Method and apparatus for mirroring blocks of information in a disc drive storage system
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Nov 21, 2000
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Mar 26, 1999
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Sep 2, 1997
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A method and apparatus for managing blocks of information in a disc drive storage system. One embodiment is directed to a disc drive storage system that employs a plurality of disc drives, and that mirrors blocks of information on different physical locations within at least two of the disc drives. Another embodiment is directed to the handling of a hot spot by temporarily employing another disc drive as a temporary mirror to enable parallel access to blocks of information within the hot spot.
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