Method and apparatus for transferring data between a primary storage system and a secondary storage system using a bridge volume

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PATENT NO 6535967
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09488206

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A method and apparatus for transferring data from a first storage system to a second storage system in which the first storage system includes a first plurality of storage devices and the second storage system includes a second plurality of storage devices. Data is transferred using a pair of devices selected for transferring data for all of the storage devices. Data to be transferred from source storage devices within the first plurality of storage devices is placed or queued on a selected primary storage device within the first plurality of storage devices. The data is sent to a selected secondary storage device within the plurality of storage devices. The data is relocated from the selected secondary storage device to target storage devices within the second plurality of storage devices.

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STORAGETEK1 STORAGE TEK DRIVE LOUISVILLE CO 80028

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beal, David Tuscon, AZ 13 208
Hostetter, David Glenn Boulder, CO 2 54
Milillo, Michael Steven Louisville, CO 17 897
Segura, Theresa Lynn Broomfield, CO 3 51
States, Scott Adam Arvada, CO 3 167
Tallman, Peter H Longmont, CO 7 426
West, Christopher J Boulder, CO 17 1039

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