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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Toshihiko Kashiyama, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Cupertino, CA (US);
Toshihiko Kashiyama, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tomohiro Kawaguchi, Cupertino, CA (US);
HITACHI, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments provide integrated thin provisioning pool for primary logical volume and secondary logical volume in a storage subsystem. A storage system comprises a processor; a memory; and a storage controller. In one embodiment, the storage controller is configured to allocate storage area from a first pool in response to a write request, and to control allocation of storage areas for a plurality of related data, which are to be allocated from the first pool, from different specified RAID groups in the first pool. In another embodiment, the storage controller is configured to allocate storage area from a first pool in response to a write request, and to control allocation of storage areas for a plurality of related data, which are to be allocated from the first pool, from different RAID groups in the first pool.