CA2566503A1 - Write set boundary management for heterogeneous storage controllers in support of asynchronous update of secondary storage - Google Patents

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CA2566503A1
CA2566503A1 CA002566503A CA2566503A CA2566503A1 CA 2566503 A1 CA2566503 A1 CA 2566503A1 CA 002566503 A CA002566503 A CA 002566503A CA 2566503 A CA2566503 A CA 2566503A CA 2566503 A1 CA2566503 A1 CA 2566503A1
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Shira Ben-Dor
Henry Butterworth
Amir Kredi
Orit Nissan-Messing
Adam Wolman
Aviad Zlotnick
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CA002566503A 2004-05-12 2005-04-25 Write set boundary management for heterogeneous storage controllers in support of asynchronous update of secondary storage Abandoned CA2566503A1 (en)

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EP1751663A1 (en) 2007-02-14
JP4677443B2 (ja) 2011-04-27
US8296532B2 (en) 2012-10-23
ATE389207T1 (de) 2008-03-15
DE602005005325D1 (de) 2008-04-24
KR100843539B1 (ko) 2008-07-04
CN101095117A (zh) 2007-12-26
JP2007537519A (ja) 2007-12-20
WO2005109201A1 (en) 2005-11-17
US20110138138A1 (en) 2011-06-09
GB0410540D0 (en) 2004-06-16
CN100533396C (zh) 2009-08-26
KR20070010156A (ko) 2007-01-22
DE602005005325T2 (de) 2009-03-19

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