Patent ID: 7007048

Claim:
A tiered information lifecycle management system comprising: a host file system (HFS) storage area network (SAN); an information lifecycle management (ILM) SAN connected to the HFS SAN; an ILM controller connected to the ILM SAN and the HFS SAN, wherein the ILM controller controls hostless data transfer between the HFS SAN and the ILM SAN, the ILM controller further controlling hostless data transfer within the HFS SAN, the ILM controller further controlling hostless data transfer within the ILM SAN, and the ILM controller further controlling hostless transfer of data between the HFS SAN and the ILM SAN for storage of the data in at least one of the HFS SAN and the ILM SAN in accordance with storage policies; and an ILM database (DB) connected to the ILM controller, wherein the ILM DB is operable with the ILM controller for tracking data storage information regarding the data stored in the HFS SAN and the ILM SAN.