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Dynamically upgradeable fault-tolerant storage system permitting variously sized storage devices and method

  • US 20060143380A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2005
  • Published: 06/29/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of storing data in a set of storage devices, the set having at least two devices, so as to permit replacement of a first one of the devices with a replacement device having larger storage capacity without data loss, the method comprising:

  • storing the data redundantly in the set of storage devices;

    on replacement of the first one of the devices by the replacement device, reproducing on the replacement device, the data that was stored on the first device, using the data stored redundantly on at least one other drive of the set; and

    making storage capacity remaining on the replacement drive available for storage of additional data, in a manner that the additional data is stored redundantly, using at least one redundancy scheme.

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