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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Bhavik Shah, Ahmedabad, IN;
Shishir Shah, Irvine, CA (US);
Bhavik Shah, Ahmedabad, IN;
Shishir Shah, Irvine, CA (US);
QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
Method and system for migrating information from a source storage device to a destination storage device via a router is provided. The method includes selecting the source storage device for migrating information from; selecting a destination storage device and concluding upon validation that the destination storage device is configured to operate as a thin provisioned storage device for storing information; and reading information from the source storage device and if the read information is zero, then reading a corresponding segment of the destination storage device and if non-zero information is read from the corresponding segment, then setting an indicator for indicating that the destination storage device is not configured as the thin provisioned storage device.