A process of data storage utilizing a data management system that
transfers data between a host system and multiple storage devices through
multiple channels. The data management system receives data from the host
system and writes the data as data segments to the multiple storage
devices. Each data segment may comprise one sector, more than one sector,
or a portion of a sector, depending on the embodiment. The data segments
are transferred to and from the multiple storage devices in parallel
fashion while the data in each data segment is transferred to its
corresponding data storage device sequentially. The data management
system reassembles data segments received from the data storage devices
and sends the data to the host system.