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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Akihiro Mannen, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Mimatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Arakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Naoto Matsunami, Hayama, JP;
Kenji Muraoka, Odawara, JP;
Akihiro Mannen, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuyuki Mimatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Arakawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Naoto Matsunami, Hayama, JP;
Kenji Muraoka, Odawara, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of creating a copy of a virtualized storage region in a data processing system for virtualizing the storage region. A server manages the correlation between the virtualized storage region and the physical storage region, utilizes the function of the storage unit for those physical storage regions having a function, and the function for those physical storage regions without the function, to efficiently copy the virtualized storage region.