Storage system and storage control method
US8856485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/067
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage method and system where the storage system includes a plurality of servers and a control server configured to select a storage area available to be used by each of the servers from among storage areas of a group of storage devices sharable among the plurality of servers. The system includes, a detecting unit configured to detect an available capacity of a specified storage device other than the storage group, where the specified storage device is designated for use only by a specified server selected from among the servers, a specifying unit configured to specify an available area corresponding to the available capacity detected from the specified storage device through the detecting unit, and a setting unit configured to set the specified available area to a shared storage area that is available to be shared among the server.
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