公开(公告)号：US08281068B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12029125

申请日：2008-02-11

申请人： Yasutaka Kono ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita

发明人： Yasutaka Kono ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

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。

公开(公告)号：US08156369B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-10

申请号：US12365197

申请日：2009-02-04

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Hiroshi Yamamoto

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Hiroshi Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/327

摘要： A management system for managing storage systems, having first correspondence information concerned with correspondence of copy pairs with copy groups as setting of remote copying of data in logical volumes of the storage systems, and second correspondence information concerned with correspondence of physical paths and logical paths between the storage systems with the copy groups, wherein when failure information designating a certain physical path is received, a copy group affected by failure in the certain physical path is specified and displayed by referring to the first correspondence information and the second correspondence information. Consequently, physical paths can be monitored from the viewpoint of remote copying.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理存储系统的管理系统，具有与复制组的对应关系的第一对应信息作为存储系统的逻辑卷中的数据的远程复制的设置以及与物理路径和逻辑路径之间的对应关系相关的第二对应信息 具有复制组的存储系统，其中当接收到指定某个物理路径的故障信息时，通过参考第一对应信息和第二对应信息指定并显示受特定物理路径中的故障影响的复制组。 因此，可以从远程复制的角度监视物理路径。

公开(公告)号：US08140776B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12497141

申请日：2009-07-02

申请人： Kenichi Kihara ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Kenichi Kihara ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/6218

摘要： The system of the present invention enhances the security of settings and operations in a storage device, and copes with numerous changes of the operational status of work executed within a computer system. When it becomes necessary to issue an operating command to the storage, storage operation propriety is determined on the basis of the operational status of the work and definition of operation permission for each work operation state.

摘要翻译： 本发明的系统增强了存储设备中的设置和操作的安全性，并且处理在计算机系统内执行的工作的操作状态的许多变化。 当需要向存储器发出操作命令时，基于工作的操作状态和每个工作操作状态的操作许可的定义来确定存储操作的适用性。

公开(公告)号：US08136116B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US11971466

申请日：2008-01-09

申请人： Masaaki Hosouchi ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masaaki Hosouchi ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/06 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/5011 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G11B19/209 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  Y02D10/154 ,  Y02D10/22

摘要： This invention provides a storage system coupled to a computer that executes data processing jobs by running a program, comprising: an interface; a storage controller; and disk drives. The storage controller is configured to: control spinning of disk in the disk drives; receive job information which contains an execution order of the job and a load attribute of the job from the computer before the job is executed; select a logical volume to which none of the storage areas are allocated when requested by the computer to provide a logical volume for storing a file that is used temporarily by the job to be executed; select which storage area to allocate to the selected logical volume based on at least one of the job execution order and the job load attribute; allocate the selected storage area to the selected logical volume; and notify the computer of the selected logical volume.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种与运行程序执行数据处理作业的计算机相连的存储系统，包括：接口; 存储控制器; 和磁盘驱动器。 存储控制器被配置为：控制磁盘驱动器中的磁盘的旋转; 在执行作业之前从计算机接收包含作业的执行顺序和作业的加载属性的作业信息; 选择在计算机请求时不分配存储区域的逻辑卷，以提供用于存储待执行的作业临时使用的文件的逻辑卷; 基于作业执行顺序和作业加载属性中的至少一个来选择要分配给所选逻辑卷的存储区域; 将所选择的存储区域分配给所选择的逻辑卷; 并通知计算机所选择的逻辑卷。

公开(公告)号：US20110289265A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US13194841

申请日：2011-07-29

申请人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和将闪存置于离线模式和在线模式下的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的某些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US08055863B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US11234195

申请日：2005-09-26

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Masahide Sato ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Kenta Ninose

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Masahide Sato ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Kenta Ninose

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： There is disclosed a data storage system used in a computer environment where there are plural host computers and plural storage array controllers. When a remote copy is made while assuring the order of writing across plural storage array controllers, one of the host computers gains copy information about all the storage array controllers associated with the remote copy as a representative. The representative one of the storage array controllers collects and stores copy statuses which are individually managed by the storage array controllers for which a remote copy is made. The host computer gains the copy statuses from the representative controller using an instruction to gain the copy statuses.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在存在多个主计算机和多个存储阵列控制器的计算机环境中使用的数据存储系统。 当在多个存储阵列控制器之间确保写入顺序的同时进行远程复制时，其中一个主计算机作为代表获得关于与远程副本相关联的所有存储阵列控制器的复制信息。 代表性的存储阵列控制器之一收集并存储由进行远程拷贝的存储阵列控制器单独管理的复制状态。 主计算机使用指令获得复制状态从代表控制器获得复制状态。

公开(公告)号：US07996728B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US11968687

申请日：2008-01-03

申请人： Jun Nakajima ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuyuki Osaki ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takayuki Nagai

发明人： Jun Nakajima ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuyuki Osaki ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takayuki Nagai

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2076 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3485 ,  G06F11/349 ,  G06F2201/81 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  G06F2201/885

摘要： This invention provides a system including a computer and a storage-subsystem comprising at least either a first storage area for storing data sent from the computer or a second storage area to be associated with the first storage area, for storing replicated data of data stored in the first storage area. This system includes a replication processing status referral unit for referring to a replication processing status of data of the first storage area and the second storage area to be associated, and an output unit for outputting first performance information concerning data I/O stored in the first storage area, and outputting second performance information concerning data I/O stored in the second storage area together with the first performance information when the replicated data is being subject to replication processing from the first storage area to the second storage area as a result of referring to the replication processing status.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种包括计算机和存储子系统的系统，该系统至少包括用于存储从计算机发送的数据的第一存储区域或与第一存储区域相关联的第二存储区域，用于存储存储在存储器中的数据的复制数据 第一个存储区域。 该系统包括用于参考要关联的第一存储区域和第二存储区域的数据的复制处理状态的复制处理状态转介单元，以及用于输出关于存储在第一存储区域中的数据I / O的第一性能信息的输出单元 存储区域，并且作为参考的结果，当复制数据正在进行从第一存储区域到第二存储区域的复制处理时，将存储在第二存储区域中的数据I / O的第二演示信息与第一演奏信息一起输出 到复制处理状态。

公开(公告)号：US07827367B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-02

申请号：US12007229

申请日：2008-01-08

申请人： Takeyuki Imazu ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yoshiyuki Nishi ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe

发明人： Takeyuki Imazu ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yoshiyuki Nishi ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2064

摘要： A controller sets a specified time which is a time that specifies a time in the future relative to the current time for all of one or more secondary storage systems. The respective secondary storage systems have a logical volume for backup (BVOL), and set a backup preparation end state when a journal up to a specified time has been established, and report information showing a preparation end state to the controller. The controller issues a backup command to all of the one or more secondary storage systems when information showing a preparation end state is reported from all of the one or more secondary storage systems.

摘要翻译： 控制器设置指定时间，该时间指定将来相对于所有一个或多个辅助存储系统的当前时间的时间。 相应的辅助存储系统具有用于备份的逻辑卷（BVOL），并且当已经建立指定时间的日志时设置备份准备结束状态，并且向控制器报告显示准备结束状态的信息。 当从所有一个或多个辅助存储系统报告显示准备结束状态的信息时，控制器向所有一个或多个辅助存储系统发出备份命令。

公开(公告)号：US07801822B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-21

申请号：US11216169

申请日：2005-09-01

申请人： Hajime Mori ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Hajime Mori ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/10

摘要： Provided is a computer system including: a plurality of storage systems interconnected via a network, each storage system including a logical volume that stores data; and a management computer that is connected to the storage systems via the network and includes a port connected to the network and a processor connected to the port, wherein: a logical volume of a transfer source in a storage system of the data transfer source and a logical volume of a transfer destination in a storage system of the data transfer destination are decided; it is determined whether it is necessary or not to migrate a license of a program used for the logical volume of the transfer source from one of the plurality of storage systems to the storage system of the transfer destination; and when it is determined necessary to migrate the license, license information regarding the license to the storage system of the transfer destination is migrated. Accordingly, costs of purchasing licenses necessary during data migration or the like are reduced.

摘要翻译： 提供一种计算机系统，包括：通过网络互连的多个存储系统，每个存储系统包括存储数据的逻辑卷; 以及管理计算机，其经由所述网络连接到所述存储系统，并且包括连接到所述网络的端口和连接到所述端口的处理器，其中：所述数据传输源的存储系统中的传输源的逻辑卷和 决定数据传送目的地的存储系统中的传送目的地的逻辑卷; 确定是否需要将用于传送源的逻辑卷的程序的许可证从多个存储系统之一迁移到传送目的地的存储系统; 并且当确定需要迁移许可证时，迁移有关许可证的许可证信息到转移目的地的存储系统。 因此，减少在数据迁移等期间所需的购买许可证的成本。

公开(公告)号：US07779082B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-17

申请号：US11433117

申请日：2006-05-12

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Naoko Iwami

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Naoko Iwami

IPC分类号： G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： Conventionally, when a switch virtualizing a storage (storage virtualization switch) is installed in a computer system including an SAN, a host computer, and a storage device, since a port ID of a virtual storage and a port ID of a storage device assigned to the virtual storage are different, the computer system has to be suspended at the time of installation of the storage virtualization switch.The storage virtualization switch installed in the computer system assigns a port ID to a port of a virtual storage generated by the storage virtualization switch so as to be equivalent to a port ID of an existing storage device and, in the case in which the port ID is designated as an access destination by an access request from one computer to the storage device, sends the access request to the virtual storage.

摘要翻译： 通常，当在包括SAN，主计算机和存储设备的计算机系统中安装虚拟化存储（存储虚拟化交换机）的交换机时，由于虚拟存储器的端口ID和分配给存储设备的存储设备的端口ID 虚拟存储不同，计算机系统必须在安装存储虚拟化交换机时暂停。 安装在计算机系统中的存储虚拟化交换机将端口ID分配给由存储虚拟化交换机生成的虚拟存储器的端口，以便等同于现有存储设备的端口ID，并且在端口ID 通过从一个计算机到存储设备的访问请求指定为访问目的地，将访问请求发送到虚拟存储。