Storage system for holding a remaining available lifetime of a logical storage region

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8370572
APP PUB NO 20110167220A1
SERIAL NO

13035363

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The storage system includes a plurality of first disk devices, a plurality of second disk devices, in which a lifetime of the plurality of second disk devices is different from a lifetime of the plurality of first disk devices, and a controller coupled to the plurality of first disk devices and the plurality of second disk devices. The controller configures a first logical unit by the plurality of first disk devices and a second logical unit by the plurality of second disk devices, provides the first and the second logical units to a host computer, and manages a first remaining available time of the first logical unit and a second remaining available time of the second logical unit, on logical unit basis.

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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
Mannen, Akihiro Yokohama, JP 24 460
Matsunami, Naoto Hayama, JP 158 9328
Yagisawa, Ikuya Tokyo, JP 93 3694
Yamamoto, Masayuki Sagamihara, JP 380 10296

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