The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2007
Shogo Mikami, Yokohama, JP;
Shogo Mikami, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage system includes an application server that provides an application composed of a plurality of programs, a plurality of first volumes that store data that the programs use, and a plurality of second volumes set in pair states where replicas of the plurality of first volumes are stored. A program for managing the storage system controls a computer to execute the procedures of: identifying any one of the plurality of programs; identifying a first volume that the identified program uses; obtaining every second volume set in a pair state with the first volume; and summarizing the first volume and the obtained second volume for the identified program.