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Storage system, a method of file data back up and a method of copying of file data

  • US 8,341,199 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2007
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A storage system comprising:

  • a plurality of physical input/output ports;

    a control unit coupled to the plurality of physical input/output ports; and

    a plurality of disk drives coupled to the control unit,wherein a first port of the plurality of physical input/output ports is accessible by both a block I/O request via an IP network and by a file I/O request via the IP network, andwherein the plurality of disk drives are configured into a first logical volume assigned to store data related to the block I/O request and a second logical volume assigned to store data related to the file I/O request based upon information contained in the block I/O request or the file I/O request.

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