Quorum resource arbiter within a storage network
    3.
    发明授权
    Quorum resource arbiter within a storage network 有权
    存储网络内的仲裁资源仲裁器

    公开(公告)号:US06615256B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-02

    申请号:US09449579

    申请日:1999-11-29

    IPC分类号: G06F1516

    摘要: The invention provides a method and system for arbitrating for ownership of a logical quorum resource, such as a logical quorum volume, comprising one or more physical quorum resources so as to form a storage network having a plurality of storage devices. Arbitration and volume management responsibilities are cleanly divided between cluster management software and volume management software. The cluster management software handles the arbitration process without knowing the details of how the logical quorum resource is formed. The volume management software handles the formation and management of the logical quorum volume without having details of the arbitration process.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于对包括一个或多个物理仲裁资源的逻辑定额资源(例如逻辑定额卷)的所有权进行仲裁以便形成具有多个存储设备的存储网络的方法和系统。 集群管理软件和卷管理软件之间的仲裁和卷管理责任划分清晰。 集群管理软件处理仲裁过程,而不了解逻辑法定资源的形成细节。 卷管理软件处理逻辑法定卷的形成和管理,而无需详细说明仲裁过程。

    Volume configuration data administration
    5.
    发明授权
    Volume configuration data administration 有权
    卷配置数据管理

    公开(公告)号:US07584224B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-01

    申请号:US10824068

    申请日:2004-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F17/30

    摘要: Volume configuration data management systems and methods are described. A logical volume provider maintains an epoch number on each of the extents comprising a volume. Upon each change in the configuration of the volume, the epoch number on each of the currently online extents is updated. When a volume is discovered and a request is made to bring the volume online, the logical volume provider can compare the epoch numbers on the extents to determine if the volume data is consistent across each of the extents, or if an extent contains stale data due to a transitory outage.

    摘要翻译: 描述卷配置数据管理系统和方法。 逻辑卷提供者在包含卷的每个范围上维护一个历元编号。 在卷的配置的每次改变之后,更新每个当前在线盘区上的时代号。 当发现卷并且请求使卷在线时,逻辑卷提供者可以比较范围上的时代号,以确定卷数据在每个范围内是否一致,或者如果扩展包含过期的数据 暂时停电。