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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2006
Kashie Araki, Odawara, JP;
Masanobu Yamamoto, Odawara, JP;
Tomoyuki Kato, Odawara, JP;
Kei Sato, Chigasaki, JP;
Kashie Araki, Odawara, JP;
Masanobu Yamamoto, Odawara, JP;
Tomoyuki Kato, Odawara, JP;
Kei Sato, Chigasaki, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This storage apparatus has a plurality of physical devices for storing data sent from a host system, and includes a physical device group setting unit for setting a physical device group from the plurality of physical devices based on a policy file which lists matters to be operated and set by an administrator as parameters in advance, and information on the physical devices, a first logical device setting unit for setting a first logical device from the physical device group based on information on the physical device group and the policy file set with the physical device group setting unit, and a second logical device setting unit for setting a second logical device from the first logical device based the information on the first logical device and the policy file set with the first logical device setting unit.