Patent ID: 6101558
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A file input/output control system comprising:a plurality of first computers each having a plurality of disks and connected to a network; andat least one second computer connected to the network for accessing the plurality of disks connected to the plurality of first computers,said second computer comprising:a retriever for retrieving a plurality of first data access requests issued from a plurality of processes of an application and comparing the plurality of first data access requests with correspondence relation defining information to thereby confirm that the plurality of first data access requests are accesses to a plurality of disks, the correspondence relation defining information being entered by a user in advance and indicating a correspondence relation between the plurality of disks in said first computers and each of a plurality of regions in a file accessed by said second computer; anda scheduler for creating a plurality of second data access requests to the plurality of disks from a plurality of first data access requests coming from a plurality of second computers confirmed to be accesses to a plurality of disks, in accordance with the correspondence relation defining information between the plurality of disks and each of the plurality of regions in a file stored in the disks of said first computers, and transmitting the plurality of second access requests to the network,wherein the plurality of second computers access the plurality of disks in accordance with the plurality of second data access requests received via the network.