Storage system

1. A storage system comprising a plurality of storing units and a data processing unit configured to store data into the plurality of storing units and retrieve the data stored in the storing units, wherein:

the data processing unit includes:

a data set generating unit configured to generate division data by dividing storage target data into a plurality of pieces and also generate redundant data for restoring the storage target data, thereby generating a data set composed of a plurality of fragment data that are the division data and the redundant data; and

a distribution storage controlling unit configured to distribute and store the fragment data into the respective storing units; and

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to:

store the fragment data composing the data set in same positions within storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively;

provide same identification information for identifying the data set to the respective fragment data comprising the data set, and store the fragment data composing the data set into the respective storing units; and

check whether or not the fragment data composing the data set are stored in the same positions within the storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively, based on the identification information provided to the respective fragment data and, when the fragment data are not stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, change storing positions of the fragment data so that the fragment data of the data set are stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, respectively.

2. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to store the fragment data composing the data set in same positions with respect to beginnings of data storing regions of files generated in the respective storing units, respectively.

3. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to store the fragment data composing the data set in vacant storing positions next to data having already been stored in files generated in the respective storing units.

4. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to store the fragment data composing the data set into the respective storing units at a same time.

5. The storage system according to claim 1 , wherein:

the data processing unit includes a storing position information managing unit configured to generate and manage storing position information representing storing positions of the storage target data stored into the respective storing units by the distribution storage controlling units; and

the storing position information managing unit is configured to, based on the storing position information of data specified when retrieval of the data is requested, retrieve data stored in the storing positions within the respective storing units represented by the storing position information.

6. The storage system according to claim 5 , wherein:

the data processing unit includes a duplication checking unit configured to generate content identification information that is unique to a content of the storage target data, and compare with content identification information that is unique to contents of the storage target data having already been stored in the respective storing units, thereby checking whether or not the storage target data having a same content is stored in the respective storing units; and

the duplication checking unit is configured to, in a case that data having a same content as the storage target data is already stored in the respective storing units, use storing position information of the data having the same content, as the storing position information of the storage target data, without storing the storage target data into the respective storing units.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program comprising instructions for causing an information processing device equipped with a plurality of storing units to realize a data processing unit configured to store data into the plurality of storing units and retrieve the data stored in the storing units, wherein:

the data processing unit includes:

a data set generating unit configured to generate division data by dividing storage target data into a plurality of pieces and also generate redundant data for restoring the storage target data, thereby generating a data set composed of a plurality of fragment data that are the division data and the redundant data; and

a distribution storage controlling unit configured to distribute and store the fragment data into the respective storing units; and

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to:

store the fragment data composing the data set in same positions within storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively;

provide same identification information for identifying the data set to the respective fragment data comprising the data set, and store the fragment data composing the data set into the respective storing units; and

check whether or not the fragment data composing the data set are stored in the same positions within the storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively, based on the identification information provided to the respective fragment data and, when the fragment data are not stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, change storing positions of the fragment data so that the fragment data of the data set are stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, respectively.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores the program according to claim 7 , wherein:

the distribution storage controlling unit is configured to store the fragment data composing the data set in same positions with respect to beginnings of data storing regions of files generated in the respective storing units, respectively.

9. A data processing method comprising, by an information processing device equipped with a plurality of storing units:

storing data into the plurality of storing units and retrieving the data stored in the storing units; and

at the time of storing data into the plurality of storing units:

generating division data by dividing storage target data into a plurality of pieces and also generating redundant data for restoring the storage target data, thereby generating a data set composed of a plurality of fragment data that are the division data and the redundant data; and

distributing and storing the fragment data into the respective storing units; and

at the time of storing the fragment data into the respective storing units:

storing the fragment data composing the data set in same positions within storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively;

providing same identification information for identifying the data set to the respective fragment data comprising the data set, and store the fragment data composing the data set into the respective storing units; and

checking whether or not the fragment data composing the data set are stored in the same positions within the storage regions formed in the respective storing units, respectively, based on the identification information provided to the respective fragment data and, when the fragment data are not stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, change storing positions of the fragment data so that the fragment data of the data set are stored in the same positions within the respective storage regions, respectively.

10. The data processing method according to claim 9 comprising, at the time of storing the fragment data into the respective storing units, storing the fragment data composing the data set in same positions with respect to beginnings of data storing regions of files generated in the respective storing units, respectively.