US Patent 7484066 Assuring performance of external storage systems

Patent 7484066 was granted and assigned to Hitachi on January, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Hitachi

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7484066

Patent Inventor Names

Yoshiki Kano0

Hidehisa Shitomi0

Date of Patent

January 27, 2009

Patent Application Number

11107598

Date Filed

April 15, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Matt Kim

Patent abstract

In a system having an internal storage system and an external storage system, a technique is provided for allowing the external storage system to inherit performance parameters from the internal storage system. Management tables are established in each of the two storage systems, and data pertaining to desired operational characteristics stored in the management table in the internal storage system. That information is transferred to the external storage system and used control its operations in accordance with the desired performance parameter.