Logical partitioning in redundant systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7185223
APP PUB NO 20050081092A1
SERIAL NO

10675323

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Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a plurality of processing nodes in a storage system are partitioned into a plurality of logical processing units, and wherein the plurality of logical processing units can respond to I/O requests from a host coupled to the storage system. At least two logical processing units are grouped, wherein data in a first storage coupled to a first logical processing unit of the least two logical processing units is mirrored by data in a second storage coupled to the second logical processing unit of the at least two logical processing units. In response to a failure of the first logical processing unit, an I/O request from the host is responded to via the second logical processing unit.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Hsu, Yu-Cheng Tucson, AZ 135 1638
Ripberger, Richard Anthony Tucson, AZ 41 728

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