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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Masahisa Tamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuo Noguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutaka Ogihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsutaro Maruyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Riichiro Take, Kawasaki, JP;
Masahisa Tamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuo Noguchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutaka Ogihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsutaro Maruyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Riichiro Take, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A storage management apparatus manages a plurality of storage apparatuses connected to each other over a network in a storage system that distributes data among the storage apparatuses and stores the data therein. The storage management apparatus has a patrol process executing unit configured to execute a patrol process to confirm whether a storage area of each storage apparatus operates normally and a patrol flow controlling unit configured to control a patrol flow indicating the speed of the patrol process executed by the patrol process executing unit.