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Storage apparatus, controller and storage apparatus control method
US9075772B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9075772-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113161403-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2015 |
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An apparatus including: a first storage for storing first data; second storages for storing the first data; a storage controller for storing the first data stored in the first storage into the second storage; a third storage for saving data including second data; a saving device for reading the data and saving the data in the third storage; a data set output device for outputting the data to a copy destination device; a restoration device for storing the data saved in the third storage into available ones of the second storages; and a suspending device for causing the data set output device to output all of the data stored in the second storage to the copy destination device and then suspending the output of the data by the data set output device to the copy destination device to place the data set output device in a suspend state.
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What is claimed is: 1. A storage apparatus comprising: a first storage for storing first data sent from a host device; a plurality of second storages for temporarily storing the first data; a data storage controller for storing the first data stored in the first storage into one of the plurality of second storages; a third storage used for saving a set of data including second data stored in each of the plurality of second storages; a saving device for, depending on availa…
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- What does patent US9075772B2 cover?
- An apparatus including: a first storage for storing first data; second storages for storing the first data; a storage controller for storing the first data stored in the first storage into the second storage; a third storage for saving data including second data; a saving device for reading the data and saving the data in the third storage; a data set output device for outputting the data…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kawada Takashi, Shinozaki Yoshinari, Nishizono Shinichi, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F11/2071. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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