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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Naoto Matsunami, Hayama, JP;
Manabu Kitamura, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Sonoda, Sagamihara, JP;
Shizuo Yokohata, Ninomiya, JP;
Naoto Matsunami, Hayama, JP;
Manabu Kitamura, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Sonoda, Sagamihara, JP;
Shizuo Yokohata, Ninomiya, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage has NAS and SAN functions and a high degree of freedom to configure a system to reduce the management and operation cost. The storage includes a plurality of interface slots in which a plurality of interface controllers can be installed, a block I/O interface controller which has SAN functions and which can be installed in the slot, a file I/O interface controller which has NAS functions and which can be installed in the slots, a storage capacity pool including a plurality of disk devices accessible from the interface controllers, and a storage capacity pool controller to control the storage capacity pool.