Method and apparatus for implementing extensible network-attached secondary storage
US7231401B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage comprising an object access module for the shared part for implementing advanced I/O provides an interface (121) for registering and deleting object description data declaring how to store objects within a second storage, in order to reduce the development cost of modules for implementing functions. Also, in order to reduce the total cost of ownership, modules are transferred to the storage through a management computer. The present invention allows the storage for contiguously providing functions effective to a vast range of applications to be provided with lower development cost as well as lower total cost of ownership.
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