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Storage system including storage adaptors having cache memories and grasping usage situation of each cache memory and equalizing usage of cache memories
Storage system including storage adaptors having cache memories and grasping usage situation of each cache memory and equalizing usage of cache memories
A storage system having a cluster configuration that prevents a load from concentrating on a certain storage node and enhances access performance is disclosed. The storage system is provided with plural storage adaptors having a cache memory for storing data read/written according to an I/O request from a host and a device for holding the data stored in the cache memory, means for connecting an external storage having a logical device that handles the read/written data and a cache memory to the storage adaptor, means for monitoring and grasping a usage situation of each cache memory of the plural storage adaptors and means for referring to information of the usage situation of each cache memory acquired by the grasping means and selecting any of the storage adaptors so that usage of each cache memory is equalized, and the logical device of the external storage is controlled by the storage adaptor selected by the selection means via connection means.
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