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Copying data from a first cluster to a second cluster to reassign storage areas from the first cluster to the second cluster

  • US 7,761,680 B2
  • Filed: 04/03/2007
  • Issued: 07/20/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • initiating an operation to reassign storage areas from a first cluster to a second cluster, wherein the first cluster includes a first cache and a first storage unit and the second cluster includes a second cache and a second storage unit;

    copying data in the first cache for the storage areas to reassign to the second cluster to the second cache; and

    copying data in the first storage unit for storage areas remaining assigned to the first cluster to the second storage unit.

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