Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for capacity on demand dynamic chunk allocation
- Patent Title (中): 容量随选动态块分配的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11836056Application Date: 2007-08-08
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Publication No.: US07941598B2Publication Date: 2011-05-10
- Inventor: Yasunori Kaneda , Akira Yamamoto
- Applicant: Yasunori Kaneda , Akira Yamamoto
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F13/12
- IPC: G06F13/12

Abstract:
The system is composed of the storage apparatuses with dynamic chunk allocation capabilities, the centralized management computer. Some storage apparatuses have the extra HDDs or volumes for providing extra capacity (extra chunks), which are concealed by a secret key. The storage apparatus with the closed segment has the key management program and key management table. The centralized management computer has the storage on demand management program, the pending request table, the priority table and the master key table. The storage apparatus may connect to the other storage apparatuses for sharing the extra capacities in the closed segment. The storage apparatus issues the chunk addition request to the centralized management computer. The centralized management computer provides a key according to the priority table and the master key table. The centralized management computer may provide the key according to the chunk consumption rate reported by the storage apparatus and/or remaining capacity in the other storage apparatuses.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090043958A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPACITY ON DEMAND DYNAMIC CHUNK ALLOCATION Public/Granted day:2009-02-12
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