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Storage system, management method of the storage system, and program

US8549247B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2010
Grant dateOct 1, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0685
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a technique for realizing allocation of pool areas to virtual volumes in accordance with the use environment of the user with proper cost, while improving the capacity efficiency of media. For this purpose, in the present invention, a pool is constituted by selecting or limiting combinations of tiers of media in the pool to be used (range of tiers that can be used in each pool) for each virtual volume set in a storage system (see FIG. 5).

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