Information processing method and system

Details Information processing method and system Information processing method and system

2006-11-28

2006-11-28

Gaffin, Jeffrey (Department: 2165)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07143096

ABSTRACT:
A plurality of storage devices connected to at least one host computer via a network is to be managed. Access information about accesses from the host computer to each of the storage devices is referred to; a storage area in the storage device that has low access efficiency is determined based on the access information; a host computer having low access efficiency in view of the storage area having low access efficiency is determined based on the access information; a storage area having high access efficiency at least from the host computer having low access efficiency is determined; and data that is stored in the storage area having low access efficiency and used by the host computer having low access efficiency is transferred to the storage area having high access efficiency.

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Japan Patent Office (JPO), copy of an office action dated Jul. 11, 2006 for JPO patent application JP2002-174945.

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