Method for divisionally managing files on a user basis, and a storage system and computer program product thereof

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PATENT NO 9292227
APP PUB NO 20140181425A1
SERIAL NO

14098361

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According to one embodiment, a method for a plurality of users to write at least one file to a medium in such a manner that the file is divisionally managed in a system environment in which an input/output control is performed on a storage system includes saving, in the medium as metadata, a user identifier (ID) for identifying a user and file attribute information about the file managed by a user associated with the user ID, and writing, as data, the file managed by the user to the medium as indicated by the file attribute information. In other embodiments, a writing program product, a reading program product, and a system are presented that allow a plurality of users to write at least one file to a medium in such a manner that the file is divisionally managed in a system environment.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ashida, Takashi Tokyo, JP 54 465
Hasegawa, Tohru Tokyo, JP 227 603
Itagaki, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 149 864
Mitsuma, Shinsuke Tokyo, JP 106 329
Watanabe, Terue Tokyo, JP 75 554

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