公开(公告)号：US20060069868A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-30

申请号：US11272730

申请日：2005-11-15

申请人： Yusuke Nonaka ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Akira Nishimoto

发明人： Yusuke Nonaka ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Akira Nishimoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/12 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A hybrid-type storage system having both SAN and NAS interfaces can be implemented by simple hardware capable of carrying out a SAN function independently of a NAS function and a NAS load. To be more specific, a controller of the storage system comprises a NAS controller for accepting an I/O command issued for a file unit and a SAN controller for accepting an I/O command issued for a block unit. The NAS controller converts an I/O command issued for a file unit into an I/O command issued for a block unit, and transfers the I/O command issued for a block unit to the SAN controller. The SAN controller makes an access to data stored in a disk apparatus in accordance with an I/O command received from the SAN or from the NAS controller as a command issued for a block unit. The NAS and SAN controllers are capable of operating independently of each other.

公开(公告)号：US06985997B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-10

申请号：US10377848

申请日：2003-02-28

申请人： Xiaoming Jiang ,  Satoshi Yagi ,  Daisuke Mitsutaka ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Xiaoming Jiang ,  Satoshi Yagi ,  Daisuke Mitsutaka ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F9/52

摘要： In a storage system including a plurality of data controllers that receive a data input/output request that is input via an external communication path and perform data input/output processing with respect to a storage resource in response to this request, the plurality of data controllers being connected by a data communication path and being able to communicate with one another, if a data input/output request has been input into one of the controllers, the plurality of data controllers and shares execution of the data input/output processing by communication through the data communication path.

公开(公告)号：US20050188247A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-25

申请号：US10835074

申请日：2004-04-30

申请人： Shohei Abe ,  Azuma Kano ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Shohei Abe ,  Azuma Kano ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/20

CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/2007

摘要： A disk array system where a plurality of SATA drive enclosures are connected through an FC loop is made capable of continuing to process data even in the event of a fault. When the system is normally operated, a first system controller and a second system controller execute read/write operations from and to disks of a SATA drive enclosure of a disk array via a first interface connector and a second interface connector, respectively, through the FC loop. When an error occurs on a second backend FC loop, the second system controller disconnects itself from the failed second backend FC loop and switches the path to a first backend FC loop which is normally functioning, to access the disk drive.

摘要翻译： 通过FC循环连接多个SATA驱动器机箱的磁盘阵列系统即使在发生故障的情况下也能够继续处理数据。 当系统正常操作时，第一系统控制器和第二系统控制器分别经由第一接口连接器和第二接口连接器通过FC执行从盘阵列的SATA驱动器机箱的盘到盘的操作， 循环。 当第二后端FC环路发生错误时，第二个系统控制器将自身与故障的后端FC环路断开连接，并将路径切换到通常正常工作的第一后端FC环路，以访问磁盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20050154942A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-14

申请号：US11024644

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B7/085 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G11C7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G11B20/18

摘要： A disk array system having first and second housings and a controller for controlling the first and second housings. Fiber channel hard disk drives are received in the first housing, and serial ATA hard disk drives are received in the second housing. When reading data stored in a serial ATA hard disk drive in the second housing, the controller reads a plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read and parity data for the plurality of pieces of data from all the hard disk drives of an RAID group to which the hard disk drive storing the data to be read belongs. Thus, the controller examines whether the plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read are written in the hard disk drives with erroneous contents or not.

摘要翻译： 一种具有第一和第二壳体的盘阵列系统和用于控制第一和第二壳体的控制器。 光纤通道硬盘驱动器被接收在第一外壳中，并且串行ATA硬盘驱动器被接收在第二外壳中。 当读取存储在第二壳体中的串行ATA硬盘驱动器中的数据时，控制器从RAID的所有硬盘驱动器中读取包括要读取的数据和多条数据的奇偶校验数据的多条数据 存储要读取的数据的硬盘驱动器所属的组所属的组。 因此，控制器检查包括要读取的数据的多条数据是否被写入具有错误内容的硬盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20050120263A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US11024626

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B7/085 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G11C7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G11B20/18

摘要： A disk array system having first and second housings and a controller for controlling the first and second housings. Fiber channel hard disk drives are received in the first housing, and serial ATA hard disk drives are received in the second housing. When reading data stored in a serial ATA hard disk drive in the second housing, the controller reads a plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read and parity data for the plurality of pieces of data from all the hard disk drives of an RAID group to which the hard disk drive storing the data to be read belongs. Thus, the controller examines whether the plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read are written in the hard disk drives with erroneous contents or not.

公开(公告)号：US20050117468A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-02

申请号：US11025075

申请日：2004-12-30

申请人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Azuma Kano ,  Takuji Ogawa ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B7/085 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G11C7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G11B20/18

摘要： A disk array system having first and second housings and a controller for controlling the first and second housings. Fiber channel hard disk drives are received in the first housing, and serial ATA hard disk drives are received in the second housing. When reading data stored in a serial ATA hard disk drive in the second housing, the controller reads a plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read and parity data for the plurality of pieces of data from all the hard disk drives of an RAID group to which the hard disk drive storing the data to be read belongs. Thus, the controller examines whether the plurality of pieces of data including the data to be read are written in the hard disk drives with erroneous contents or not.

摘要翻译： 一种具有第一和第二壳体的盘阵列系统和用于控制第一和第二壳体的控制器。 光纤通道硬盘驱动器被接收在第一外壳中，并且串行ATA硬盘驱动器被接收在第二外壳中。 当读取存储在第二壳体中的串行ATA硬盘驱动器中的数据时，控制器从RAID的所有硬盘驱动器读取包括要读取的数据和多条数据的奇偶校验数据的多条数据 存储要读取的数据的硬盘驱动器所属的组所属的组。 因此，控制器检查包括要读取的数据的多条数据是否被写入具有错误内容的硬盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20050086445A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-21

申请号：US10894295

申请日：2004-07-20

申请人： Yoichi Mizuno ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Yoichi Mizuno ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1451 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/3452 ,  G06F2201/88 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A storage system which comprises a disk controller and a disk device having original volumes for backup and a storage pool for backup data. It incorporates a differential management program which checks whether the original volumes for backup are updated or not; a pool management program which allocates a disk area to the storage pool for backup data; a performance management program which manages the performance of each volume; and a backup control program which performs total backup control. A backup method by which recovery within a user-specified recovery object time is possible is selected according to the restore performance calculated by the performance management program and the total size of changed blocks after backup acquisition as counted by the differential management program.

摘要翻译： 一种存储系统，包括磁盘控制器和具有用于备份的原始卷的磁盘设备和用于备份数据的存储池。 它集成了一个差异管理程序，用于检查原始备份卷是否更新; 一个池管理程序，为存储池分配一个磁盘区域用于备份数据; 管理每个卷的性能的性能管理程序; 以及执行全备份控制的备份控制程序。 根据由差分管理程序计数的备份采集后的性能管理程序计算出的恢复性能和更改的块的总大小，选择可以在用户指定的恢复对象时间内进行恢复的备份方法。

公开(公告)号：US20050071553A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-31

申请号：US10443886

申请日：2003-05-23

申请人： Akihiro Mannen ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Masahiro Arai

发明人： Akihiro Mannen ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Masahiro Arai

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1009

摘要： Conventional methods for appending a validation code are not applicable to a disk array system in which the disk array comprises disk devices having a fixed sector length. The present invention solves this problem by separating validation codes from data blocks, bundling them together in blocks that can be easily matched with sectors, and carrying out all the associated management and control by hardware, such as coordination between validation codes and data blocks and operations of reading from and writing into the disk devices, thereby offering the same level of reliability as with conventional systems.

摘要翻译： 用于附加验证码的常规方法不适用于磁盘阵列系统，其中磁盘阵列包括具有固定扇区长度的磁盘设备。 本发明通过将验证码与数据块分开来解决这个问题，将它们捆绑在一起可以容易地与扇区匹配的块，并且通过硬件执行所有相关的管理和控制，诸如验证码和数据块之间的协调以及操作 读取和写入磁盘设备，从而提供与常规系统相同的可靠性水平。

公开(公告)号：US20050066128A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10988495

申请日：2004-11-16

申请人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Akihiro Mannen ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami ,  Akihiro Mannen ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G11B27/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying kinds of disk devices and managing different disk devices separately, and a drive management table for storing information to be utilized by the drive management unit. The disk array further includes a program for managing accumulated time of disk devices. The program includes a drive lifetime setting portion for setting lifetimes of drives, a drive start/stop portion for intentionally starting/stopping ATA disk devices, and an operation time measurement portion for measuring accumulated operation time. Since it is necessary to be conscious of difference in reliability and performance among disk devices when forming a RAID, a drive kind notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the kind of a disk device when forming the RAID, is provided.

摘要翻译： 磁盘阵列包括：驱动器管理单元，其是用于识别各种磁盘设备并分别管理不同磁盘设备的程序;以及驱动管理表，用于存储由驱动器管理单元利用的信息。 磁盘阵列还包括用于管理磁盘设备的累积时间的程序。 该程序包括用于设置驱动器的寿命的驱动器寿命设置部分，用于有意地启动/停止ATA盘设备的驱动器启动/停止部分和用于测量累积操作时间的操作时间测量部分。 由于在形成RAID时需要意识到磁盘装置之间的可靠性和性能的差异，所以提供作为用于在形成RAID时通知磁盘装置的种类的程序的驱动种类通知单元。

公开(公告)号：US08769227B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-01

申请号：US13754299

申请日：2013-01-30

申请人： Katsuo Mogi ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Katsuo Mogi ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： This storage controller providing a volume for storing data transmitted from a host system includes a management unit for managing the data written in the volume with a first block area, or a second block area in the first block area which is smaller than the first block area; a snapshot acquisition unit for acquiring a snapshot of the volume at a prescribed timing; and a transfer unit for transferring the data of the volume acquired with the snapshot of the snapshot acquisition unit to an external device with the first block area or the second block area.

摘要翻译： 提供用于存储从主机系统发送的数据的卷的存储控制器包括管理单元，用于以第一块区域或第一块区域中小于第一块区域的第二块区域管理写入卷中的数据 ; 快照获取单元，用于在规定的定时获取所述音量的快照; 以及传送单元，用于将利用快照获取单元的快照获取的卷的数据传送到具有第一块区域或第二块区域的外部设备。