Methods and systems for storing data in a redundant manner on a plurality of storage units of a storage system

[0035]In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which are shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. It is understood that other embodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Description associated with any one of the figures may be applied to a different figure containing like or similar components / steps. While the flow diagrams each present a series of steps in a certain order, the order of the steps may be changed.

[0036]FIG. 3 depicts system 10 in which storage system 12 may be communicatively coupled to host 22. Host 22 may transmit read and / or write requests to storage system 12, which in turn may process the read and / or write requests. While not depicted, storage system 12 may be communicatively coupled to host 22 via a network. The network may incl