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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Ai Satoyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Manabu Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Ai Satoyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Manabu Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage system capable of managing information in accordance with system configuration changes is provided. When sub-storage systemsA,B are connected to each other, a storage systemis managed in such a manner that the sub-storage systemsA andB are connected to each other via a connection cableto constitute modulesA andB respectively, pieces of coupling control information of the respective modulesA,B are coupled together, and the modulesA,B are recognized as a single access target for data input/output requests from a hostA.