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Storage system and management method thereof

US7917551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 2008
Grant dateMar 29, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 15, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/192
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One or more storage controllers include a folder configuration unit for configuring a plurality of folders to store the plurality of contents in the plurality of logical volumes, a core-contents management unit for specifying and managing core-contents to become the core from the plurality of contents to be stored in the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders, a related contents management unit for managing the core-contents and one or more related contents associated with a part or the whole of the core-contents from a plurality of contents to be stored in the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders, and a group folder configuration unit for configuring a group folder that groups the core-contents and the related contents across the plurality of logical volumes or the plurality of folders.

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