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OFFLOADING STORAGE OPERATIONS TO STORAGE HARDWARE

  • US 20090300301A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2008
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system including a host computer connected to a storage system having storage devices that are represented as logical storage units, a method of carrying out storage operations on at least one file segment that is stored in at least two non-adjacent locations in one or more logical storage units, said method comprising:

  • issuing a single instruction from the host computer to the storage system; and

    carrying out the single instruction on said at least one file segment at the storage system until completion of the single instruction and independently of the host computer.

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