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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Shinobu Fujihara, Yamato, JP;
Takeshi Inagaki, Sagamihara, JP;
Shinsuke Mitsuma, Machida, JP;
Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Sagamihara, JP;
Terue Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Shinobu Fujihara, Yamato, JP;
Takeshi Inagaki, Sagamihara, JP;
Shinsuke Mitsuma, Machida, JP;
Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Sagamihara, JP;
Terue Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A control apparatus connected to different types of storage devices include a performance-information storing section that stores performance information on the storage devices; a list storing section that stores a list of data on the storage devices; a monitoring section that monitors the load statuses of the storage devices and the control apparatus; a detecting section; an estimating section; and a determining section.