Multi-host management server in storage system, program for the same and path information management method
US8423665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Management arrangements receiving plural failure information from plural host computers for a predetermined period; storing the failure information; extracting one or more of the plural failure information, received from a first host computer among the plural host computers; retrieving the failure information about one path from the extracted failure information, about multiple paths; registering the first host computer via refresh information in the memory, refresh information indicating a host computer of which path information is to be updated; sending a request to the first host computer to acquire a status of a first path of the first host computer; updating a first path information in the plurality of path information of the first host computer, based on the status; and deleting the one or more of the plurality of failure information of the extracting from the failure reception information.
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