STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD
First Claim
1. A storage control apparatus comprising:
- a detector configured to detect a failure in one of a plurality of storages, each of a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade and having the plurality of storage units;
a mover configured to move data in one or a plurality of first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having the failure detected by detector to one or a plurality of second storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets; and
a connection controller configured to control a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the plurality of first storages in the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet.
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Abstract
A storage control apparatus includes: a detector configured to detect a failure in one of a plurality of storages, each of a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade and having the plurality of storage units; a mover configured to move data in one or a plurality of first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having the failure detected by detector to one or a plurality of second storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets; and a connection controller configured to control a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the plurality of first storages in the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet.
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1. A storage control apparatus comprising:
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a detector configured to detect a failure in one of a plurality of storages, each of a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade and having the plurality of storage units; a mover configured to move data in one or a plurality of first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having the failure detected by detector to one or a plurality of second storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets; and a connection controller configured to control a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the plurality of first storages in the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A storage control system comprising:
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a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade, each of which accommodates a plurality of storage units; and a storage control apparatus that controls the plurality of cabinets;
whereinthe storage control apparatus; detects a failure in a storage unit included in one of the plurality of cabinets, moves data in one or a plurality of first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having a detected failure to one or a second plurality of storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets, and controls a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the plurality of first storages and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A storage control method comprising:
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detecting, by a computer, a failure in a storage unit included in one of a plurality of cabinets coupled in a cascade, each of which accommodates a plurality of storage units; moving data in one or more first storages accommodated in a first cabinet including a failed storage having a detected failure to one or more second storages accommodated in a second cabinet included in the plurality of cabinets; and controlling a first connection between the first cabinet and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet and a second connection between the first storages and the plurality of cabinets other than the first cabinet. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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