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Inventor: Akiyoshi Hashimoto


Address: Kawasaki, JP
No. of applications: 15
Last application issue date: 07/28/2011

Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20110185357Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems
To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that s...
07/28/2011
20100275058Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems
To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that s...
10/28/2010
20100042629FILE SERVER WHICH CONDUCTS A MEMORY TEST UPON BOOT UP
Provided is a file server providing a file service to a host computer, including an interface coupled to the host computer; a processor; a memory; and an interface coupled to a disk drive. The file server is configured to calculate a capacity of storage areas in the mem...
02/18/2010
20090113142STORAGE HAVING LOGICAL PARTITIONING CAPABILITY AND SYSTEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE STORAGE
A storage includes: host interface units; file control processors which receives a file input/output request and translates the file input/output request into a data input/output request; file control memories which store translation control data; groups of disk drives;...
04/30/2009
20080098194COMPUTER SYSTEM, STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY BASED ON LOGICAL PARTITION
Provided is a computer system, in which a storage system includes a first control module for logically dividing first resources of the storage system and operating them as independent virtual storage systems. A computer includes a second control module for logically div...
04/24/2008
20070186141Method and information apparatus for improving data reliability
Reliability of data that is stored in a disk drive by a storage system is enhanced. An information apparatus has a processor, a memory, an interface control unit, and a system control unit, which controls communications between the processor, the memory, and the interfa...
08/09/2007
20070130424Storage system and capacity allocation method therefor
A storage system connected to a terminal, the computer system includes: a plurality of drive devices that respectively drive a plurality of physical disks each having a physical storage area; a RAID configuration unit that configures a plurality of RAID groups by groupi...
06/07/2007
20070106872Storage having a logical partitioning capability and systems which include the storage
A storage includes: host interface units; file control processors which receives a file input/output request and translates the file input/output request into a data input/output request; file control memories which store translation control data; groups of disk drives;...
05/10/2007
20070033341Storage system for controlling disk cache
To eliminate duplicated caching in a storage system with plural disk cache partitions, which are obtained by dividing a disk cache. A storage system includes non-volatile medium that stores data; a disk cache that temporarily stores data to be stored in the non-volatile...
02/08/2007
20060174087Computer system, computer, storage system, and control terminal
To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that s...
08/03/2006
20060101092Computer system and method for managing file versions
The version management method according to the present invention by a computer system comprises a repository server 2 and a user terminal 1. The repository server 2 executes a procedure that the file to be updated within the user repository 26
05/11/2006
20060015861Storage system
A technique that can update the firmware with services for clients continued on a circuit board that comprises a control unit of a storage system is provided. A plurality of blade that comprise control unit have previous BIOS on flash memory. Clusters are formed includi...
01/19/2006
20050091453Storage having logical partitioning capability and systems which include the storage
A storage includes: host interface units; file control processors which receives a file input/output request and translates the file input/output request into a data input/output request; file control memories which store translation control data; groups of disk drives;...
04/28/2005
20050091454Storage having logical partitioning capability and systems which include the storage
A storage includes: host interface units; file control processors which receives a file input/output request and translates the file input/output request into a data input/output request; file control memories which store translation control data; groups of disk drives;...
04/28/2005
20050022024File server system
A file server is formed by hard disk drives directly connected to a LAN. When a hard disk drive is started, a file controller sets up a configuration that prevents other network devices from accessing the hard disk drive. This configuration makes the file controller the...
01/27/2005
 
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