Patent ID: 9384219
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer system comprising: a computer for receiving a request and outputting a result in response to the request; and a storage system for storing data which is output based on the request, the computer including a first processor, a first memory coupled to the first processor, and a first network interface coupled to the first processor, the storage system including a second processor, a second memory coupled to the second processor, a plurality of storage devices coupled to the second processor, each exclusively storing a different category, of one or more categories, of a plurality of pieces of the data, and a second network interface coupled to the second processor, the first memory storing instructions, that when executed by the first processor, cause the first processor to execute: wherein the obtained load information further includes a plurality of upper-limit load values representing upper limits for the loads on each of the plurality of storage devices of the storage system, and wherein execution of the allotment determination module programs the first processor to: