Method and apparatus to change tiers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9218131
APP PUB NO 20130103778A1
SERIAL NO

13277134

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Systems and methods directed to changing tiers for a storage area that utilizes thin provisioning. Systems and methods check the area subject to a tier change command and change the tier based on the tier specified in the tier change command, and the tier presently associated with the targeted storage area. The pages of the systems and methods may be further restricted to one file per page.

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HITACHI LTDJAPAN

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Hayashi, Shinichi San Jose, US 211 2964
Kawaguchi, Tomohiro Cupertino, US 158 1993

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