公开(公告)号：US08140754B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US11969205

申请日：2008-01-03

申请人： Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： A storage system is configured as tiered storage (composed of top tier storage apparatuses and second tier storage apparatus at least). The top tire storage apparatus gathers the volume-to-volume map information and power boundary information from second tier storage apparatuses, which are connected to the top tier storage apparatus. The top tier storage apparatus manages the second tier storage system by appropriate method directed by the second tier storage apparatus. In another method for managing HDDs' spin-down and spin-up, “spin-down/up” status are kept in the top tier storage apparatus and the second tier storage apparatus. The top tier storage apparatus forwards the “spin-down/up” request to the second tier storage apparatus when the top tier storage apparatus receives a “spin-down/up” request. The second tier storage apparatus checks if all volumes in a parity group have “spin-down” status. In the case of all volumes in a parity group have “spin-down” status, HDD in the parity group are spin-downed.

摘要翻译： 存储系统被配置为分层存储（至少由顶层存储设备和第二层存储设备组成）。 顶部轮胎存储装置从与第一层存储装置连接的第二层存储装置收集卷到体积的地图信息和电力边界信息。 顶层存储装置通过由第二层存储装置指导的适当方法管理第二层存储系统。 在另一种用于管理HDD的旋转和旋转的方法中，“顶降”状态保存在顶层存储设备和第二层存储设备中。 当顶层存储设备接收到“下拉/上”请求时，顶级存储设备向“第二层”存储设备转发“下拉/向上”请求。 第二层存储设备检查奇偶校验组中的所有卷是否具有“下拉”状态。 在奇偶校验组中的所有卷都具有“下拉”状态的情况下，奇偶校验组中的HDD被旋转。

公开(公告)号：US08103842B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12272649

申请日：2008-11-17

申请人： Atsushi Murase ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Atsushi Murase ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F2201/815

摘要： Systems for backing up the data of an IT system by utilizing server or storage virtualization technology to create and move logical IT infrastructures dynamically. A virtualized IT system provides a server resource pool and a storage resource pool composed from multiple physical devices either within a datacenter or a globally located plurality of datacenters. The virtual server and the storage volume provisioned from those pools will be paired to form the virtual infrastructure. In other words, the virtual infrastructure becomes a logical IT environment build with the required computing and storage resources needed in order to execute specific applications. The virtual infrastructure can also be migrated within/among datacenter sites.

摘要翻译： 通过利用服务器或存储虚拟化技术动态创建和移动逻辑IT基础架构来备份IT系统的数据的系统。 虚拟化IT系统提供由数据中心内的多个物理设备或全球定位的多个数据中心组成的服务器资源池和存储资源池。 将从这些池配置的虚拟服务器和存储卷配对，形成虚拟基础架构。 换句话说，虚拟基础架构成为一个逻辑的IT环境构建，具有所需的计算和存储资源，以便执行特定的应用程序。 虚拟基础架构也可以在数据中心站点之内/之间迁移。

公开(公告)号：US08037260B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-11

申请号：US12968475

申请日：2010-12-15

申请人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Akira Yamamoto

发明人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Akira Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F17/30197

摘要： A unified storage system for executing a variety of types of storage control software using a single standardized hardware platform includes multiple storage control modules connected to storage devices for storing data related to input/output (I/O) operations. A first type of storage control software is initially installed and executed on a first storage control module for processing a first type of I/O operations. A management module replaces the first type of storage control software by installing a second type of storage control software onto the first storage control module. When the second type of storage control software is installed and executed, the first storage control module processes a second type of I/O operation, different from the first type of I/O operation. Control of volumes originally accessed by the first storage control module may be transferred to a second storage control module having the first type of storage control software installed.

公开(公告)号：US07941598B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-10

申请号：US11836056

申请日：2007-08-08

申请人： Yasunori Kaneda ,  Akira Yamamoto

发明人： Yasunori Kaneda ,  Akira Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/062 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： The system is composed of the storage apparatuses with dynamic chunk allocation capabilities, the centralized management computer. Some storage apparatuses have the extra HDDs or volumes for providing extra capacity (extra chunks), which are concealed by a secret key. The storage apparatus with the closed segment has the key management program and key management table. The centralized management computer has the storage on demand management program, the pending request table, the priority table and the master key table. The storage apparatus may connect to the other storage apparatuses for sharing the extra capacities in the closed segment. The storage apparatus issues the chunk addition request to the centralized management computer. The centralized management computer provides a key according to the priority table and the master key table. The centralized management computer may provide the key according to the chunk consumption rate reported by the storage apparatus and/or remaining capacity in the other storage apparatuses.

摘要翻译： 该系统由具有动态块分配能力的存储设备，集中管理计算机组成。 一些存储设备具有用于提供由密钥隐藏的额外容量（额外的块）的额外的HDD或卷。 具有封闭段的存储设备具有密钥管理程序和密钥管理表。 集中管理计算机具有存储点播管理程序，挂起请求表，优先级表和主密钥表。 存储装置可以连接到其他存储装置以共享封闭段中的额外容量。 存储装置向集中管理计算机发出块添加请求。 集中管理计算机根据优先级表和主密钥表提供密钥。 集中管理计算机可以根据存储装置报告的块消耗率和/或其他存储装置中的剩余容量来提供密钥。

公开(公告)号：US07930506B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US12758887

申请日：2010-04-13

申请人： Ryoji Furuhashi ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Masafumi Nozawa

发明人： Ryoji Furuhashi ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Masafumi Nozawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1023 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99956

摘要： In an information processing system including a computer device, and a storage device storing data used by the computer device, the region in which the data is held is managed in association with a change, over the passage of time in the performance and availability required of the data holding region. The computer device includes a storage device managing unit for managing the storage device which stores data used by the computer device. The storage device managing unit periodically monitors temporal characteristics information, and moves data, if the storage region having functional characteristics corresponding to the temporal characteristics information is different from the storage region to which the data is currently assigned.

摘要翻译： 在包括计算机设备的信息处理系统和存储由计算机设备使用的数据的存储设备中，与变化相关联地管理数据被保存的区域，在所需的性能和可用性所需的时间内 数据保存区域。 计算机装置包括用于管理存储装置的存储装置管理单元，存储装置存储由计算机装置使用的数据。 如果具有对应于时间特征信息的功能特性的存储区域与当前分配了数据的存储区域不同，则存储设备管理单元周期性地监视时间特征信息，并且移动数据。

公开(公告)号：US07853769B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US11475958

申请日：2006-06-28

申请人： Wataru Okada ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Wataru Okada ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： Provided is a storage medium management system, in which when the same data as that stored in a first physical storage area is stored in a second physical storage area, a storage system connected to a host computer compares the number of remaining rewritable times for the first physical storage area and the number of remaining rewritable times for the second physical storage area with each other. When the number of remaining rewritable times for the first physical storage area is less than the number of remaining rewritable times for the second physical storage area, the storage system writes data written from the host computer to the second physical storage area and copies the data written in the second physical storage area to the first physical storage area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储介质管理系统，其中当与第一物理存储区域中存储的数据相同的数据被存储在第二物理存储区域中时，连接到主计算机的存储系统将第一物理存储区域的剩余可重写时间的数量 物理存储区域和第二物理存储区域的剩余可重写时间的数量。 当第一物理存储区域的剩余可重写时间数小于第二物理存储区域的剩余可重写次数时，存储系统将从主计算机写入的数据写入第二物理存储区域，并将写入的数据复制 在第二物理存储区到第一物理存储区。

公开(公告)号：US20100246058A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-30

申请号：US12731721

申请日：2010-03-25

申请人： Akira YAMAMOTO ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Akira YAMAMOTO ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G06F1/206 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G11B33/144 ,  Y02D10/154 ,  Y02D10/16

摘要： When a disk device corresponding to a logical volume is started, a disk system determines and starts a disk device and a fan to be started, while comprehensively considering heat quantity generated by the disk device to be started, the cooling capacity of the fan, and the electric power consumption of the fan or the electric power consumption of the disk device.

摘要翻译： 当开始对应于逻辑卷的磁盘装置时，磁盘系统确定并启动要启动的磁盘装置和风扇，同时全面考虑由要启动的磁盘装置产生的热量，风扇的冷却能力和 风扇的电力消耗或磁盘设备的电力消耗。

公开(公告)号：US20100235592A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-16

申请号：US12401035

申请日：2009-03-10

申请人： Yasunori Kaneda ,  Toshio Otani

发明人： Yasunori Kaneda ,  Toshio Otani

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： Exemplary embodiments provide data volume migration with migration log confirmation in which the same data volume identifier is used beyond migration for a data volume. In one embodiment, data is migrated to or from a data volume in a data storage area of a storage apparatus. The data being migrated is identified by a data volume identifier which remains unchanged after migration. The same data volume identifier is used in both the source data volume and the destination data volume. The storage apparatus stores migration log information of the data volume. The migration log information includes the data volume identifier, a source name of the source data volume of the data being migrated, a destination name of the destination data volume of the data being migrated, and log information on any prior migration of the data being migrated.

摘要翻译： 示例性实施例提供具有迁移日志确认的数据卷迁移，其中在数据卷的迁移之外使用相同的数据卷标识符。 在一个实施例中，将数据迁移到存储装置的数据存储区域中的数据卷或从数据卷移除。 正在迁移的数据由迁移后保持不变的数据卷标识符来标识。 在源数据卷和目标数据卷中都使用相同的数据卷标识符。 存储装置存储数据卷的迁移日志信息。 迁移日志信息包括数据卷标识符，要迁移的数据的源数据卷的源名称，要迁移的数据的目标数据卷的目标名称，以及有关正在迁移的数据的任何先前迁移的日志信息 。

公开(公告)号：US07761489B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11544744

申请日：2006-10-10

申请人： Hiroshi Furukawa ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Hiroshi Furukawa ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/0784 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A managing computer is connected to object computers, the managing computer being connected to the object computers and the storage which is connected to the object computers for managing the object computers and the storage. The managing computer includes an interface for receiving volume managing information relating to storage areas in the storage, file sharing information relating to file sharing in the storage which is provided by the object computers and storage managing information relating to the storage, and a control unit which specifies the object computers or the storage to be preset controlled according to the volume managing information, the file sharing information and the storage managing information for managing the object computers and the storage by instructing the specified object computers or the specified storage to carry out the preset control.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机连接到对象计算机，管理计算机连接到对象计算机，以及连接到对象计算机的用于管理对象计算机和存储的存储。 管理计算机包括用于接收与存储器中的存储区域相关的卷管理信息的接口，与由对象计算机提供的存储器中的文件共享相关的文件共享信息和与存储有关的存储管理信息，以及控制单元， 根据卷管理信息，文件共享信息和用于管理对象计算机的存储管理信息和存储，通过指示指定的对象计算机或指定的存储来执行预设，来指定要预设的对象计算机或存储器 控制。

公开(公告)号：US07640407B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US12112198

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： Toru Tanaka ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Fumi Miyazaki ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Toru Tanaka ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Fumi Miyazaki ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F17/303

摘要： A first storage system includes a first storage area for storing data written by a computer. A second storage system includes a second storage area to which the data stored in the first storage area migrates. A third storage system includes a virtual storage area corresponding to the second storage area. An access request to the virtual storage area is converted into an access request to the second storage area to be issued. A management computer transmits, to the third storage system, an instruction to migrate the data of the second storage area to a third storage area of the third storage system based on a determination result between a value of the data migrated to the second storage area and a predetermined threshold value.

摘要翻译： 第一存储系统包括用于存储计算机写入的数据的第一存储区域。 第二存储系统包括存储在第一存储区域中的数据迁移到的第二存储区域。 第三存储系统包括对应于第二存储区域的虚拟存储区域。 对虚拟存储区域的访问请求被转换为要发布的第二存储区域的访问请求。 管理计算机根据迁移到第二存储区域的数据的值与第二存储区域的数据之间的确定结果向第三存储系统发送将第二存储区域的数据迁移到第三存储系统的第三存储区域的指令，以及 预定的阈值。