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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 26, 1997
Nobuhisa Yoda, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An information storage system having a volume managing function and including a magnetooptical disk auto-changer, the system having data location optimizing means for, in accordance with access speed at which an access of data is made from each of disks, performing an optimizing function for optimizing data location in a case where data is stored in the disk, a volume management table for collecting and storing statistical information of data accesses for determining validity of the optimizing function when each of the disks has made an access to data, and data optimization determination means for determining validity of the optimizing function in accordance with the statistical information of data accesses.