Storage apparatus and method for controlling storage apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9690487
APP PUB NO 20150378614A1
SERIAL NO

14790861

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Upon receipt of an I/O request instructing storage of data in a storage device 106 from a host apparatus, a storage apparatus 100 selects a de-duplication process method to be applied to the received data, based on at least any of influence on processing performance of the storage apparatus 100 to be performed by execution of a first de-duplication process method (inline method) in which the de-duplication process is performed on the data immediately after the receipt of the I/O request, influence on the processing performance of the storage apparatus 100 to be performed by execution of a second de-duplication process method (post-process method) in which the de-duplication process is performed on the data at later timing, and the size of a temporary storage device 106b to be required for the processing of the data by the second de-duplication process method.

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  • HITACHI INFORMATION & TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING, LTD.;HITACHI, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hayasaka, Mitsuo Tokyo, JP 94 479
Yamasaki, Koji Yokohama, JP 44 490

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