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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2008
Masanori Fujii, Odawara, JP;
Tsukasa Nishimura, Odawara, JP;
Sumihiro Miura, Odawara, JP;
Yoshinori Okubo, Odawara, JP;
Masanori Fujii, Odawara, JP;
Tsukasa Nishimura, Odawara, JP;
Sumihiro Miura, Odawara, JP;
Yoshinori Okubo, Odawara, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage system, which is coupled to a computer, includes a storage device, a controller, a plurality of cache memory units, and a connecting unit. Each of the plurality of cache memory units includes: a cache memory for storing data; an auxiliary storage device for holding a content of data even after shutdown of power; and a cache controller for controlling an input/output of data to/from the cache memory and the auxiliary storage device. The cache controller store data stored in the cache memory, which is divided into a plurality of parts, into a plurality of the auxiliary storage devices included in the plurality of cache memory units.