Direct access storage system with combined block interface and file interface access

System and program for determining the availability of paths to a device

Computer system managing an access to a storage system

Method and system for arbitrating computer access to a shared storage medium using SCSI protocol

Storage Management System

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

Information processing apparatus having virtualization function, method of virtualization, and computer-readable recording medium

Latency aligned volume provisioning methods for interconnected multiple storage controller configuration

Storage apparatus and management unit setting method

COMPRESSION CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD

Synchronizing logical systems

System and apparatus for transferring data between communication elements

Raid configuration indication in network attached storage

Reconfiguring a Storage Area Network

Storage system and computer system

Snapshot preserved data cloning

Storage system and control method thereof

Path Assignment Method in Consideration of I/O Characteristics

Apparatus for migrating data between heterogeneous data storage devices

Method and apparatus for separating snapshot preserved and write data

Keyword-based content management

Atomic cache transactions in a distributed storage system

Redundant configuration method of a storage system maintenance/management apparatus

Method of saving power consumed by a storage system

Method and apparatus for a unified storage system

Replication in storage systems using a target port mimicking a host initiator port

Disk array subsystem and control method thereof

REMOTE COPY SYSTEM AND REMOTE COPY METHOD

Data stream filters and plug-ins for storage managers

System and method for storing redundant information

System and method for storing redundant information

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING REDUNDANT INFORMATION

System and method for storing redundant information

Snapshot format conversion method and apparatus

STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD THEREOF

Storage system and storage device archive control method

Storage system and management information acquisition method for power saving

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

STORAGE SYSTEM PROVISIONING ARCHITECTURE

Network storage system, management method therefor, and control program product therefor

Storage system and method for controlling cache residency setting in the storage system

Storage system and method of storage system path control

Layering serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) over ethernet

Achieving data consistency with point-in-time copy operations in a parallel I/O environment

Connecting device of storage device and computer system including the same connecting device

Method for managing volume groups considering storage tiers

Management of shared storage I/O resources

Method and system for a self managing and scalable grid storage

Techniques for managing a storage environment

Method of analyzing performance in a storage system

Storage area management method for a storage system

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Providing storage control in a network of storage controllers

Selecting storage clusters to use to access storage

Storage system and storage management system

Storage usage exclusive method

SELECTING STORAGE CLUSTERS TO USE TO ACCESS STORAGE

High performance storage access environment

Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network

Storage system, a method of file data back up and a method of copying of file data

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF STORAGE SYSTEM ASSISTED I/O FENCING FOR SHARED STORAGE CONFIGURATION

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

Data migration method

System, method and apparatus for multiple-protocol-accessible OSD storage subsystem

Server migration planning system and server migration planning method

Volume allocation method

Storage system having a virtual connection between a virtual network attached process and a management process, and an information processing apparatus and connection method thereof

Storage system and management method thereof

Remote flash storage management

Virtual disk router system and virtual disk access system and method therefor

Storage system

Data migrating method taking end time into consideration

Method and Apparatus for Provisioning Storage Volumes

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING VIDEO SERVER STORAGE BANDWIDTH

Flash firmware management

Method and apparatus for flexible access to storage facilities

Hierarchical systems and methods for performing data storage operations

Data storage device management system and method

Method of using portable network-attached storage

Application transparent autonomic availability on a storage area network aware file system

System and method for performing distributed consistency verification of a clustered file system

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING WEB-BASED STORAGE TO A LOCAL OPERATING SYSTEM GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE

Storage system

Rebuilding data on a dispersed storage network

Channel subsystem server time protocol commands and system therefor

Network attached storage (NAS) server having a plurality of automated media portals

CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DATA MIGRATION BETWEEN NAS DEVICES

Method for threshold migration based on fuzzy logic triggers

Critical resource management

Data processing system and copy processing method thereof

Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating storage risks

Systems and methods for storage modeling and costing

Logical unit security for clustered storage area networks

Selection of data mover for data transfer

Storage system and storage migration method

Method and system for policy-based secure destruction of data

Information management

Monitoring usage rate patterns in storage resources

Apparatus for Performing and Coordinating Data Storage Functions

Storage system and method of controlling a storage system

Scalable high-speed cache system in a storage network

Virtualization engine and method, system, and computer program product for managing the storage of data

Low latency send queues in I/O adapter hardware

Storage controller, storage control system, and storage control method

Method, computer program product, and system for providing a multi-tiered snapshot of virtual disks

Storage management system and method

Method and system for caching metadata of a storage system

Method, computer and system for managing a storage subsystem configuration

Transparent data temperature sensitive cluster duplication

Storage system, program and method

Methods and systems for prioritizing input/outputs to storage devices

Versatile information management

Information management architecture

Journal migration method and data recovery management method

File and block information management

Extension of write anywhere file layout write allocation

Implementation of virtual machine operations using storage system functionality

Storage apparatus having virtual-to-actual device addressing scheme

System and method for hybrid virtual machine monitor file system operations

Deferred copy target pull of volume data

METHOD AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR STORAGE PROVISIONING PLANNING

Method, computer system and management computer for managing performance of a storage network

System, method and program for managing storage

Storage apparatus and data management method using the same

Method to perform parallel data migration in a clustered storage environment

Storage system for back-end communications with other storage system

Method and program for supporting setting of access management information

Virtual drive mapping

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

Virtual Placeholder Configuration for Distributed Input/Output Modules

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE COMMAND AND DATA ROUTER

STORAGE ADAPTER AND METHOD THEREOF

Graphical, matrixed method for SAS fabric management

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

Storage system, management method, and management apparatus

System and method for proxying data access commands in a storage system cluster

Storage System Managing Method and Computer System

Efficient utilization of cache servers in mobile communication system

Dynamic path partitioning to multipath storage devices

Bonding Contents On Separate Storage Media

Storage sub-system, host computer, storage system, load balancing method and load balancing program

Fine granularity exchange level load balancing in a multiprocessor storage area network

Storage extent allocation method for thin provisioning storage

Storage system for multi-site remote copy

Apparatus, system, and method for integrated blade raid controller and storage

Storage system with free ports where logical connections via physical paths connecting free ports are controlled

Virtualization support in a multiprocessor storage area network

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

Storage system and logical unit checking method for the same

Interlocking input/outputs on a virtual logic unit number

Storage subsystem and remote copy system using said subsystem

Reflecting bandwidth and priority in network attached storage I/O

Allocating space on data storage devices in proportion to weights associated with the devices

Control of information units in fibre channel communications

Storage system and data backup method for the same

System and method for flexible physical-logical mapping raid arrays

Dynamically changeable virtual mapping scheme

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

Transparent device switchover in a storage area network

Access environment construction system and method

Disk array system

Method, apparatus, and system for controlling data storage

Storage system and controller for controlling remote copying

Storage system and computer system and processing method thereof

Data Transfer Apparatus, Storage Device Control Apparatus and Control Method Using Storage Device Control Apparatus

Fault recovery method in a system having a plurality of storage system

STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION SWITCH AND COMPUTER SYSTEM

Computer system, computer and method for managing performance based on I/O division ratio

Relocation system and a relocation method

Computer system, data migration method and storage management server

Storage virtualization switch

Emulating Volume Having Selected Storage Capacity

Method and system for managing and monitoring virtual storage servers of a hosting storage server

Clustered storage system with external storage systems

System and method for examining client generated content stored on a data container exported by a storage system

Managing snapshots in storage systems

Memory management

Computer system, storage system and method for controlling power supply based on logical partition

Disk array system and method for migrating from one storage system to another

Method for analyzing performance information

METHODS FOR DATA CAPACITY EXPANSION AND DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS

Storage apparatus and area allocation method

Storage system, and method for controlling the same

Storage system and data relocation control device

Management method and a management system for volume

Storage capacity management system in dynamic area provisioning storage

Extending cluster allocations in an extensible file system

Method for reporting redundant controllers as independent storage entities

Computer system, data migration monitoring method and data migration monitoring program

Method and apparatus implementing virtualization for data migration with volume mapping based on configuration information and with efficient use of old assets

System and method for migration of CDP journal data between storage subsystems

Storage control apparatus, storage system, and control method for storage system

Virtualization system and area allocation control method

Volume selection method and information processing system

System for creating and tracking unique identifications of electronic components

Data migration method and information processing system

INTERNET SCSI COMMUNICATION VIA UNDI SERVICES

Internet SCSI communication via UNDI services

Method and system for efficient queue management

Storage defragmentation based on modified physical address and unmodified logical address

Device and method for controlling number of logical paths

Service level mapping method

Method and apparatus for storage provisioning automation in a data center

Method and apparatus for master volume access during volume copy

Storage apparatus and setting method for the same

Information management

Information classification

Environment classification

Cascaded discovery of information environment

Storage management process, storage management apparatus, and computer-readable medium storing storage management program

Storage control system including virtualization and control method for same

Data storage system and control method thereof

Managing SANS with Scalable Hosts

Storage router and method for providing virtual local storage

Data management system and data management method

Data management system and data management method

Storage system and data migration method for the same

Storage system, and data management and migration method

Method of improving efficiency of replication monitoring

Storage system with storage apparatuses including virtual switches

Load balancing method for data I/O paths between groups in which multi-path management is employed

Storage system, method of controlling storage system, and storage device

Methods and systems for a memory section

Managing storage system configuration information

Data arrangement management system, method, and program

Method, system, and article of manufacture for storing device information

File system with distributed components

Managing host logins to storage systems

Redundant data assignment in a data storage system

Apparatus and control method for initializing a phase adjusting part in response to a power supply cut signal

Logical partition conversion for migration between storage units

Apparatus, system, and method for integrating multiple raid storage instances within a blade center

Storage router and method for providing virtual local storage

Storage router and method for providing virtual local storage

Automatic load spreading in a clustered network storage system

Systems and methods for providing nonlinear journaling

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

Method of and system for controlling attributes of a plurality of storage devices

Data-object-related-request routing in a dynamic, distributed data-storage system

Information processing system having volume guard function

Data storage system for setting operation parameter of host system according to operating system of host system

Storage system, method of controlling storage system, and storage device

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

Control device for storage system capable of acting as a constituent element of virtualization storage system

File storage control device and method

Method and apparatus for repurposing compute resources to implement, or not implement, storage access protocols

Management system for a virtualized storage environment

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

Storage performance management method

METHOD FOR MAPPING AN ISCSI TARGET NAME TO A STORAGE RESOURCE BASED ON AN INITIATOR HARDWARE CLASS IDENTIFIER

Assigning data for storage based on speed with which data may be retrieved

DYNAMIC STREAM FILE SYSTEM NETWORK SUPPORT

Method for controlling storage policy according to volume activity

Storage and data protection arrangements managing and setting an access attribute on a storage area basis

Computer system and a method of replication

System for allocating storage performance resource

System and method for transferring volume ownership in networked storage

APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONCURRENT STORAGE POOL MIGRATION AND BACKUP

SAN/NAS integrated management computer and method

Methods, apparatus and computer programs for scheduling storage requests

Storage system and storage control device

System and method for controlling the updating of storage device

Disk array device, method for controlling the disk array device and storage system

System and method for performing storage operations in a computer network

Data processing

Method and apparatus for controlling access to storage device

Remote copy system and control method thereof

SCSI-to-IP cache storage device and method

Disk array control device with an internal connection system for efficient data transfer

Data migration apparatus, method, and program for data stored in a distributed manner

Clustered filesystem with interruptible token acquisition

Storage system including plurality of storage apparatuses

Partitioning of a storage array into N-storage arrays using full array non-disruptive data migration

Storage device controlling device and control method for storage device controlling device

Storage array virtualization using a storage block mapping protocol client and server

Performance profiling for improved data throughput

Method, system, and apparatus for re-conveying input/output operations utilizing a sequential-access data storage device secondary communication port

Methodology for manipulation of SATA device access cycles

Method, system, and computer program product for reading data from a storage controller in a storage area network

Performance profiling for improved data throughput

Clustered filesystem with membership version support

Updating metadata in a logical volume associated with a storage controller for data units indicated in a data structure

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

Control apparatus for controlling virtual storage

Storage router and method for providing virtual local storage

Performance profiling for improved data throughput

Network-attached storage system, device, and method with multiple storage tiers

Methods and systems for storage architectures

Apparatus for bridging a host to a SAN

USB wireless network drive

NAS system and information processing method for the same

STORAGE CONTROLLER REDUNDANCY USING PACKET-BASED PROTOCOL TO TRANSMIT BUFFER DATA OVER REFLECTIVE MEMORY CHANNEL

Storage virtualization system and method

System and method for supporting file and block access to storage object on a storage appliance

Long-term data archiving system and method

Virtual array failover

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

System and method for providing automated storage provisioning

Method and apparatus for increasing an amount of memory on demand when monitoring remote mirroring performance

Storage system, management apparatus & method for determining a performance problem using past & current performance values of the resources