. Penny, Milpitas, CA (US);
Neil A. Clarkson, Newbury, GB;
Geoffrey S. Barrall, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brett A. Penny, Milpitas, CA (US);
Neil A. Clarkson, Newbury, GB;
Geoffrey S. Barrall, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
BlueArc UK Limited, Bracknell, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network-attached system, device, and method supports multiple storage tiers. Data may be migrated between storage tiers, for example, based on a data migration policy. A plurality of dedicated storage devices that provide a plurality of storage tiers having different characteristics are managed using a disk control protocol and data is migrated between storage tiers based on predetermined storage criteria.