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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Tsukasa Shibayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Wataru Okada, Odawara, JP;
Yukinori Sakashita, Sagamihara, JP;
Yuri Hiraiwa, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahide Sato, Noda, JP;
Inventors:
Tsukasa Shibayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Wataru Okada, Odawara, JP;
Yukinori Sakashita, Sagamihara, JP;
Yuri Hiraiwa, Sagamihara, JP;
Masahide Sato, Noda, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data processing system includes a first storage system configured with a virtual logical volume that includes a dynamically expandable volume, a second storage system coupled to the first storage system through a data copy network, a host computer configured to input data to the virtual logical volume, and a management server coupled to the host computer, configured to manage the virtual logical volume.