Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage system, volume management method, and management computer
- Patent Title (中): 存储系统,卷管理方法和管理电脑
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Application No.: US12385834Application Date: 2009-04-21
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Publication No.: US08131783B2Publication Date: 2012-03-06
- Inventor: Keiichi Matsuzawa , Atsushi Sutoh
- Applicant: Keiichi Matsuzawa , Atsushi Sutoh
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Stites & Harbison PLLC
- Agent Juan Carlos A. Marquez, Esq.
- Priority: JP2009-035236 20090218
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A storage system for optimizing volume capacity among file management computers of sharing a storage apparatus is provided. A capacity management computer acquires statistical information such as access history information from the file management computers and the storage apparatus. The capacity management computer executes a capacity optimizing process for the storage apparatus in association with a specified date. The capacity management computer calculates optimized capacity for the respective file systems based on the statistical information by redistributing available capacity of volumes according to a predetermined standard such as a capacity consuming speed. Further, the capacity management computer instructs the file management computers and the storage apparatus to optimize a size of the file systems and the capacity of the volumes, respectively.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100211620A1 Storage system, volume management method, and management computer Public/Granted day:2010-08-19
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