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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abhishek Johri, Tokyo, JP;
Takahito Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an information storage system including a first storage apparatus configured to provide a first logical volume, a second storage apparatus configured to provide a second logical volume, and a quorum accessed from the first storage apparatus and the second storage apparatus and including information regarding states of the first storage apparatus and the second storage apparatus. The second storage apparatus is configured to, after detecting communication failure with the quorum, halt use of the quorum and check communication with the first storage apparatus for failure before responding to the host for each of read and write commands sent from the host.