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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Keiichi Kaiya, Hadano, JP;
Noboru Furuumi, Yokohama, JP;
Kenta Ninose, Yokohama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A computer system includes: a first storage apparatus; a second storage apparatus; a first volume of the first storage apparatus; and a second volume of the second storage apparatus; wherein the first volume and the second volume have a copy pair relationship and a host system recognizes the second volume as the same volume as the first volume; and wherein the first storage apparatus sends reservation information of the first volume to the second storage apparatus; and the second storage apparatus controls access from the host system on the basis of the received reservation information.