Patent · US Expired

Storage system

US6681303B1 · kind B1 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateAug 19, 1999
Grant dateJan 20, 2004
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2082
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a storage system, a logical volume is divided into a plurality of small areas called logical storage devices and only such an area designated by a user is made an object of remote copying or migratory copying. Also, there is provided a unit for forming a logical volume from any logical storage device of any RAID group. Thereby, the reduction of the deterioration in performance at the time of remote copying, the reduction of a storage area to be assigned to a secondary site as a copy destination, the shortening of a time required for migratory copying and the assignment of any area of a logical volume on any RAID group are enabled.

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