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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2004
Yukio Nakano, Oyama, JP;
Tatsundo Aoshima, Yokohama, JP;
Shotaro Ohno, Yamato, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of allocating storage areas, intended to reserve the storage areas formed on a storage device for storing data, this method including the steps of: registering beforehand as a storage configuration information table, information on multiple storage areas to be managed and on the position where the storage device is installed; registering information on the purposes of use and positions of the storage areas beforehand as a position management table; acquiring position information from the position management tablein accordance with an allocation request for a storage area associated with the purpose of use; selecting an unallocated storage area from the storage configuration information tablewith reference to the position information; and sending information on a selected area to a client from which the allocation request was issued.