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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Fuming Liu, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiko Sakaguchi, Tachikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Fuming Liu, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiko Sakaguchi, Tachikawa, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A volume group comprising one or a plurality of logical volumes is set. A coexistence avoidance volume group having different array groups can be set to the volume group. Upon execution of preset volume search criteria, a logical volume is specified by carrying out a search in which are excluded array groups to which logical volumes in the coexistence avoidance volume belong.