Storage operating data control system

• US 20020129122A1
• Filed: 04/26/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Murakami, Masaharu, Murakami, Tatsuya, Kishimoto, Toshimichi, Mitsuoka, Yoshio
• Granted Patent: US 7,188,149 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/08 specially adapted for terminal emulation, e.g. Telnet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A storage system, for covering advantages of the “In band method” and the “Out of band method”, while complementing disadvantages thereof with each other, comprising: an external storage device having storage data and storage operating data for operating the storage data; a host computer being connected to the external storage device, on which an application is able to operate; and a storage operating server, being connected to the external storage device and the host computer, and having a storage operating server program therein, for obtaining the storage operating data from the external storage device, wherein the application operates the storage operating data through the storage data server program.

Claims

1. A storage system, comprising:

an external storage device, having storage data and storage operating data for operating said storage data therein;

a host computer being connected to said external storage device, on which an application is able to operate; and

a storage operating server, being connected to said external storage device and said host computer, and having a storage operating server program therein, for obtaining said storage operating data from said external storage device, wherein,

said application operates said storage operating data through said storage data server program.

2. A storage system, as defined in the claim 1, further comprising a switch for shutting off connection between said storage operating server and said external storage device, being provided in an interface for use in storage operation of said external storage device, to which said storage operating server is connected.

3. A storage system, as defined in the claim 1, wherein said storage operating server includes a WWW server program, so as to make possible operation of the storage operating data from a storage terminal which is connected to said storage operating server.

4. A storage system, comprising:

an external storage device, having storage data and storage operating data for operating said storage data therein; and

a storage operating server, being connected to said external storage device, and having a storage operating server program therein, for obtaining said storage operating data from said external storage device, wherein,

said storage operating server program enable a host computer connected to said external storage device to operate said storage operating data therefrom.

5. A storage system, as defined in the claim 4, further comprising a switch for shutting off connection between said storage operating server and said external storage device, being provided in an interface for use in storage operation of said external storage device, to which said storage operating server is connected.

6. A storage system, as defined in the claim 4, wherein said storage operating server includes a WWW server program, so as to make possible operation of the storage operating data from a storage terminal which is connected to said storage operating server.