公开(公告)号：US08234446B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-31

申请号：US12636268

申请日：2009-12-11

申请人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

发明人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/104

摘要： A parity-data generating unit generates, in response to a write request containing update data, updated parity data in the parity group to which the update data belongs. A time-series-information generating unit generates time-series information indicating an anteroposterior relationship during writing between the update data and existing data stored in the unit storage area to which the update data is to be written. A time-series-information adding unit adds the time-series information, generated in response to the write request, to the update data as certification time-series information and that adds comparison time-series information to the updated parity data in association with the update data, the comparison time-series information having the same value as the certification time-series information. A writing unit distributes and writes, to the multiple storage devices, the update data to which the certification time-series information is added and the updated parity data to which the comparison time-series information is added.

摘要翻译： 奇偶校验数据生成单元响应于包含更新数据的写入请求，生成更新数据所属的奇偶校验组中的更新奇偶校验数据。 时间序列信息生成单元生成指示更新数据与存储在更新数据要被写入的单位存储区域中的现有数据之间的写入期间的前后关系的时间序列信息。 时间序列信息添加单元将作为响应于写入请求生成的时间序列信息添加到作为认证时间序列信息的更新数据，并且将比较时间序列信息与更新的奇偶校验数据相关联地将比较时间序列信息与 更新数据，比较时间序列信息具有与认证时间序列信息相同的值。 写入单元向多个存储设备分发并添加添加有认证时间序列信息的更新数据和添加了比较时间序列信息的更新的奇偶校验数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100306495A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-02

申请号：US12788546

申请日：2010-05-27

申请人： Tatsuo KUMANO ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Kazuichi Oe

发明人： Tatsuo KUMANO ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Kazuichi Oe

IPC分类号： G06F12/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： A management device obtains, from the plurality of storage nodes, information of accesses which are made to the actual storage areas included in the storage nodes, generating load information of the actual storage areas based on the access information, and storing the generated load information in a load information storage unit. The device changes, based on the load information stored in the load information storage unit, the assignment relations of the actual storage areas with respect to the virtual storage areas such that loads of the storage nodes are leveled. The device instructs the plurality of storage nodes to move the data in the actual storage areas depending on change in the assignment of the actual storage areas to the virtual storage areas.

摘要翻译： 管理装置从多个存储节点获取对包含在存储节点中的实际存储区域的访问信息，基于访问信息生成实际存储区域的负载信息，并将生成的负载信息存储在 负载信息存储单元。 设备基于存储在负载信息存储单元中的负载信息，相对于虚拟存储区域改变实际存储区域的分配关系，使得存储节点的负载被调平。 该设备指示多个存储节点根据实际存储区域的分配对虚拟存储区域的改变来移动实际存储区域中的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100217933A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-26

申请号：US12709863

申请日：2010-02-22

申请人： Kazuichi Oe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe

发明人： Kazuichi Oe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： An allocation control device divides the storage management devices into groups based on grouping factors. It generates group management information about each group based on the grouping factors corresponding to storage management devices belonging to the group. It obtains logical volume information about a subject logical volume to be allocated to the physical storage areas, the logical volume information indicating the capacity of the subject logical volume and a predicted capability value of the subject logical volume. It acquires the physical storage areas to which the subject logical volume is to be allocated, based on the logical volume information and the group management information. It selects one of the groups for which the maximum processing capability is higher than the predicted capability value of the subject logical volume. It allocates divisional areas of the subject logical volume to the physical storage areas in the selected group.

摘要翻译： 分配控制装置根据分组因素将存储管理装置分成组。 根据与属于该组的存储管理装置相对应的分组因子，生成关于每个组的组管理信息。 它获取关于要分配给物理存储区域的主题逻辑卷的逻辑卷信息，指示主题逻辑卷的容量的逻辑卷信息和主题逻辑卷的预测能力值。 根据逻辑卷信息和组管理信息，获取要分配主体逻辑卷的物理存储区域。 它选择最大处理能力高于主题逻辑卷的预测能力值的组之一。 它将主题逻辑卷的分区分配给所选组中的物理存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US20100049918A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：US12502752

申请日：2009-07-14

申请人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

发明人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1662

摘要： In a multinode storage system, a virtual disk associated with a storage device to be connected is created, and a slice of a connected storage device is allocated to one segment of the virtual disk. Next, one slice of data in the storage device to be connected is copied to the connected storage device. The rest of data in the storage device to be connected is divided into slices, which are allocated to segments of the virtual disk. Then, metadata of the rest of the slices is written into a management information area in which copying of the data therefrom has been completed.

摘要翻译： 在多节点存储系统中，创建与要连接的存储设备相关联的虚拟磁盘，并将连接的存储设备的片段分配给虚拟磁盘的一个段。 接下来，要连接的存储设备中的一片数据被复制到连接的存储设备。 要连接的存储设备中的其余数据被划分成片，其被分配给虚拟盘的段。 然后，将其余片段的元数据写入管理信息区域，在该管理信息区域中数据的复制已经完成。

公开(公告)号：US08521983B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US12546440

申请日：2009-08-24

申请人： Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano

发明人： Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In a computer for executing processing based on a storage management program, a management information storing unit designates, from the data blocks having the same content, main-data used as an access destination and sub-data used as a backup, and stores management information that registers storage nodes as allocation destinations of the respective main-data and sub-data; a load information collecting unit continuously collects load information on the storage nodes; a replacement object detecting unit detects a pair of the main-data and the sub-data having the same content and having a predetermined condition such that a load difference between the allocation destination of the main-data and that of the sub-data exceeds a predetermined allowable value; and a management information updating unit replaces roles of the main-data and the sub-data between the detected pair of data blocks.

摘要翻译： 在用于执行基于存储管理程序的处理的计算机中，管理信息存储单元从具有相同内容的数据块指定用作访问目的地的主数据和用作备份的子数据，并且存储管理信息 其将存储节点注册为相应主数据和子数据的分配目的地; 负载信息收集单元连续收集存储节点上的负载信息; 替换对象检测单元检测具有相同内容并具有预定条件的一对主数据和子数据，使得主数据的分配目的地与子数据的分配目的地之间的负载差异超过 预定允许值; 并且管理信息更新单元替换检测到的一对数据块之间的主数据和子数据的角色。

公开(公告)号：US08281102B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12618148

申请日：2009-11-13

申请人： Kazuichi Oe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe

发明人： Kazuichi Oe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L67/125

摘要： A management apparatus and method that manage a storage system, in which an access node and a storage node, with which the management apparatus is in communication via the network. The management apparatus includes a logical volume judging unit that acquires a plurality of processing requests to each of the plurality of storage areas, references a logical volume allocation information storage unit that stores a correspondence relationship between the plurality of storage areas and the plurality of logical volumes in the storage node, and judges a logical volume corresponding to a storage area to become a processing object of each processing request, and a processing request breakdown calculating unit that counts an acquisition count of each processing request for each logical volume based on a judgment result by the logical volume judgment unit, and calculates a proportion of each acquisition count to a total of respective acquisition counts.

摘要翻译： 一种用于管理存储系统的管理装置和方法，其中所述管理装置经由所述网络与所述存储系统进行通信。 管理装置包括对多个存储区域中的每一个获取多个处理请求的逻辑卷判断单元，参考存储多个存储区域与多个逻辑卷之间的对应关系的逻辑卷分配信息存储单元 并且判断与存储区域对应的逻辑卷成为每个处理请求的处理对象;以及处理请求分解计算单元，其基于判断结果对每个逻辑卷的每个处理请求的获取计数进行计数 由逻辑卷判定单元计算出各取得计数的比例为各取得计数的总和。

公开(公告)号：US08230191B2

公开(公告)日：2012-07-24

申请号：US12651522

申请日：2010-01-04

申请人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

发明人： Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Kazuichi Oe

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/0674 ,  Y10S707/99956

摘要： An allocation control apparatus allocates duplicate logical volume divided areas to virtual storage areas that do not have data storage area in the physical storage area. The apparatus associates identification information of the allocated virtual storage areas, of the duplicate logical volume divided areas, and of duplication source logical volume divided areas to be set in the management information. The apparatus detects, upon a data writing request, based on the management information, the unallocated real storage area in the logical volume divided area. The apparatus reallocates the real storage area to the duplicate logical volume divided area to update the management information. The apparatus identifies, based on the management information, the real storage area allocated to the duplication source logical volume divided area corresponding to the duplicate logical volume divided area. The apparatus copies data stored in the real storage area to the real storage area.

摘要翻译： 分配控制装置将重复的逻辑卷分割区域分配给物理存储区域中没有数据存储区域的虚拟存储区域。 该装置将所分配的虚拟存储区域，重复逻辑卷分割区域的标识信息和要设置在管理信息中的复制源逻辑卷分割区域相关联。 该装置根据管理信息在数据写入请求时检测逻辑卷划分区域中未分配的实际存储区域。 该装置将真实存储区域重新分配给重复的逻辑卷划分区域，以更新管理信息。 该装置基于管理信息识别分配给与重复的逻辑卷分割区域对应的复制源逻辑卷分割区域的实际存储区域。 该装置将存储在真实存储区域中的数据复制到真实存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US08141095B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12343486

申请日：2008-12-24

申请人： Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Riichiro Take ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Minoru Kamosida ,  Shigeyuki Miyamoto

发明人： Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Riichiro Take ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Minoru Kamosida ,  Shigeyuki Miyamoto

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0625 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3221 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/154 ,  Y02D50/20

摘要： A data allocation control program manages data allocation when data is distributively stored in a plurality of disk nodes that are shifted to a power saving mode unless access is performed for a certain time. The program produces a plurality of allocation pattern candidates each indicating the disk nodes in which the respective data are to be stored. The program calculates a no-access period expectation that represents an expected value of occurrence of a no-access period during which access is not performed to some of the disk nodes. The program selects as an allocation pattern for data reallocation, one of the plurality of produced allocation pattern candidates with the largest calculated no-access period expectation. The program instructs the disk nodes to reallocate the respective data in accordance with the selected allocation pattern.

摘要翻译： 数据分配控制程序管理数据被分配存储在移动到省电模式的多个盘节点中时的数据分配，除非在一定时间内进行访问。 该程序产生多个分配模式候选，每个分配模式候选指示要存储各个数据的磁盘节点。 该程序计算一个无访问周期期望，该期望值表示不对某些磁盘节点执行访问的无访问期间的发生的期望值。 该程序选择用于数据重新分配的分配模式，其中一个生成的分配模式候选者中计算出的无访问期望期望最大。 该程序指示磁盘节点根据所选择的分配模式重新分配相应的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100228915A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-09

申请号：US12714903

申请日：2010-03-01

申请人： Kazutaka OGIHARA ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi

发明人： Kazutaka OGIHARA ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano ,  Yasuo Noguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2094 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1662 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A recording medium storing a logical volume configuration information distribution program causing a computer to execute processing based on logical volume configuration information that defines a correspondence relation between a virtual storage area in a logical volume defined virtually and a real storage area in a storage unit, the logical volume configuration information distribution program includes: when the correspondence relation between the virtual storage area and the real storage area is changed, referencing an access node list storage unit for storing an access node list in which identification information of the access node is registered, and transmitting update information that indicates an updated correspondence relation concerning the virtual storage area whose correspondence relation with the real storage area has been changed, to the access node indicated in the access node list via the network.

摘要翻译： 一种存储逻辑卷配置信息分发程序的记录介质，其使得计算机基于定义虚拟地定义的逻辑卷中的虚拟存储区域与存储单元中的真实存储区域之间的对应关系的逻辑卷配置信息执行处理， 逻辑卷配置信息分发程序包括：当虚拟存储区域和实际存储区域之间的对应关系改变时，参考用于存储其中登记了接入节点的标识信息的接入节点列表的接入节点列表存储单元，以及 发送指示关于与实际存储区域的对应关系已经改变的虚拟存储区域的更新的对应关系的更新信息经由网络发送到接入节点列表中指示的接入节点。

公开(公告)号：US20090327642A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12585010

申请日：2009-08-31

申请人： Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano

发明人： Kazutaka Ogihara ,  Yasuo Noguchi ,  Yoshihiro Tsuchiya ,  Masahisa Tamura ,  Tetsutaro Maruyama ,  Kazuichi Oe ,  Takashi Watanabe ,  Tatsuo Kumano

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/008 ,  G06F11/2061 ,  G06F11/2064

摘要： In a computer executing processes based on a storage management program, an attribute collection unit collects attributes of storage nodes. A group creation unit creates at least two groups that include the storage nodes, in accordance with the attributes of the storage nodes collected by the attribute collection unit. A data allocation unit allocates distributed data and redundant distributed data to the groups created by the group creation unit in such a manner that the distributed data and the redundant distributed data having the same content as the distributed data are placed in different groups.

摘要翻译： 在执行基于存储管理程序的处理的计算机中，属性收集单元收集存储节点的属性。 根据由属性收集单元收集的存储节点的属性，组创建单元创建包括存储节点的至少两个组。 数据分配单元将分布式数据和冗余分布式数据分配给由组创建单元创建的组，使得具有与分布式数据相同内容的分布式数据和冗余分布式数据放置在不同的组中。