| CPC G06F 3/0647 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method comprises:
identifying, by one or more processing modules of a storage network, a second storage pool of the storage network to replace a first storage pool of the storage network;
issuing a migration message to at least one of the first storage pool or the second storage pool, wherein the migration message initiates a replication of data from the first storage pool to the second storage pool;
receiving, prior to completion of the replication of the data, a new data object write request for the first storage pool, wherein the new data object write request relates to at least a portion of a new data object to be stored in the storage network; and
prior to completion of the replication of the data, forwarding the new data object write request, by one or more storage units of the first storage pool, to one or more storage units of the second storage pool for processing.
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