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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Daryl Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Donald R. Frame, Apex, NC (US);
Jeffrey R. Hobbet, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Michael Scott Mettler, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Daryl Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Donald R. Frame, Apex, NC (US);
Jeffrey R. Hobbet, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Michael Scott Mettler, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Tech Park, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are disclosed for distributing writes asymmetrically. An asymmetric distribution module calculates an asymmetric distribution of writes for a plurality of drives. A write module writes data to each drive in accordance with the asymmetric distribution of writes.