Apparatus and method for storing data into incompatibly formatted storage systems

A method of storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising the steps of:

• forwarding the data to a first logical volume manager (LVM), the first LVM determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems;
• and
• forwarding the data to a second LVM for storage if so determined.

A computer program product on a computer readable medium for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• code means for determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems;
• and
• code means for forwarding the data to the two incompatibly formatted storage systems for storage if so determined, each one of the two incompatibly formatted storage systems being managed by a logical volume manager (LVM).

A computer program product on a computer readable medium for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• first code means for forwarding the data to a first logical volume manager (LVM), the first LVM determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems;
• and
• second code means for forwarding the data to a second LVM for storage if so determined.

An apparatus for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• means for determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems;
• and
• means for forwarding the data to the two incompatibly formatted storage systems for storage if so determined, each one of the two incompatibly formatted storage systems being managed by a logical volume manager (LVM).

An apparatus for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• first means for forwarding the data to a first logical volume manager (LVM), the first LVM determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems;
• and
• second means for forwarding the data to a second LVM for storage if so determined.

A computer system for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• at least one storage device for storing code data;
• and
• at least one processor for processing the code data to determine whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems and to forward the data to the two incompatibly formatted storage systems for storage if so determined, each one of the two incompatibly formatted storage systems being managed by a logical volume manager (LVM).

A computer system for storing data into two incompatibly formatted storage systems comprising:

• at least one storage device for storing code data;
• and
• at least one processor for processing the code data to forward the data to a first logical volume manager (LVM), the first LVM determining whether the data is to be stored into the two incompatibly formatted storage systems and to forward the data to a second LVM for storage if so determined.

A computer system for reading data from an incompatibly formatted storage system comprising:

• at least one storage device for storing code data;
• and
• at least one processor for processing the code data to request the data from the incompatibly formatted storage system, to convert the data into a compatible format and to forward the data to be used.