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Storage management system having common volume manager

  • US 6,681,310 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/1999
  • Issued: 01/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A storage management system comprising:

  • a plurality of volume providers that map logical storage volumes onto one or more storage devices;

    the volume providers comprising both hardware volume providers and software volume providers; and

    a common volume manager executing on a computer a communication of commands to one or more of the hardware volume providers and the software volume providers in response to a storage management request whereby the common volume manager communicates one or more commands based on the storage management request to one or more of the volume providers in order to control the storage devices.

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