Patent ID: 8261015
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage system comprised of a first physical storage device having a first physical storage capacity and a second physical storage device having a second physical storage capacity, comprising: determining that the first physical storage capacity is the storage capacity of the first physical storage device; determining that the second physical storage capacity is the storage capacity of the second physical storage device, the second physical storage capacity greater than or equal to an integer multiple greater than two (2) of the first physical storage capacity; determining said second physical storage capacity is greater than said first physical storage capacity; and, creating a storage space pool comprising at least a first logical drive, a second logical drive, and a third logical drive, said first storage device utilized as said first logical drive, said first logical drive having a storage capacity equal to the first physical storage capacity, a first portion of said second storage device utilized as said second logical drive, a second portion of said second storage device utilized as said third logical drive, the first portion having at least said first physical storage capacity and the second portion having at least said first physical storage capacity.