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Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:

Kunihiko Nashimoto, Ninomiya, JP;

Keishi Tamura, Fujisawa, JP;

Hideo Saito, Kawasaki, JP;

Inventors:

Kunihiko Nashimoto, Ninomiya, JP;

Keishi Tamura, Fujisawa, JP;

Hideo Saito, Kawasaki, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/312 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01);
Abstract

For first write request to a virtual volume, the first storage apparatus performs processing by a method of either a first write processing method that stores write data in a first logical volume associated with the virtual volume as well as transfers a first write request, to the second storage apparatus, for storing the write data in a second logical volume associated with the virtual volume of the second storage apparatus or a second write processing method that transfers a first write request, to the second storage apparatus, then selects a processing method according to a first IO load on a first area of the virtual volume of the first storage apparatus and a second IO load on the first area of the virtual volume of the second storage apparatus to perform a processing for the first write request.


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