公开(公告)号：US08898428B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-25

申请号：US13484133

申请日：2012-05-30

申请人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F9/26 ,  G06F9/34 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/213 ,  G06F2212/224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method for accessing host data records stored in a virtual tape storage (VTS) system includes receiving a mount request to access a host data record, determining a starting logical block ID (SLBID) corresponding to the requested host data record, determining a physical block ID (PBID) that corresponds to the SLBID, accessing a physical block on a tape medium corresponding to the PBID, and outputting the physical block corresponding to the PBID without outputting an entire logical volume that the physical block is stored to. According to another embodiment, a VTS system includes random access storage, sequential access storage, support for a virtual volume, a storage manager having logic for determining a PBID that corresponds to a SLBID, and logic for copying a portion of a logical volume from the sequential access storage to the random access storage without copying the entire logical volume.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于访问存储在虚拟磁带存储（VTS）系统中的主机数据记录的方法包括接收访问主机数据记录的安装请求，确定与所请求的主机数据记录相对应的起始逻辑块ID（SLBID） 确定对应于SLBID的物理块ID（PBID），访问对应于PBID的磁带介质上的物理块，并输出与PBID相对应的物理块，而不输出物理块被存储到的整个逻辑卷。 根据另一实施例，VTS系统包括随机存取存储器，顺序存取存储器，对虚拟卷的支持，具有用于确定对应于SLBID的PBID的逻辑的存储管理器，以及用于从逻辑卷 顺序访问存储到随机访问存储，而不复制整个逻辑卷。

公开(公告)号：US08327106B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-04

申请号：US12619458

申请日：2009-11-16

申请人： Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler

发明人： Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： Various method, system, and computer program product embodiments for selective device access control in a data storage system are provided. In one such embodiment, a plurality of access groups associated with logical devices used to access the data storage system is initialized. Each of the plurality of access groups corresponds to a range of the logical devices. An access group name of one of the access groups is bound to a logical volume of the data storage system at a volume creation. The logical volume, once bound to the access group name, is granted access by those of the logical devices in a range of the logical devices corresponding to the one of the access groups.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于数据存储系统中的选择性设备访问控制的各种方法，系统和计算机程序产品实施例。 在一个这样的实施例中，与用于访问数据存储系统的逻辑设备相关联的多个访问组被初始化。 多个访问组中的每一个对应于逻辑设备的范围。 其中一个访问组的访问组名称在卷创建时绑定到数据存储系统的逻辑卷。 一旦绑定到访问组名称的逻辑卷被授予对与该一个访问组相对应的逻辑设备的范围内的逻辑设备的逻辑卷的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20110276754A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-10

申请号：US12775425

申请日：2010-05-06

申请人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake

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

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F17/30067 ,  G06F17/30091 ,  G06F2212/213 ,  G06F2212/224

摘要： In one embodiment, a VTS system includes a tape volume cache, a storage drive for interacting with sequential access storage media; logic for receiving a mount request to access host data record(s) stored on a storage medium, the mount request including a virtual volume identifier of a logical volume and a logical block identifier of the first requested host data record therein; logic for issuing a locate command to position the sequential access storage medium to about a physical block in the logical volume having at least a portion of the requested host data record(s) therein based on the virtual volume identifier and the logical block identifier; logic for creating and supporting a partial virtual volume in the tape volume cache; and logic for copying at least the physical block to the partial virtual volume. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are also described, according to other embodiments.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，VTS系统包括磁带卷高速缓冲存储器，用于与顺序访问存储介质交互的存储驱动器; 用于接收用于访问存储在存储介质上的主机数据记录的安装请求的逻辑，所述安装请求包括其中的第一请求主机数据记录的逻辑卷的虚拟卷标识符和逻辑块标识符; 用于发布定位命令的逻辑，用于基于所述虚拟卷标识符和所述逻辑块标识符，将所述顺序存取介质定位在所述逻辑卷中具有所述主机数据记录的至少一部分的物理块; 在磁带卷高速缓存中创建和支持部分虚拟卷的逻辑; 以及至少将物理块复制到部分虚拟卷的逻辑。 根据其他实施例，还描述了其它系统，方法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US07565486B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US11235986

申请日：2005-09-26

申请人： Erika M. Dawson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Erika M. Dawson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： A method and apparatus for handling multi-volume datasets in a tape storage system are disclosed. In response to a write request for a multi-volume dataset, the information of the multi-volume dataset are captured by intercepting and deciphering a set of volume mount commands. Otherwise, the information of the multi-volume dataset are captured by snooping header information from a previous volume listed in a header of the multi-volume dataset. A chain of logical volume names that belongs to the multi-volume dataset is then built. Finally, the chain of logical volume names is then stored in a chain database.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在磁带存储系统中处理多卷数据集的方法和装置。 响应对多卷数据集的写入请求，多卷数据集的信息通过拦截和解密一组卷安装命令来捕获。 否则，多卷数据集的信息通过从多卷数据集的标题中列出的先前卷中的标头信息进行侦听来捕获。 然后构建属于多卷数据集的逻辑卷名称链。 最后，将逻辑卷名称链存储在链式数据库中。

公开(公告)号：US08924673B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-30

申请号：US13483667

申请日：2012-05-30

申请人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler ,  Michael W. Wood

发明人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler ,  Michael W. Wood

IPC分类号： G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F12/121 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F9/5027

摘要： A method in one embodiment for operating a virtual server supporting at least one Write Once Read Many (WORM) logical data object and at least one read-write logical object includes initializing a logical data object from a common pool of the logical data objects, the logical data object bound with a member of a media type group, the member of the media type group comprising a WORM logical data object and a read-write logical data object; and reusing one of the logical data objects as the member of the media type group without ejection and reinsertion by mounting the logical data object with a write from beginning of logical data object to bind at least one data attribute to the member of the media type group to replace any previous attribute and data associated with the logical data object.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中用于操作支持至少一个一次写入多个（WORM）逻辑数据对象和至少一个读写逻辑对象的虚拟服务器的方法包括从逻辑数据对象的公共池中初始化逻辑数据对象， 与媒体类型组的成员绑定的逻辑数据对象，媒体类型组的成员包括WORM逻辑数据对象和读写逻辑数据对象; 并且通过用从逻辑数据对象的开始安装逻辑数据对象来将逻辑数据对象中的一个重新使用为媒体类型组的成员而不会弹出和重新插入，以将至少一个数据属性绑定到媒体类型组的成员 以替换与逻辑数据对象相关联的任何先前的属性和数据。

公开(公告)号：US08555025B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-08

申请号：US13604790

申请日：2012-09-06

申请人： Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler

发明人： Jonathan W. Peake ,  Joseph M. Swingler

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： Methods, systems, and computer program products for selective device access control in a data storage system are provided. A method includes initializing a plurality of access groups associated with logical devices used to access the data storage system, each of the plurality of access groups corresponding to a range of the logical devices, pursuant to a mount of a logical volume of the data storage system, and binding an access group name of one the plurality of access groups to at least one of a metadata of the logical volume at a volume creation and a volume header of the logical volume, wherein the logical volume, once bound to the access group name, is granted access by those of the logical devices in a range of the logical devices corresponding to the one of the plurality of access groups.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于数据存储系统中的选择性设备访问控制的方法，系统和计算机程序产品。 一种方法包括：根据数据存储系统的逻辑卷的安装，初始化与用于访问数据存储系统的逻辑设备相关联的多个接入组，多个接入组中的每一个对应于逻辑设备的范围 并且将所述多个访问组中的一个的访问组名称绑定到所述逻辑卷的卷创建和所述卷标头处的所述逻辑卷的元数据中的至少一个，其中所述逻辑卷一旦被绑定到所述访问组名称 被授予对与多个访问组中的一个对应的逻辑设备的范围内的逻辑设备的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20120239876A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13484133

申请日：2012-05-30

申请人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Thomas W. Bish ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/213 ,  G06F2212/224

摘要： In one embodiment, a method for accessing host data records stored in a VTS system includes receiving a mount request to access at least one host data record, determining a SLBID corresponding to the requested host data records, determining a PBID that corresponds to the SLBID, accessing a physical block on a sequential access storage medium corresponding to the PBID, and outputting at least the physical block corresponding to the PBID without outputting an entire logical volume that the physical block is stored to. According to another embodiment, a VTS system includes random access storage, sequential access storage, support for at least one virtual volume, a storage manager having logic for determining a PBID that corresponds to a SLBID, and logic for copying a portion of a logical volume from the sequential access storage to the random access storage without copying the entire logical volume. Other embodiments are disclosed also.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，用于访问存储在VTS系统中的主机数据记录的方法包括：接收安装请求以访问至少一个主机数据记录，确定与所请求的主机数据记录相对应的SLBID，确定对应于SLBID的PBID， 访问对应于PBID的顺序存取介质上的物理块，至少输出与PBID相对应的物理块，而不输出物理块被存储到的整个逻辑卷。 根据另一个实施例，VTS系统包括随机存取存储，顺序存取存储，对至少一个虚拟卷的支持，具有用于确定对应于SLBID的PBID的逻辑的存储管理器和用于复制逻辑卷的一部分的逻辑 从顺序访问存储到随机访问存储，而不复制整个逻辑卷。 其它实施例也被公开。

公开(公告)号：US06983351B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US10120911

申请日：2002-04-11

申请人： Kevin L. Gibble ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Kevin L. Gibble ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A system and method for guaranteeing overwrite of expired data in a media device, the data being organized according to logical units provided on media devices organized as physical volumes. The method comprises the steps of: maintaining information associated with a status of a physical volume, and updating a physical volume's status information based upon a combination of that volume's prior status and that volume's current status; specifying a time duration that expired logical unit data may remain on a physical volume; based upon the volume's updated status information, determining whether a selected volume has expired data longer than the specified time duration; and, overwriting contents of the volume having data that has expired longer than the specified time duration.

公开(公告)号：US06961811B2

公开(公告)日：2005-11-01

申请号：US10230513

申请日：2002-08-29

申请人： Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Erika M. Dawson ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  Y10S707/99943

摘要： A method to maintain information by assigning one or more storage attributes to each of a plurality of logical volumes. The method writes a first portion of a dataset to a first logical volume. The method assigns one or more storage attributes to that first logical volume. When the logical end of volume for the first logical volume is approaching, Applicants' method mounts a second logical volume, and continues writing the dataset to that second logical volume. The method assigns the same one or more storage attributes to the second logical volume.

摘要翻译： 一种通过将一个或多个存储属性分配给多个逻辑卷中的每一个来维护信息的方法。 该方法将数据集的第一部分写入第一逻辑卷。 该方法将一个或多个存储属性分配给该第一逻辑卷。 当第一个逻辑卷的逻辑末尾接近时，申请人的方法装载第二个逻辑卷，并继续将数据集写入该第二个逻辑卷。 该方法将相同的一个或多个存储属性分配给第二个逻辑卷。

公开(公告)号：US08856436B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13484142

申请日：2012-05-30

申请人： Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： According to one embodiment, a method for accessing host data records stored on a VTS system includes receiving a mount request to access at least one host data record on a VTS system, determining a number of host compressed data records per physical block on a sequential access storage medium, determining a PBID that corresponds to the requested at least one host data record, accessing a physical block on the sequential access storage medium corresponding to the PBID, and outputting the physical block without outputting an entire logical volume that the physical block is stored to. In another embodiment, a VTS system includes random access storage, sequential access storage, support for at least one virtual volume, a storage manager having logic for determining a PBID that corresponds to a SLBID, and logic for performing the above described method. Other methods are also described.

摘要翻译： 根据一个实施例，用于访问存储在VTS系统上的主机数据记录的方法包括：接收安装请求以访问VTS系统上的至少一个主机数据记录，确定顺序访问上每个物理块的主机压缩数据记录的数量 存储介质，确定对应于所请求的至少一个主机数据记录的PBID，访问对应于所述PBID的所述顺序存取介质上的物理块，以及输出所述物理块而不输出所述物理块所存储的整个逻辑卷 至。 在另一个实施例中，VTS系统包括随机存取存储，顺序存取存储，对至少一个虚拟卷的支持，具有用于确定对应于SLBID的PBID的逻辑的存储管理器，以及用于执行上述方法的逻辑。 还描述了其它方法。