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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Kazunobu Ohashi, Odawara, JP;
Takao Satoh, Odawara, JP;
Kiichiro Urabe, Isehara, JP;
Toshio Nakano, Chigasaki, JP;
Shizuo Yokohata, Ninomiya, JP;
Kazunobu Ohashi, Odawara, JP;
Takao Satoh, Odawara, JP;
Kiichiro Urabe, Isehara, JP;
Toshio Nakano, Chigasaki, JP;
Shizuo Yokohata, Ninomiya, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for verifying data in a storage system is disclosed. A host computer transmits area management data to a storage controller. The area management data specifies a range of a storage area in a storage device to be used by an application program having a mechanism for verifying data suitability. Upon receipt of an input/output request transmitted from the host computer, the storage controller performs verification, which is usually performed by the application program, of the data that is to be processed according to the data input/output request and to be input/output to/from the storage area, which is specified in accordance with the received area management data.