Online virtual safe deposit box user experience

Monitoring and updating mapping of physical storage allocation of virtual machine without changing identifier of the storage volume assigned to virtual machine

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN CONVENTIONAL VOLUMES AND THIN PROVISIONING WITH AUTOMATED TIER MANAGEMENT

System and method for sector remapping

Resource sharing in a telecommunications environment

Apparatus and method for virtualizing data storage media, such as for use in a data storage library providing resource virtualization

Logical volume configuration information distribution program, logical volume configuration information distribution method, and logical volume configuration information distribution apparatus

Apparatus and managing method using a preset policy based on an invalidated I/O path by using configuration information acquired from storage system

Storing chunks in containers

Allocation control program and allocation control device

Methods and systems for dynamically switching between communications protocols

Storage subsystem and storage system architecture performing storage virtualization and method thereof

Storage subsystem and storage system architecture performing storage virtualization and method thereof

Methods and systems for providing translations of data retrieved from a storage system in a cloud computing environment

Methods and systems for automated management of virtual resources in a cloud computing environment

Computer system and storage pool management method

DATA COPYING METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A THIN PROVISIONED SYSTEM

Notifying software components using a shared physical storage medium

Estimating space in a compressed volume

Consumer share quota feature

METADATA SERVER AND DISK VOLUME SELECTING METHOD THEREOF

Systems and Methods for Resynchronizing Information

Data storage control on storage devices

Storage apparatus and storage area allocation method

Efficient alert mechanism for overutilization of storage resources

Identification and containment of performance hot-spots in virtual volumes

Deduplicated file system

Efficient volume manager hot swapping

Storage System and Operation Method Thereof

System and method for managing an electronic storage volume

Method and system for controlling information of logical division in a storage controller

Dynamic performance virtualization for disk access

Storage Area Allocation Method and a Management Server

Hierarchical storage system

Data allocation and replication across distributed storage system

System and method for loose coupling between raid volumes and drive groups

Computer system, storage area allocation method, and management computer

Embedded scale-out aggregator for storage array controllers

Hierarchical immutable content-addressable memory processor

STORAGE SYSTEM

COMPUTER SYSTEM AND STORAGE SYSTEM

Automated method to configure a data storage system

Management computer used to construct backup configuration of application data

Method and apparatus using linked lists for streaming of data for soild-state bulk storage device

Method and system for accessing storage via the internet

Storage system for controlling assignment of storage area to virtual volume storing specific pattern data

Storage area network and method for provisioning therein

Resource arbitration for shared-write access via persistent reservation

Computer system and control method therefor

STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING ALLOCATION-ON-USE VOLUME AND POWER SAVING FUNCTION

System and method of managing metadata

Utilizing more capacity of a physical disk through multiple logical drives on the physical disk

Storage device and control method for managing resources of a storage system

Backup apparatus, backup method and computer readable medium having a backup program

Switch apparatus storing information indicating access of hosts to virtual storage areas

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING PERFORMANCE TO DATA VOLUMES ON DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND CONTROLLING PERFORMANCE OF DATA VOLUMES

Systems and methods for storage allocation in provisioning of virtual machines

ERROR CODE HANDLING IN A STORAGE SUBSYSTEM

Virtual disk drive system and method

Computer system and a method for managing logical volumes

Management of recycling bin for thinly-provisioned logical volumes

Methods and apparatus for passing information to a host system to suggest logical locations to allocate to a file

Semiconductor storage device with volatile and nonvolatile memories, method of controlling the same, controller and information processing apparatus

Semiconductor device having a volatile semiconductor memory and a nonvolatile semiconductor memory which performs read/write using different size data units

Semiconductor storage device with nonvolatile and volatile memories, method of controlling the same, controller and information processing apparatus

Semiconductor storage device with volatile and nonvolatile memories

Method and system for transformation of logical data objects for storage

Storage device and control method for the same

Assigning data to NVRAM of shared access hybrid hard drives

Storage apparatus, memory area managing method thereof, and flash memory package

Method for allocating logical unit inside storage system to logical volume and storage controller

Method and system for transformation of logical data objects for storage

Methods, systems and programs for partitioned storage resources and services in dynamically reorganized storage platforms

Computer system, management method, and management computer for managing data archiving storage extents based on server performance management information and storage utilization information

DISTRIBUTED STORAGE MANAGING APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTED STORAGE MANAGING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT

Optimizing virtual memory allocation in a virtual machine based upon a previous usage of the virtual memory blocks

Method and system for transformation of logical data objects for storage

Method for self optimizing value based data allocation across a multi-tier storage system

Method and system for managing wear-level aware file systems

Dynamic write balancing in a data storage system

Storage system dynamic classification

Data storage resource allocation by employing dynamic methods and blacklisting resource request pools

Data storage resource allocation by performing abbreviated resource checks based on relative chances of failure of the data storage resources to determine whether data storage requests would fail

Storage area dynamic assignment method

Computer system for reducing power consumption of storage system and method for controlling the same

Disk drive and method for controlling the disk drive

Allocating clusters to storage partitions in a storage system

Method and system for transformation of logical data objects for storage

Method and system for transformation of logical data objects for storage

Virtual disk drive system and method

Computer system, management computer and storage system, and storage area allocation amount controlling method

Storage controller, and method operative to relocate logical storage devices based on times and locations specified in a relocating plan

STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Information recording method and information recording apparatus

Quad-state power-saving virtual storage controller

Apparatus and method for reallocating logical to physical disk devices using a storage controller with access frequency and sequential access ratio calculations and display

Storage system of storage hierarchy devices and a method of controlling storage hierarchy devices based on a user policy of I/O performance and power consumption

Storage virtualization system with dynamic allocation of physical storage space

Storage subsystem and storage system

Storage device with instructions for performing methods of processing I/O requests

Storage system with performance limit detection unit and processing percentage determination unit for ensuring priority data performance

Load balanced storage provisioning

Flash memory architecture with separate storage of overhead and user data

Method and system for automatically preserving persistent storage

Coordinated remote and local machine configuration

Virtual array site configuration

On-demand virtual storage capacity

Storage management method, storage management program, storage management apparatus, and storage management system

Storage system, control unit, image forming apparatus, image forming method, and computer readable medium

Storage capacity allocation control apparatus and method thereof

Storage system and capacity allocation method therefor

Storage system managing information in accordance with changes in the storage system configuration

System and method for reclaiming unused space from a thinly provisioned data container

Information processing apparatus and informaiton processing method

Storage system, volume allocation method and management apparatus

Storage system and method of taking over logical unit in storage system

Storage apparatus and configuration setting method

Multi-level striping and truncation channel-equalization for flash-memory system

Data processing system and storage area allocation method thereof

Media processing system having resource partitioning

Storage system and management method thereof

Storage control system including virtualization and control method for same

Memory system

Information Processing Apparatus and Nonvolatile Semiconductor Memory Drive

Storage apparatus and storage area allocation method

Apparatus and method for managing logical volume in distributed storage systems

Method and system for implementing a virtual storage pool in a virtual environment

Virtualization switch, computer system, and data copy method

Remote space efficient repository

Storage apparatus and data writing method

Data management method for network storage system and the network storage system built thereof

Data storage device

Systems and methods for recovering electronic information from a storage medium

VOLUME MANAGEMENT METHOD IN A STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING ENCRYPTION FEATURE

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING A MASS DATA STORAGE DEVICE, SUCH AS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING A CARTRIDGE TAPE DRIVE

Using the LUN type for storage allocation

Data storage apparatus and data storage method

Policy based storage appliance virtualization

Preallocated disk queuing

Method and system for grouping storage system components

System and method for controlling access to multiple physical media libraries

MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD

Storage device with multiple management identity and management method thereof

Computer and method for controlling whether or not to release all real storage areas assigned to virtual volume

Automatic increasing of capacity of a virtual space in a virtual world

Virtual disk drive system and method

Method and system for assigning or creating a resource

Virtual disk drive system and method

System, method, and computer program product for increasing a lifetime of a plurality of blocks of memory

Storage system for restoring data stored in failed storage device

Storage system having a first computer, a second computer connected to the first computer via a network, and a storage device system that is accessed by the second computer

Techniques for Dynamic Volume Allocation in a Storage System

Virtual disk drive system and method

Method and system for block allocation for hybrid drives

System and Method for Zoning of Devices in a Storage Area Network

Method and apparatus for enabling a NAS system to utilize thin provisioning

Mechanisms for creation/deletion of linear block address table entries for direct I/O

Device allocation utilizing job information, storage system with a spin control function, and computer thereof

System and method for identifying least busy resources in a storage system using values assigned in a hierarchical tree structure

SCALEABLE AND MAINTAINABLE SOLID STATE DRIVE

STORAGE SYSTEM, DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT ALLOCATION METHOD THEREOF

Allocation of heterogeneous storage devices to spares and storage arrays

Method for automatically configuring additional component to a storage subsystem

Transfer of ownership of a storage object in response to an original owner node becoming available after a period of unavailability

Consistent data storage subsystem configuration replication

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PROTECTION MANAGEMENT FOR NETWORK STORAGE

Management of temporary and permanent areas in nonvolatile memories of a storage system

Method and apparatus for capacity on demand dynamic chunk allocation

Method and Apparatus for Managing Media Storage Devices

Virtual network storage system, network storage device and virtual method

Smart Solid State Drive And Method For Handling Critical Files

System and Method for Data Storage and Backup

Optimizing storage allocation

Method and system for placement of logical data stores to minimize request response time

Handling multi-rank pools and varying degrees of control in volume allocation on storage controllers

Allocating Disk Space On A Disk Drive

Storage system that executes performance optimization that maintains redundancy

Redundant pile of inexpensive drivers (RPID)

Method of interfacing a host operating through a logical address space with a direct file storage medium

Dynamic logical mapping

Dynamically matching data service capabilities to data service level objectives

Correlated analysis of wasted space and capacity efficiency in complex storage infrastructures

File storage in a computer system with diverse storage media

Storage management method and storage management system

Resource sharing and allocation between a plurality of different raid policies on groups of disks

Displaying multiple storage windows

Managing resources in cluster storage systems

Computer system managing an access to a storage system

Latency aligned volume provisioning methods for interconnected multiple storage controller configuration

Method for determining allocation of tape drive resources for a secure data erase process

System for selectively performing a secure data erase to ensure timely erasure

Hints model for optimization of storage devices connected to host and write optimization schema for storage devices

Storage system

Computer system and a method of assigning a storage device to a computer

Storage system in which resources are dynamically allocated to logical partition, and logical division method for storage system

REBALANCING OF STRIPED DISK DATA

Techniques for host to host transfer of sequential media and use of persistent reservation to protect media during host to host transfer

Rebalancing of striped disk data

Method and apparatus for chunk allocation in a thin provisioning storage system

Disk space allocation

Storage system having dynamic volume allocation function

RAID control apparatus and control method therefor

Method for automatic dump assurance

Storage control system and method having first and second channel control sections which convert file level data to block level data, judge whether block level data is to be stored in external storage and identifies save destination address of file level data based on metadata

Method and Apparatus for Provisioning Storage Volumes

STORAGE MODULE AND CAPACITY POOL FREE CAPACITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD

Hierarchical immutable content-addressable memory processor

Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating storage risks

Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing

Method and System for Placement of Logical Data Stores to Minimize Request Response Time

Network system and method for setting volume group in the network system

DATA PROTECTION VIA SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION OF MULTIPLE DISK DRIVES

Method, computer and system for managing a storage subsystem configuration

Extension of write anywhere file layout write allocation

METHOD AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR STORAGE PROVISIONING PLANNING

System, method and program for managing storage

Rapid search system and method in high capacity hard disk drive cluster

Virtual drive mapping

STORAGE SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR SELECTING MEMORY REGION

Storage system having a plurality of virtualization apparatuses that allocate a storage area, form a plurality of virtual volumes, and process input-output from a host processor

Multiple instances of mapping configurations in a storage system or storage appliance

Storage System Managing Method and Computer System

System and method of volume group creation based on an automatic drive selection scheme

Storage extent allocation method for thin provisioning storage

Method and apparatus for migrating data between storage volumes of different data pattern

Storage system and logical unit checking method for the same

Storage system and data input/output control method

Resource allocation in computers

Storage system and data backup method for the same

System and method for flexible physical-logical mapping raid arrays

Article of manufacture and system for storage pool space allocation across multiple locations

Storage controller, and logical volume formation method for the storage controller

Storage system, storage unit, and storage management system

Dynamic operation mode transition of a storage subsystem

Storage virtualization switch

Flash memory device with multi-level cells and method of writing data therein

Method and apparatus for power-managing storage devices in a storage pool

Virtualization system and area allocation control method

Volume selection method and information processing system

Cache disk storage upgrade

Method and apparatus for storage provisioning automation in a data center

Storage apparatus and configuration setting method

Storage control system including virtualization and control method for same

Method and System for Mapping Disk Drives in a Shared Disk Cluster

Storage control apparatus and storage control method

Redundant data assignment in a data storage system

Apparatus and method to manage one or more reserved volume serial numbers in a virtual library grid

Processing a SCSI reserve in a network implementing network-based virtualization

Massively parallel data storage and processing system

Implementing virtual disk reservations on a storage media for multiple distributed applications

Management system for a virtualized storage environment

System and method for automatic reassignment of shared storage on blade replacement

Space allocation in a write anywhere file system

Computer system and a method of replication

System and method for transferring volume ownership in networked storage

Multi-tiered storage

Logical library architecture for data storage applications and methods of use

Snapshot expansion system and method thereof

Systems and methods of processing I/O requests in data storage systems

System and method for reconfiguring continuous data protection system upon volume size change

NAS system and information processing method for the same

Host computer system and storage system having a bandwidth management function for storage volumes

Data storage system

Storage area allocating apparatus, storage area allocating method, and computer product

Storage control apparatus for selecting storage media based on a user-specified performance requirement

Data reallocation among storage systems

Storage system comprising a plurality of tape media one of which corresponding to a virtual disk

Systems and methods for migrating components in a hierarchical storage network

Distributed maintenance of snapshot copies by a primary processor managing metadata and a secondary processor providing read-write access to a production dataset

Method for allocating storage area to virtual volume

Storage resource management system, method, and computer for dividing volumes based on priority, necessary capacity and volume characteristics

Storage area dynamic assignment method

Method, device and program for managing volume

Storage system and control method for managing use of physical storage areas

Storage system, data management apparatus and management method thereof

Virtual disk drive system and method

Virtual disk drive system and method

Virtual disk drive system and method

Storage system and storage area allocation method configuring pool areas each including logical volumes having identical allocation unit size

Storage system and method for restricting access to virtual memory area by management host, and program for executing the same

System environment setting support program, system environment setting support method, and system environment setting support apparatus

Storage system comprising microprocessor load distribution function

Storage system issuing optimum I/O command to allocation-on-use enabled volume and controlling method therefor

Computer system for controlling allocation of physical links and method thereof

Methods and systems for hierarchical management of distributed data

Apparatus and method for using storage domains for controlling data in storage area networks

System and method for allocation of organizational resources

Computer system, management computer and storage system, and storage area allocation amount controlling method

Systems and methods for migrating components in a hierarchical storage network

Systems and methods for resynchronizing information

Storage management method and storage management system

Storage controller

Variable mobile media storage system

Virtual disk drive system and method

Method of allocating storage space from storage devices within a computer system

Conversion management device and conversion management method for a storage virtualization system

Method of managing data snapshot images in a storage system

Computer system, management computer, and volume allocation change method of management computer

Memory block quality identification in a memory device

Storage system and storage control method