公开(公告)号：US20090287878A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-19

申请号：US12248519

申请日：2008-10-09

申请人： Masayuki YAMAMOTO ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

发明人： Masayuki YAMAMOTO ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F2212/1036 ,  G06F2212/7206

摘要： For a storage apparatus in which flash memory disks and hard disks coexist, high-density mounting of flash memory modules is achieved. A storage apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes flash memories and a storage controller. A second storage apparatus including magnetic disks is connected to the storage apparatus. For creation of a logical volume, the storage controller can form a storage area using a flash memory or a magnetic disk. When an input/output request is issued from a host computer, if a storage area is formed with a flash memory, the storage controller directly accesses the flash memory to handle the input/output request. When the storage apparatus defines a storage area formed with a flash memory, the storage apparatus defines the storage area by adding up the capacity of a storage area to be provided for the host computer and a substitute area capacity determined in consideration of restrictions imposed on the number of times of deletion of the flash memory.

摘要翻译： 对于闪存盘和硬盘共存的存储装置，实现了高密度安装闪存模块。 根据本发明的存储装置包括闪存和存储控制器。 包括磁盘的第二存储装置连接到存储装置。 为了创建逻辑卷，存储控制器可以使用闪存或磁盘形成存储区域。 当从主计算机发出输入/输出请求时，如果存储区域形成闪速存储器，则存储控制器直接访问闪存以处理输入/输出请求。 当存储装置定义形成有闪速存储器的存储区域时，存储装置通过将要提供给主计算机的存储区域的容量相加来确定存储区域，并且考虑到施加在主计算机上的限制而确定的替代区域容量 删除闪存的次数。

公开(公告)号：US07188157B1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-06

申请号：US09606403

申请日：2000-06-30

申请人： Shoji Kodama ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Kenji Yamagami ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Shoji Kodama ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Kenji Yamagami ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/167 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F17/30581 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1095

摘要： A continuous update method includes reading out data from a first data store via a data switch to satisfy client requests for data. A second data store is updated via the data switch to contain new updated information. When it is desired to satisfy client requests with the new data, the second data store is copied to a third data store and subsequent client requests are satisfied from the third data store. Further updates are made to the second data store. The process is repeated, but the roles of the third and first data stores are reversed. In another embodiment of the invention, subsequent client requests are satisfied from the second data store and further updates are made to the first data store.

摘要翻译： 连续更新方法包括经由数据交换机从第一数据存储器读出数据以满足客户端对数据的请求。 通过数据交换机更新第二个数据存储，以包含新的更新信息。 当希望满足具有新数据的客户端请求时，第二数据存储被复制到第三数据存储器，并且从第三数据存储器满足随后的客户端请求。 进一步更新到第二个数据存储。 重复该过程，但是第三和第一数据存储的作用被颠倒。 在本发明的另一个实施例中，从第二数据存储器满足随后的客户端请求，并对第一数据存储进行进一步的更新。

公开(公告)号：US07010493B2

公开(公告)日：2006-03-07

申请号：US09814423

申请日：2001-03-21

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F17/60

CPC分类号： H04L63/101 ,  G06F11/3476 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/805 ,  G06F2221/2151 ,  G06Q10/10 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L63/1425 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： The present invention provides techniques for managing access to storage resources according to an access time. Specific embodiments provide a variety of different kinds of time based access billing. For example, in specific embodiments, one or more of a time time-card storage access service mode, a time-lock storage access service mode, and a semi-timecard storage access service mode are provided.

公开(公告)号：US08429372B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-23

申请号：US13466163

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F2212/1036 ,  G06F2212/7206

摘要： For a storage apparatus where flash memory disks and hard disks coexist, high-density mounting of flash memory modules is achieved. The storage apparatus includes flash memories and a storage controller. A second storage apparatus including magnetic disks is connected to the storage apparatus. The storage controller can form a storage area using a flash memory or a magnetic disk to create a logical volume. When an input/output request is issued from a host computer, if a storage area is formed with a flash memory, the storage controller directly accesses the flash memory to handle the request. When the storage apparatus defines a storage area formed with a flash memory, the storage apparatus defines the storage area by adding up the capacity of a storage area to be provided for the host computer and a substitute area capacity determined in consideration of restrictions on the number deletions of the flash memory.

摘要翻译： 对于闪存盘和硬盘共存的存储装置，实现了高密度安装闪存模块。 存储装置包括闪存和存储控制器。 包括磁盘的第二存储装置连接到存储装置。 存储控制器可以使用闪存或磁盘形成存储区域以创建逻辑卷。 当从主计算机发出输入/输出请求时，如果存储区域形成闪速存储器，则存储控制器直接访问闪存以处理该请求。 当存储装置定义形成有闪速存储器的存储区域时，存储装置通过将要提供给主计算机的存储区域的容量相加来确定存储区域，并且考虑到对数量的限制而确定的替代区域容量 闪存的删除。

公开(公告)号：US20130067139A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13259763

申请日：2011-09-13

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0688 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F17/28 ,  G06F2212/1024 ,  G06F2212/7204 ,  G06F2212/7208 ,  G09B17/00 ,  G09B19/06

摘要： A storage system comprises a plurality of flash packages comprising a plurality of flash chips, and a storage controller for receiving a first write request from a higher-level apparatus and sending a second write request of write data based on data conforming to this first write request to a write-destination flash package, and demonstrates a capacity virtualization function for causing a storage capacity to appear larger than an actual storage capacity for the higher-level apparatus, and for configuring a storage space using page units. The storage system generates a second VOL (logical volume) based on a first VOL, manages a plurality of VOLs comprising the first VOL and one or more second VOLs generated based on the first VOL as a VOL group, and allocates the same page to areas of the same address of the plurality of VOLs configuring the VOL group.

公开(公告)号：US20120317333A1

公开(公告)日：2012-12-13

申请号：US13140327

申请日：2011-06-07

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： A storage system has a plurality of flash packages, and a storage controller for receiving a write request from a host and sending a write-data write request based on data conforming to this write request to a write-destination flash package. A virtual capacity, which is larger than the physical capacity of the flash package, is defined in the storage controller. The storage system compresses the write data, and writes the compressed write data to the write-destination flash chip.

摘要翻译： 存储系统具有多个闪存封装，以及存储控制器，用于从主机接收写入请求，并且基于符合该写入请求的数据将写入数据写入请求发送到写入目的地闪存封装。 在存储控制器中定义大于闪存包的物理容量的虚拟容量。 存储系统压缩写入数据，并将压缩的写入数据写入到写入目的地闪存芯片。

公开(公告)号：US08275965B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-25

申请号：US12248519

申请日：2008-10-09

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi ,  Jun Kitahara ,  Yoshiki Kano

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F2212/1036 ,  G06F2212/7206

摘要： For a storage apparatus in which flash memory disks and hard disks coexist, high-density mounting of flash memory modules is achieved. A storage apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes flash memories and a storage controller. A second storage apparatus including magnetic disks is connected to the storage apparatus. For creation of a logical volume, the storage controller can form a storage area using a flash memory or a magnetic disk. When an input/output request is issued from a host computer, if a storage area is formed with a flash memory, the storage controller directly accesses the flash memory to handle the input/output request. When the storage apparatus defines a storage area formed with a flash memory, the storage apparatus defines the storage area by adding up the capacity of a storage area to be provided for the host computer and a substitute area capacity determined in consideration of restrictions imposed on the number of times of deletion of the flash memory.

摘要翻译： 对于闪存盘和硬盘共存的存储装置，实现了高密度安装闪存模块。 根据本发明的存储装置包括闪存和存储控制器。 包括磁盘的第二存储装置连接到存储装置。 为了创建逻辑卷，存储控制器可以使用闪存或磁盘形成存储区域。 当从主计算机发出输入/输出请求时，如果存储区域形成闪速存储器，则存储控制器直接访问闪存以处理输入/输出请求。 当存储装置定义形成有闪速存储器的存储区域时，存储装置通过将要提供给主计算机的存储区域的容量相加来确定存储区域，并且考虑到施加在主计算机上的限制而确定的替代区域容量 删除闪存的次数。

公开(公告)号：US20120096231A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：US12992383

申请日：2010-10-14

申请人： Noboru Morishita ,  Hideo Saito ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto

发明人： Noboru Morishita ,  Hideo Saito ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A second storage maps a migration source volume to a virtual volume of a migration destination volume according to storage virtualization technology. A host system including a host switches an access path from an access path to the migration source volume to an access path to the migration destination volume. The second storage executes copy processing of migrating, from the migration source volume to the migration destination volume, data in an assigned area of a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of the migration source volume based on the information contained in the first thin provisioning information in the first storage, and copying that data from the migration destination volume to a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of a copy destination volume in the second storage. The second storage associates the virtual volume of the copy destination volume with the migration destination volume in substitute for the original virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 根据存储虚拟化技术，第二个存储将迁移源卷映射到迁移目标卷的虚拟卷。 包括主机的主机系统将从访问路径到迁移源卷的访问路径切换到迁移目的地卷的访问路径。 所述第二存储器执行复制处理，所述复制处理根据所述第一精简配置信息中包含的信息，执行从所述迁移源卷迁移到所述迁移目的地卷的虚拟卷的分配区域中的数据， 第一存储器，以及根据第二存储器中的复制目的地卷的精简配置将数据从迁移目的地卷复制到虚拟卷。 第二个存储将复制目标卷的虚拟卷与迁移目标卷相关联，以替代原始虚拟卷。

公开(公告)号：US20110246701A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

申请号：US12527441

申请日：2009-03-24

申请人： Yoshiki Kano ,  Sadahiro Sugimoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akihiko Araki ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Yoshiki Kano ,  Sadahiro Sugimoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Akihiko Araki ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7208 ,  G06F2212/7211 ,  G11C16/349 ,  G11C16/3495

摘要： Efficient leveling among a plurality of FMPKs 130 including a newly added or replaced FMPK 130. When a storage controller 110 lacks free blocks in real FMPKs 130 and any FMPK 130 of the real FMPKs 130 and an added substitute FMPK 130 are selected as leveling object devices, if the attribute of a block in the real FMPK 130 belonging to the leveling object devices is “Hot,” data larger than a threshold value from among data belonging to that block is migrated to a block in the substitute FMPK 130; or if the attribute of a block in the real FMPK 130 belonging to the leveling object devices is “Cold,” data smaller than the threshold value from among data belonging to that block is migrated to a block in the substitute FMPK 130.

摘要翻译： 包括新添加或替换的FMPK 130的多个FMPK 130中的高效调平。当存储控制器110在实际FMPK 130中缺少空闲块并且真实FMPK 130的任何FMPK 130和添加的替换FMPK 130被选择为调平对象设备 如果属于调平对象设备的实际FMPK 130中的块的属性为“Hot”，则属于该块的数据中大于阈值的数据被迁移到替代FMPK 130中的块; 或者如果属于调平对象装置的真实FMPK 130中的块的属性为“冷”，则属于该块的数据中小于阈值的数据被迁移到替代FMPK 130中的块。

公开(公告)号：US20090125692A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-14

申请号：US12275289

申请日：2008-11-21

申请人： Masayuki YAMAMOTO ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Manabu Kitamura ,  Al Satoyama

发明人： Masayuki YAMAMOTO ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Manabu Kitamura ,  Al Satoyama

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1451 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： A storage system, upon receiving a marker from a host computer, executes a generation determination process for determining a generation of a first logical volume that is used by a host computer, and writes information related to the generation determined in this generation determination process to a physical storage device and/or a memory. A backup controller determines whether or not any data or a specified file and/or folder inside the first logical volume of the immediately preceding generation has changed, and when the result of this determination is affirmative, sends a marker insert indication, which induces the issuance of a marker, to the host computer, and when the result of the determination is negative, does not send the marker insert indication to the host computer.

摘要翻译： 存储系统在从主计算机接收到标记时执行生成确定处理，用于确定由主计算机使用的第一逻辑卷的生成，并将与在该生成确定处理中确定的生成有关的信息写入到 物理存储设备和/或存储器。 备份控制器确定前一代的第一逻辑卷内的任何数据或指定的文件和/或文件夹是否已经改变，并且当该确定的结果是肯定的时，发送标记插入指示，这引发了发行 的标记，并且当确定的结果为否定时，不向主计算机发送标记插入指示。