CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR A STORAGE SYSTEM
    91.
    发明申请
    CONFIGURATION OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR A STORAGE SYSTEM 有权
    存储系统的配置优化方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090119529A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-07

    申请号:US12029125

    申请日:2008-02-11

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F1/32

    CPC分类号: G06F1/3221 Y02D10/154

    摘要: This invention provides, when optimizing a configuration of a storage system using a pool, an optimal configuration while ensuring a policy set by an administrator, the policy concerning a power saving performance, a response performance, or the like. The management computer sets, according to the set policy, priorities to volumes held by a storage subsystem, and reserves volumes satisfying the capacity of the pool, in descending order of the priority. Only some of the reserved volumes are registered for the pool in descending order of the priority. At this time, it can be guaranteed that a host computer makes no access to the volumes which have not been registered for the pool, and therefore the sleep state is set to physical drives forming the volumes or to a controller controlling the physical drives.

    摘要翻译: 本发明在确保由管理员设定的策略的情况下,使用池优化存储系统的配置时,提供最佳配置,关于节能性能,响应性能等的策略。 管理计算机根据设定的策略设置存储子系统保存的卷的优先级,并按照优先级的降序保存满足池的容量的容量。 只有一些保留的卷以优先级的降序为池注册。 此时,可以保证主计算机无法访问尚未注册到池的卷,因此将睡眠状态设置为形成卷的物理驱动器或设置为控制物理驱动器的控制器。

    STORAGE SYSTEM PERFORMING VIRTUAL VOLUME BACKUP AND METHOD THEREOF
    92.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM PERFORMING VIRTUAL VOLUME BACKUP AND METHOD THEREOF 有权
    存储系统执行虚拟备份备份及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090055613A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US11969306

    申请日:2008-01-04

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: The respective data fragments stored in each page assigned to the respective virtual areas of the virtual volume are copied to the logical volume, and information representing the respective copy source pages corresponding with information representing the respective virtual areas in the mapping information that indicates which storage area corresponds with which virtual area is updated to information representing the respective copy destination storage areas of the data fragments stored in the respective copy source pages and copies the updated mapping information to the logical volume which constitutes the data fragment copy destination.

    摘要翻译: 存储在分配给虚拟卷的各个虚拟区域的每个页面中的各个数据片段被复制到逻辑卷,并且表示与表示映射信息中的相应虚拟区域的信息相对应的各个复制源页面的信息,其指示哪个存储区域 对应于哪个虚拟区域被更新为表示存储在各个复制源页面中的数据片段的各个复制目的地存储区域的信息,并将更新的映射信息复制到构成数据片段复制目的地的逻辑卷。

    Computer systems, management computers and storage system management method
    93.
    发明申请
    Computer systems, management computers and storage system management method 失效
    计算机系统,管理电脑和存储系统管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070271430A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-22

    申请号:US11485971

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2071 G06F11/2066

    摘要: A computer includes a management computer connected to a host computer, first and second primary storage systems, first and second secondary storage systems, a primary external storage system connected to the first and second primary storage systems and a secondary external storage system connected to the first and second secondary storage systems. The management computer controls to start copying as processing for storing copied data in the second storage area into a fourth storage area in response to a command for starting processing for storing copied data in the first storage area into a third storage area.

    摘要翻译: 计算机包括连接到主计算机的管理计算机,第一和第二主存储系统,第一和第二辅助存储系统,连接到第一和第二主存储系统的主外部存储系统以及连接到第一和第二主存储系统的第二外部存储系统 和第二辅助存储系统。 响应于用于将第一存储区域中的复制数据存储到第三存储区域的开始处理命令,管理计算机控制开始复制作为用于将第二存储区域中的复制数据存储到第四存储区域中的处理。

    Computer system and control method for the computer system
    94.
    发明申请
    Computer system and control method for the computer system 有权
    计算机系统和计算机系统的控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070254922A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-01

    申请号:US11486160

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: A61K31/44

    摘要: A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括连接到第一主计算机的第一存储系统,连接到第二主计算机的第二存储系统和连接到第一和第二存储系统的第三存储系统的计算机系统。 第二存储系统在发生故障之前设置传送设置,传送设置被提供有专用存储区域,用于响应于第一主计算机的故障,通过异步复制将数据传送到第三存储系统。 在第二存储系统与发生故障后要执行的第三存储系统之间的数据传输开始之前,第二存储系统检查专用存储区域,数据传输线路和传送设置信息,并且如果检测到异常状态 ,该异常状态作为附加到传送设置的信息报告给主机。

    Exclusive access control apparatus and method
    95.
    发明授权
    Exclusive access control apparatus and method 失效
    独家访问控制装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07243229B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-10

    申请号:US10261767

    申请日:2002-10-02

    IPC分类号: H04L9/00

    摘要: A computing system and an exclusive access control method are provided for preventing degraded performance of a network caused by exclusive access control, and for permitting a computer to exclusively access a storage area irrespective of whether a storage has an exclusive access control function. In the computing system in which a plurality of computers and an external storage device storing shared data are connected through a relay, exclusive access control is executed by a device other than the storage. Specifically, the relay having a virtualizing function is instructed to execute exclusive access control. The relay has information indicating whether a storage area on the storage is an exclusive access area, so that the relay determines based on this information whether an access request received from a computer requests an access to an exclusive access area, and executes exclusive access control when it is an access request.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种计算系统和专用访问控制方法,用于防止由专用访问控制引起的网络性能降低,并且允许计算机独占访问存储区域,而不管存储是否具有独占访问控制功能。 在存储有共享数据的多台计算机和外部存储装置通过中继连接的计算系统中,除存储装置以外的装置执行专用访问控制。 具体地说,指示具有虚拟化功能的中继器执行独占访问控制。 继电器具有指示存储器上的存储区域是否为独占访问区域的信息,使得中继站基于该信息确定从计算机接收到的访问请求是否请求对专用访问区域的访问,并且当执行独占访问控制时 它是一个访问请求。

    Method of checking the topology of remote copy

    公开(公告)号:US20060248296A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-02

    申请号:US11169886

    申请日:2005-06-30

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2069

    摘要: Provided is a computer system management method capable of preventing a loop of pairs from being formed upon remote copy pair formation. The method of controlling formation of a remote copy pair of logical volumes in a computer system including a plurality of logical volumes includes: receiving a request to form a remote copy pair; judging whether or not a loop of remote copy pairs will be formed by executing the requested remote copy pair formation; and executing the requested remote copy pair formation when it is judged that no loop of copy pairs will be formed.

    Computer system for remote copy
    97.
    发明申请
    Computer system for remote copy 有权
    用于远程复制的计算机系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060224845A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-05

    申请号:US11146114

    申请日:2005-06-07

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    摘要: Provided is a computer system capable of maintaining consistency of data stored in logical volumes. The computer system includes: a storage system including a disk controller which controls data read/write in a disk drive; and a host computer which transmits a request to the storage system, wherein the disk controller has a control unit and a storage unit, the disk drive has logical volumes which are data storing areas, the host computer sends a request directed to the logical volume and attribute information of the logical volume, the control unit wherein: executes the received request; the control unit stores, in the storage unit, the received attribute information in association with the logical volume; and decides to execute a following request which is made by the host computer to the logical volume in a case where the request meets the attribute information corresponding to the logical volume and is stored in the storage unit.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够保持存储在逻辑卷中的数据的一致性的计算机系统。 计算机系统包括:存储系统,其包括控制盘驱动器中的数据读/写的盘控制器; 以及向所述存储系统发送请求的主计算机,其中所述盘控制器具有控制单元和存储单元,所述盘驱动器具有作为数据存储区域的逻辑卷,所述主计算机发送指向所述逻辑卷的请求,以及 所述逻辑卷的属性信息,所述控制单元,其中:执行所接收的请求; 所述控制单元在所述存储单元中存储与所述逻辑卷相关联的所接收的属性信息; 并且在请求满足对应于逻辑卷的属性信息并存储在存储单元中的情况下,决定执行由主计算机对逻辑卷进行的以下请求。

    Computer system
    98.
    发明申请
    Computer system 有权
    电脑系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060047660A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-02

    申请号:US10921344

    申请日:2004-08-19

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: In a computer system, to enable a second computer to take over control of copying of data within the computer system, from a first computer that normally controls copying of data. The second computer selects from a plurality of storage systems a storage system to be accessed in order to acquire sub system pair information, and acquires sub system pair information from the selected storage system. Based on the acquired sub system pair information, the second computer generates system pair information that includes copy pair information relating to a plurality of storage areas belonging to the plurality of storage systems. The second computer initially selects a storage system directly linked to the second computer, and subsequently sequentially selects a storage system based on the acquired sub system pair information.

    摘要翻译: 在计算机系统中,使得第二计算机能够从通常控制数据复制的第一计算机接管控制计算机系统内的数据的复制。 第二计算机从多个存储系统中选择要访问的存储系统以获取子系统对信息,并从所选存储系统获取子系统对信息。 基于获取的子系统对信息,第二计算机生成包括与属于多个存储系统的多个存储区域相关的复制对信息的系统对信息。 第二计算机最初选择与第二计算机直接链接的存储系统,并且随后基于所获取的子系统对信息顺序地选择存储系统。

    Computer system and a management method of a computer system
    99.
    发明申请
    Computer system and a management method of a computer system 有权
    计算机系统和计算机系统的管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060036825A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US11250367

    申请日:2005-10-17

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Transfer of data and replication of data among several storage devices are executed without imposing a load on the computer connected to the storage system. For example, a first host computer monitors usage rates of transfer groups TG11, TG12 and physical path usage rate on a storage device interconnect physical path 50, and when either a usage rate or physical path usage rate goes above a predetermined value, issues to the first storage device 20 an instruction to allocate a reserved volume R11, R12. The first host adaptor 21 receiving the reserved volume R11, R12 allocation request allocates reserved volume R11 to transfer group TG1, whereby a virtual transfer volume is formed by transfer volume T11 and the reserved volume R11 allocated thereto. As a result, capacity of the virtual transfer volume is increased by the equivalent of the reserved volume R11 capacity, so that additional transfer frames may be stored.

    摘要翻译: 执行数据传输和数据在多个存储设备之间的复制,而不会在连接到存储系统的计算机上施加负载。 例如,第一主计算机监视存储设备互连物理路径50上的传输组TG 11,TG 12和物理路径使用率的使用率,并且当使用率或物理路径使用率超过预定值时,问题 向第一存储装置20提供分配保留卷R11,R12的指令。 接收保留卷R11,R12分配请求的第一主机适配器21分配保留卷R11以传送组TG 1,由此通过传送卷T 11和分配给它的保留卷R 11形成虚拟传送卷。 结果,虚拟传送卷的容量相当于保留卷R11的容量,从而可以存储额外的传送帧。

    Failure monitoring for storage systems constituting multiple stages
    100.
    发明申请
    Failure monitoring for storage systems constituting multiple stages 失效
    构成多级存储系统的故障监控

    公开(公告)号:US20060031709A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-09

    申请号:US10964761

    申请日:2004-10-15

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: To provide a computer system capable of detecting a failure at an early stage while keeping down an increase in I/O load due to failure monitoring. The computer system includes plural storage systems connected in stages between a first computer and a second computer. The first computer sends control I/O to the storage systems. The second computer monitors control I/O transferred through the storage systems; and when there is control I/O that has not been transferred successfully, requests state information of the storage systems to transfer the control I/O.

    摘要翻译: 提供能够在故障监视期间能够在降低I / O负载增加的同时早期检测故障的计算机系统。 计算机系统包括在第一计算机和第二计算机之间分阶段连接的多个存储系统。 第一台计算机将控制I / O发送到存储系统。 第二台计算机监控通过存储系统传输的I / O控制; 并且当存在尚未成功传送的控制I / O时,请求存储系统的状态信息来传送控制I / O。