System and method for creating logical pairs of storage devices in a multiprocessor environment
US7003634B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system which manages a plurality of storage control apparatus in an integrated manner is provided. An I/O request issued by a host apparatus to a second storage control apparatus is forwarded to the second storage control apparatus through a first storage control apparatus. The first storage control apparatus has management information for the second storage control apparatus, allowing a pair comprising a logical device controlled by the first storage control apparatus and a logical device controlled by the second storage control apparatus to be created. In addition, the first storage control apparatus is capable of controlling the second storage control apparatus.
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