Patent ID: 9329999
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A storage system comprising: a plurality of storage devices for storing data, a processor configured to control a process of read request from a host computer, a cache memory including a plurality of job buffers for temporarily storing data which is related to the process of read request, and a memory configured to store cache control information including a plurality of job numbers which are used for managing a process status of the read request, one of the plurality of job numbers being associated with one of the plurality of job buffers, wherein the processor is configured to: in response to receiving the read request from the host computer, assign an unused job number of the plurality of job numbers to the read request; and when data indicated by the read request is not stored in the cache memory and stored in one of the plurality of storage devices, read the data from the one of the plurality of storage devices, store the data into one of the plurality of job buffers which is associated with the unused job number and transfer the data to the host computer.