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Disk array system and fault information control method

  • US 20050050401A1
  • Filed: 12/29/2003
  • Published: 03/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A disk array system comprising:

  • a plurality of storage devices in which data is stored;

    a storage device control unit that controls storage of data in said plurality of storage devices;

    a connection unit connected to said storage device control unit; and

    a first communication control unit that is connected to said storage device control unit via said connection unit and connected onto a first network external to said own disk array system, and that transfers file data over said first network, wherein;

    said first communication control unit comprises;

    a first processor that associates file data, which is transferred over said first network, with block-form data that is stored in said storage device control unit; and

    a second processor that transfers data in response to a request made by said first processor, and that reads information on managing a fault occurring in said own disk array system from said plurality of storage devices in response to a request for the information made by said first processor, and transmits the information to said first processor.

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