公开(公告)号：US20050160222A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US10828881

申请日：2004-04-20

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F13/10 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F2206/1008

摘要： A first storage device control device stores, when a first data write/read request is received, correspondences between first logical units and second logical units referenced when determining whether or not storage regions identified by first logical units set in the request are storage regions of the first logical device control device or storage regions of a second storage device control device, the second storage device control device transmits all or some of identification information (logical unit information) of the second logical units to a management computer, the first storage device control device transmits all or some of the correspondences (mapping information) to the management computer, and the management computer references the received logical unit information and the mapping information to generate information representing whether or not the second logical units are corresponded to the first logical units.

摘要翻译： 当接收到第一数据写入/读取请求时，第一存储装置控制装置存储当确定在请求中设置的第一逻辑单元所识别的存储区域是否是存储区域时的第一逻辑单元和第二逻辑单元之间的对应关系 第一存储装置控制装置的第一逻辑装置控制装置或存储区域，第二存储装置控制装置向管理计算机发送第二逻辑装置的识别信息（逻辑单位信息）的全部或一部分，第一存储装置控制装置 将所有或一些对应（映射信息）发送到管理计算机，并且管理计算机参考所接收的逻辑单元信息和映射信息，以生成表示第二逻辑单元是否对应于第一逻辑单元的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20050149677A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-07

申请号：US11057756

申请日：2005-02-15

申请人： Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Kozue Fujii ,  Shotaro Ohno

发明人： Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Kozue Fujii ,  Shotaro Ohno

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F16/10

摘要： A subsystem logics partitioning and managing apparatus comprises a recognition unit for recognizing logical and physical resources that constitute a subsystem a partition definition table in which the logical and physical resources in the subsystem are assigned for each user at an interface level at which a storage configuration can be referenced by a storage management program an account table in which an account is set for each user-specific partition defined in the partition definition table a receiving unit for receiving a user account transmitted from an information processing unit and checking the received user account against the account table, to recognize a partition that corresponds to the user and a unit for outputting, at a GUI level, logical resources and physical resources that are contained in the recognized partition to an output interface as a resource configuration in the subsystem.

公开(公告)号：US06889204B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-03

申请号：US10422955

申请日：2003-04-25

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Sajio Ishizuki ,  Isamu Kage

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Sajio Ishizuki ,  Isamu Kage

IPC分类号： G06Q30/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/0645

摘要： Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment, a method for renting and charging the storage system includes the steps of: reading a used volume from a use management table held in the storage system; and sending the read used volume from the storage system to a charging system. Preferably, the storage system has means for allowing an owner to grasp that a user starts using the storage system, wherein the owner rents to the user a storage system having a disk volume, a cache volume, and other components more than the user's increase intension, charges for a used volume of the user for a fixed period, and reviews the added volume and the charged cost on the fixed period basis.

公开(公告)号：US5905995A

公开(公告)日：1999-05-18

申请号：US698864

申请日：1996-08-16

申请人： Hideo Tabuchi ,  Hisashi Takamatsu ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Hideo Tabuchi ,  Hisashi Takamatsu ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F11/1096 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A disk array subsystem includes a logical volume allocation controller, which divides and reallocates data of the same logical volume LVN among a plurality of magnetic disk drive groups when a magnetic disk group is added thereto. Successful logical-volume allocation can reduce the I/O processing frequency between magnetic disk drive groups, thus achieving enhanced performance of the disk array subsystem.

摘要翻译： 磁盘阵列子系统包括逻辑卷分配控制器，当将磁盘组添加到磁盘阵列子系统时，该逻辑卷分配控制器在多个磁盘驱动器组中划分并重新分配相同的逻辑卷LVN的数据。 成功的逻辑卷分配可以减少磁盘驱动器组之间的I / O处理频率，从而实现磁盘阵列子系统的增强性能。

公开(公告)号：US08151066B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US13037766

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30197

摘要： Arrangements including a duplication determination unit that determines whether identical contents intrinsic values are contained in a plurality of contents intrinsic values; a change control unit that changes an access destination of a first file corresponding to a first contents intrinsic value from identical contents intrinsic values, to a position having stored therein a second file corresponding to a second contents intrinsic value from among these identical contents intrinsic values when there are identical contents intrinsic values; and, a migration execution unit which, when the migration execution unit migrates data stored in files stored in one or more first logical storage devices to one or more second logical storage devices, does not migrate first data of the first file to any of the one or more second logical storage devices, and migrates second data of the second file to any of the one or more second logical storage devices.

摘要翻译： 包括确定在多个内容本征值中是否包含相同内容内容值的复制确定单元的布置; 改变控制单元，其将来自相同内容本征值的对应于第一内容本征值的第一文件的访问目的地改变到存储有与这些相同内容内在值中的第二内容本征值相对应的第二文件的位置， 内在价值观是相同的; 以及迁移执行单元，其当所述迁移执行单元将存储在一个或多个第一逻辑存储设备中的文件中的数据迁移到一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备时，不将所述第一文件的第一数据迁移到所述第一文件中的任何一个 或更多的第二逻辑存储设备，并且将第二文件的第二数据迁移到所述一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备中的任一个。

公开(公告)号：US08132033B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US12236529

申请日：2008-09-24

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F1/32 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0643 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/067 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  Y02D10/154 ,  Y02D50/20

摘要： There is provided a storage system including a file server connecting to a computer over a network and a storage apparatus connecting to the file server connecting over the network, wherein the file server includes a first controller, the storage apparatus includes multiple storage devices having multiple storage areas and a second controller that controls accesses to the multiple storage areas, each of the multiple storage areas has at least one power saving mode among multiple power saving modes with different shift times from the power saving modes to a ready mode, the first controller, in response to the reception of data from the computer, sets an indicator relating to the performance of response to an access from the computer to the data and refers to the indicator of the data and selects a first storage area having the power saving mode satisfying the indicator, and the second controller stores the data to the first storage area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储系统，包括通过网络连接到计算机的文件服务器和连接到通过网络连接的文件服务器的存储装置，其中文件服务器包括第一控制器，该存储装置包括具有多个存储器的多个存储装置 区域和控制对多个存储区域的访问的第二控制器，多个存储区域中的每一个在具有从省电模式到就绪模式的不同移位时间的多个省电模式之间具有至少一个省电模式，第一控制器， 响应于来自计算机的数据的接收，设置与从计算机到数据的访问的响应的性能有关的指示符，并且参考数据的指示符，并选择具有满足以下条件的省电模式的第一存储区域 指示符，并且第二控制器将数据存储到第一存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US20110185135A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

申请号：US12310816

申请日：2009-02-25

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Tatsuya Yunoki ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Tatsuya Yunoki ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： In a storage apparatus and its control method including multiple first virtual volumes to be provided to a host system and multiple pools each having a memory capacity, and equipped with a function of dynamically allocating a storage area to the first virtual volumes from the pools associated with the first virtual volumes in accordance with the usage status of the first virtual volumes, the unused capacity in each of the pools is managed, and, when the unused capacity of one of the pools falls below a predetermined threshold value, a part of the unused capacity of the other pools is allocated to the one pool. It is thereby possible to realize a highly reliable storage apparatus and its control method.

摘要翻译： 在包括要提供给主机系统的多个第一虚拟卷和每个具有存储器容量的多个池的存储装置及其控制方法中，并且具有从与相关联的池相关联的池动态地将存储区域分配给第一虚拟卷的功能 根据第一虚拟卷的使用状态的第一虚拟卷，管理每个池中的未使用容量，并且当其中一个池的未使用容量下降到预定阈值以下时，部分未使用 其他池的容量分配给一个池。 从而可以实现高可靠性的存储装置及其控制方法。

公开(公告)号：US07937513B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US12258514

申请日：2008-10-27

申请人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Kouji Arai ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Kouji Arai ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/312

摘要： A method for controlling a storage system including a host computer, and a first and a second storage control apparatuses each receiving a data input/output request from the host computer and executing a data input/output process for a storage device in response to the request, comprises connecting a first communication path between the host computer and the first apparatus; connecting a second communication path between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; receiving by the first apparatus a first data input/output request from the host computer through the first path; when the first apparatus has judged that the first request is not for the first apparatus, transmitting by the first apparatus a second data input/output request corresponding to the first request, to the second apparatus through the second path; and by the second apparatus, receiving the second request and executing a data input/output process corresponding to the second request received.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制包括主计算机和第一和第二存储控制装置的存储系统的方法，每个存储控制装置接收来自主计算机的数据输入/输出请求，并响应于该请求执行存储装置的数据输入/输出处理 包括连接主计算机和第一装置之间的第一通信路径; 连接第一设备和第二设备之间的第二通信路径; 由第一装置接收通过第一路径从主机计算的第一数据输入/输出请求; 当第一装置判断第一请求不是针对第一装置时，由第一装置发送与第一请求相对应的第二数据输入/输出请求，通过第二路径发送给第二装置; 并且由第二装置接收第二请求并执行与接收到的第二请求对应的数据输入/输出处理。

公开(公告)号：US20080244199A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11972659

申请日：2008-01-11

申请人： Yasuaki NAKAMURA ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Yasuaki NAKAMURA ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30197

摘要： A plurality of contents intrinsic values that are values intrinsic to respective contents of a plurality of files stored in one or more first storage devices are calculated. Whether two or more identical contents intrinsic values are contained among the plurality of contents intrinsic values is determined. When two or more identical contents intrinsic values are present, an access destination of a first file corresponding to a first contents intrinsic value from among these two or more contents intrinsic values is changed to a position having stored therein a second file corresponding to a second contents intrinsic value from among these two or more contents intrinsic values.

摘要翻译： 计算作为存储在一个或多个第一存储装置中的多个文件的各个内容所固有的值的多个内容内在值。 确定多个内容内在值中是否包含两个或多个相同的内容值。 当存在两个或多个相同的内容值时，从这两个或多个内容本征值中的与第一内容本征值相对应的第一文件的访问目的地被改变为存储有与第二内容相对应的第二文件的位置 这两个或更多内容内在价值的内在价值。

公开(公告)号：US20080140731A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US12002342

申请日：2007-12-17

申请人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Masataka Innan

发明人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Masataka Innan

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30348 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  G06F2201/80 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： A DBMS performs a checkpoint process for maintaining consistency of data. A snapshot acquisition control program detects the checkpoint process externally to the DBMS and creates a snapshot in an external storage according to the timing of the checkpoint. Correspondence between checkpoints and snapshots is maintained in a CP-SH correspondence management table to make it possible to restore in a short time data at the time of an arbitrary checkpoint.

摘要翻译： DBMS执行检查点处理以保持数据的一致性。 快照获取控制程序检测DBMS外部的检查点处理，并根据检查点的时间在外部存储器中创建快照。 在CP-SH对应管理表中保持检查点和快照之间的对应关系，使得可以在任意检查点时在短时间内恢复数据。