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Multi-host management server in storage system, program for the same and path information management method

US8423665B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 24, 2012
Grant dateApr 16, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 24, 2032

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  • 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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