Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage apparatus and storage control method for the same
- Patent Title (中): 存储装置和存储控制方法相同
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Application No.: US12865414Application Date: 2010-07-22
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Publication No.: US08656099B2Publication Date: 2014-02-18
- Inventor: Kenichi Saito , Takashi Chikusa , Kazuya Hirano , Hiroyuki Kumasawa
- Applicant: Kenichi Saito , Takashi Chikusa , Kazuya Hirano , Hiroyuki Kumasawa
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/JP2010/004705 WO 20100722
- International Announcement: WO2012/011153 WO 20120126
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00

Abstract:
A storage apparatus and its control method capable of implementing thin provisioning and reducing power consumption of storage devices are provided. The storage apparatus classifies a plurality of storage devices, which provide a pool with a storage resource, into a plurality of groups; performs thin provisioning operation by setting some of the plurality of groups to an active mode, in which the storage devices belonging to the groups are made to enter an activated state; sets other groups to a power-saving mode in which the storage devices are made to enter a power-saving state; and sequentially switches between the group(s) in the active mode and the group(s) in the power-saving mode among the plurality of groups.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120023292A1 STORAGE APPARATUS AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME Public/Granted day:2012-01-26
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