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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Albert H. Chen, Redmond, WA (US);
James N. Malina, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0674 (2013.01); G06F 3/0605 (2013.01); G06F 3/0661 (2013.01); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01);
Abstract
Managing data stored in at least one data storage device (DSD) of a computer system where the at least one DSD includes at least one disk for storing data. A Linear Tape File System (LTFS) write or read command is generated including an LTFS block address. The LTFS block address is translated to a device address for the at least one DSD and data on a disk of the at least one DSD is written or read at the device address.