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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dale A. Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Reneris, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Thaddeus C. Pritchett, Edmonds, WA (US);
Talal Ali Batrouny, Sammamish, WA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dale A. Sather, Seattle, WA (US);
Kenneth Reneris, Clyde Hill, WA (US);
Thaddeus C. Pritchett, Edmonds, WA (US);
Talal Ali Batrouny, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that manages storage media associated with a plurality of disparate devices. The disclosed system can include a network of disparate devices wherein each device in the network can be associated with storage media. Additionally, the disclosed system can also include a component that identifies each device in the network, associates a likelihood that the device will periodically leave or rejoin the network, and utilizes the associated likelihood to construct a logical redundant pile of inexpensive disks comprising the storage media associated with the disparate devices.