Computer system and a method of assigning a storage device to a computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6907498
APP PUB NO 20020091828A1
SERIAL NO

10095582

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A computer system which has a plurality of computers and a storage device subsystem connected to the plurality of computers. The storage device subsystem has a plurality of storage devices and a plurality of interfaces, through which the subsystem is connected to the computers. One of the plurality of computers has a management means for holding therein data indicative of the storage devices and a connection relationship between the computers and storage device subsystem. Each computer, when wanting a new device, informs the management means of its capacity and type. The management means receives its notification and selects one of the storage devices which satisfies the request. And the management means instructs the storage device subsystem to set predetermined data in such a manner that the computer can access the selected device. The management means also returns predetermined data to the computer as a device assignment requester, the assignment requester computer modifies setting thereof to allow the computer in question can use the assigned device.

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HITACHI LTDTOKYO 100-8280

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kitamura, Manabu Yokohama, JP 109 4365
Murakami, Tatsuya Odawara, JP 91 874
Yamagami, Kenji Los Gatos, CA 84 2548

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