Storage control system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8433686
APP PUB NO 20110252212A1
SERIAL NO

13165025

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A storage system having a plurality of storage devices including a first type storage device and a second type storage device, a reliability attribute and/or a performance attribute of the first type storage device being different from a reliability attribute and/or a performance attribute of the second type storage device. The storage system also has a control unit and managing a plurality of virtual volumes. If necessary, a storage area allocated to a first portion of a virtual volume of the plurality of virtual volumes is changed from a first type storage area of the plurality of first type storage areas to a second type storage area of the plurality of second type storage areas while another first type storage area of the plurality of first type storage areas is allocated to a second portion of the virtual volume.

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HITACHI LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Higaki, Seiichi Ninomiya, JP 40 716
Kezuka, Teiko Odawara, JP 9 102
Murotani, Akira Odawara, JP 44 727

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