Storage system and method using interface control devices of different types

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7231491
APP PUB NO 20050033915A1
SERIAL NO

10934834

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A storage has NAS and SAN functions and a high degree of freedom to configure a system to reduce the management and operation cost. The storage includes a plurality of interface slots in which a plurality of interface controllers can be installed, a block I/O interface controller which has SAN functions and which can be installed in the slot, a file I/O interface controller which has NAS functions and which can be installed in the slots, a storage capacity pool including a plurality of disk devices accessible from the interface controllers, and a storage capacity pool controller to control the storage capacity pool.

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HITACHI LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kitamura, Manabu Yokohama, JP 109 4365
Matsunami, Naoto Hayama, JP 158 4664
Sonoda, Koji Sagamihara, JP 97 1836
Yokohata, Shizuo Ninomiya, JP 27 348

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