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Storage device and method for data sharing

  • US 6,598,129 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2001
  • Issued: 07/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A storage system coupled to a first computer and a second computer, comprising:

  • a first interface according to count key data (CKD) for receiving first data from the first computer;

    a plurality of disk devices for storing the first data; and

    a second interface according to a fixed block architecture for receiving a request for the first data from the second computer and sending second data having the first data to the second computer, wherein the request includes location information designating a location of the first data in the disk devices, and wherein the location information was sent from the first computer to the second computer.

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