Patent ID: 8015325
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A storage controller for controlling data transfer between a plurality of storage devices and a plurality of host computers in response to input/output requests received from said plurality of host computers, said storage controller comprising: a plurality of processors which execute said input/output requests; and a memory having management information indicating that at least one first processor of said plurality of processors is related to at least one first identifier of a logical unit of said plurality of storage devices, and at least one second processor of said plurality of processors is related to at least one second identifier of a logical unit of said plurality of storage devices, wherein the storage controller controls said at least one first processor to execute said data transfer related to said input/output requests for said at least one first identifier of a logical unit based on said management information, and wherein the storage controller controls said at least one second processor to execute said data transfer related to said input/output requests for said at least one second identifier of a logical unit based on said management information.