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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Takao Mashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Mashima, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage control apparatus comprises a first storage area and a second storage area. Data in the first storage area is stored according to a first data format, and a host computer can exchange data with it using data access commands of the first data format. Data in the second storage area is stored according to a second data format different from the first data format, and a host computer can exchange data with it using data access commands of the second data format. The storage control apparatus further comprises a data recording format conversion unit that is configured to convert and store data that is stored in the first storage area to the second storage area.