Computer system and cache control method

US9304918B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9304918-B2
Application numberUS-201414287206-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 27, 2014
Priority dateMay 28, 2013
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A computer system, comprising: a server; and a storage system, the server including an operating system, the storage system including a storage control part, wherein the operating system is configured to: transmit a read request for first data to the storage system in a case of receiving the read request for the first data not stored in a server cache from an application; store the first data received from the storage system into the server cache, and wherein the storage control part is configured to: read the first data from the storage cache, transmit the read first data to the server, and invalidate the first data stored in the storage cache.

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What is claimed is: 1. A computer system, comprising: a server, on which an application runs; and a storage system for storing data to be used by the application, the server including a first processor, a first memory, a cache device, in which a server cache for temporarily storing data is set up, and a first interface for coupling to another apparatus, the storage system including a controller and a plurality of storage devices, the controller including a second processor…

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What does patent US9304918B2 cover?
A computer system, comprising: a server; and a storage system, the server including an operating system, the storage system including a storage control part, wherein the operating system is configured to: transmit a read request for first data to the storage system in a case of receiving the read request for the first data not stored in a server cache from an application; store the first data r…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Hitachi Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F12/0871. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).