Storage apparatus and method of controlling storage apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8572347
APP PUB NO 20130111170A1
SERIAL NO

13320213

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A storage apparatus provides a server apparatus with virtual volumes in thin provisioning; allocates a physical page to each pool page from a storage pool that is able to provide a plurality of types of physical pages classified into tiers, the pool page being an allocation unit of a storage area to the virtual volumes; stores an I/O count of each of the pool pages, stores an I/O count policy set for each of the applications; when receiving an I/O request, counts the I/O count of each of the pool pages in accordance with the I/O count policy set for the application having sent the I/O request; determines the tier of the physical page to be allocated to each pool page according to the I/O count of each pool page; and allocating the physical page in the tier determined for each of the pool pages.

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HITACHI LTD6-6 MARUNOUCHI 1-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008280 ?1008280

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hosobuchi, Yoshihiko Odawara, JP 1 3
Katayama, Kana Odawara, JP 2 14
Kikuchi, Masayuki Chigasaki, JP 47 1041
Saito, Satoshi Odawara, JP 210 2550

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