Computer system
US6954839B2 · kind B2 · utility
5Cited by
2References
15Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In the present invention, a management server manages, as virtual data areas, the physical data areas that storage devices have. Moreover, the management server includes a unit. Based on an access request received from each server, the unit issues, to the corresponding storage devices, an instruction of reading out the data onto caches from disks. Also, each storage device, which has received the instruction, includes each unit for reading out the data onto each cache in accordance with the instruction.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.