公开(公告)号：US08417886B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US13407253

申请日：2012-02-28

申请人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

发明人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1059 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/462

摘要： The storage system includes a disk controller for receiving write commands from a computer, and a plurality of disk devices in which data is written in accordance with the control of the disk controller. The size of the first block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of the data in accordance with the write command by the disk controller is different from the size of the second block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of data by the plurality of disk devices. The disk controller issues an instruction for the writing of data to the disk devices using a third block unit of a size corresponding to a common multiple of the size of the first block and the size of the second block.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括用于从计算机接收写命令的盘控制器，以及根据盘控制器的控制写数据的多个盘装置。 根据盘控制器的写入命令执行数据的输入/输出处理时构成数据单元的第一块的大小与构成处理的数据单元的第二块的大小不同 由多个盘装置执行数据的输入/输出处理。 磁盘控制器使用与第一块的大小的共同倍数和第二块的大小相对应的尺寸的第三块单位向盘装置发出用于写入数据的指令。

公开(公告)号：US08370572B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US13035363

申请日：2011-02-25

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： G06F12/00

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： The storage system includes a plurality of first disk devices, a plurality of second disk devices, in which a lifetime of the plurality of second disk devices is different from a lifetime of the plurality of first disk devices, and a controller coupled to the plurality of first disk devices and the plurality of second disk devices. The controller configures a first logical unit by the plurality of first disk devices and a second logical unit by the plurality of second disk devices, provides the first and the second logical units to a host computer, and manages a first remaining available time of the first logical unit and a second remaining available time of the second logical unit, on logical unit basis.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括多个第一磁盘设备，多个第二磁盘设备，其中多个第二磁盘设备的寿命与多个第一磁盘设备的寿命不同，以及耦合到多个第二磁盘设备的控制器 第一磁盘设备和多个第二磁盘设备。 所述控制器通过所述多个第一磁盘设备配置第一逻辑单元，并且由所述多个第二磁盘设备配置第二逻辑单元，将第一和第二逻辑单元提供给主计算机，并且管理所述第一逻辑单元的第一剩余可用时间 逻辑单元和第二逻辑单元的第二剩余可用时间。

公开(公告)号：US08205048B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US13019419

申请日：2011-02-02

申请人： Kotaro Muramatsu ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Yoshifumi Zimoto

发明人： Kotaro Muramatsu ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Yoshifumi Zimoto

IPC分类号： G06F1/32 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  G11B17/228

摘要： The present invention makes is possible to appropriately set the power saving control of the storage device from the management device of the storage device. In addition, the storage device executes control of the power saving for the magnetic disk device after ensuring consistency between an instruction from the administrator and the operating state of the magnetic disk device in the storage device.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够从存储装置的管理装置适当地设定存储装置的节电控制。 此外，存储装置在确保来自管理员的指示与存储装置中的磁盘装置的操作状态之间的一致性的情况下，执行对磁盘装置的节电的控制。

公开(公告)号：US20110153966A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US13039122

申请日：2011-03-02

申请人： KOJI NAGATA ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Katsuo Mogi

发明人： KOJI NAGATA ,  Shoji Kodama ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Katsuo Mogi

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： Upon receiving a primary/secondary switching command from a secondary host system, a secondary storage control device interrogates a primary storage control device as to whether or not yet to be transferred data that has not been remote copied from the primary storage control device to the secondary storage control device is present. In the event that yet to be transferred data is present, the secondary storage control device receives yet to be transferred data from the primary storage control device and updates a secondary volume. The primary storage control device then manages positions of updates to the primary volume due to host accesses to the primary volume occurring at the time of the secondary storage control device receiving the primary/secondary switching command onwards using a differential bitmap table.

摘要翻译： 在从辅助主机系统接收到主/次切换命令时，辅助存储控制装置询问主存储控制装置关于是否尚未将未被远程复制的数据从主存储控制装置传送到副存储控制装置 存储控制装置。 在存在尚未被传送的数据的情况下，辅助存储控制装置接收尚未从主存储控制装置传送的数据，并更新二次卷。 然后，主存储控制设备管理由于主副存储控制设备在使用差分位图表向前接收主/次交换命令时发生的主卷访问主卷上的更新的位置。

公开(公告)号：US20110122524A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US13019419

申请日：2011-02-02

申请人： Kotaro MURAMATSU ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Yoshifumi Zimoto

发明人： Kotaro MURAMATSU ,  Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Yoshifumi Zimoto

IPC分类号： G11B15/46

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  G11B17/228

摘要： The present invention makes is possible to appropriately set the power saving control of the storage device from the management device of the storage device. In addition, the storage device executes control of the power saving for the magnetic disk device after ensuring consistency between an instruction from the administrator and the operating state of the magnetic disk device in the storage device.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够从存储装置的管理装置适当地设定存储装置的节电控制。 此外，存储装置在确保来自管理员的指示与存储装置中的磁盘装置的操作状态之间的一致性的情况下，执行对磁盘装置的节电的控制。

公开(公告)号：US07941600B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-10

申请号：US12849424

申请日：2010-08-03

申请人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

发明人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1059 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/462

摘要： The storage system includes a disk controller for receiving write commands from a computer, and a plurality of disk devices in which data is written in accordance with the control of the disk controller. The size of the first block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of the data in accordance with the write command by the disk controller is different from the size of the second block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of data by the plurality of disk devices. The disk controller issues an instruction for the writing of data to the disk devices using a third block unit of a size corresponding to a common multiple of the size of the first block and the size of the second block.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括用于从计算机接收写命令的盘控制器，以及根据盘控制器的控制写数据的多个盘装置。 根据盘控制器的写入命令执行数据的输入/输出处理时构成数据单元的第一块的大小与构成处理的数据单元的第二块的大小不同 由多个盘装置执行数据的输入/输出处理。 磁盘控制器使用与第一块的大小的共同倍数和第二块的大小相对应的尺寸的第三块单位向盘装置发出用于写入数据的指令。

公开(公告)号：US20100318735A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-16

申请号：US12849424

申请日：2010-08-03

申请人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

发明人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Naoto Matsunami

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2211/1059 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/462

摘要： The storage system includes a disk controller for receiving write commands from a computer, and a plurality of disk devices in which data is written in accordance with the control of the disk controller. The size of the first block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of the data in accordance with the write command by the disk controller is different from the size of the second block which constitutes the data unit handled in the execution of the input/output processing of data by the plurality of disk devices. The disk controller issues an instruction for the writing of data to the disk devices using a third block unit of a size corresponding to a common multiple of the size of the first block and the size of the second block.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括用于从计算机接收写命令的盘控制器，以及根据盘控制器的控制写数据的多个盘装置。 根据盘控制器的写入命令执行数据的输入/输出处理时构成数据单元的第一块的大小与构成处理的数据单元的第二块的大小不同 由多个盘装置执行数据的输入/输出处理。 磁盘控制器使用与第一块的大小的共同倍数和第二块的大小相对应的尺寸的第三块单位向盘装置发出用于写入数据的指令。

公开(公告)号：US07565501B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US11358051

申请日：2006-02-22

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。

公开(公告)号：US07549084B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-16

申请号：US11581421

申请日：2006-10-17

申请人： Naoki Higashijima ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

发明人： Naoki Higashijima ,  Ikuya Yagisawa

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/076 ,  G06F11/0781

摘要： A storage control apparatus of the present invention reduces the frequency of disk drive failures. An error management part manages the number of times errors occur in respective disk drives. A disk drive in which the number of errors meets or exceeds a threshold value is selected as a disk drive to be restarted. A restart control part commences difference management prior to restarting the disk drive targeted for restart. A difference management part manages parity group-related update locations using a difference bitmap. After commencing difference management, the restart control part restarts the disk drive in which the error was detected. This makes it possible to resolve an error caused by a firmware hangup or the like.

摘要翻译： 本发明的存储控制装置降低了磁盘驱动器故障的频率。 错误管理部分管理各磁盘驱动器发生错误的次数。 选择其中错误数量达到或超过阈值的磁盘驱动器作为要重新启动的磁盘驱动器。 重新启动控制部分在重新启动目标重新启动的磁盘驱动器之前开始差异管理。 差异管理部分使用差分位图来管理奇偶校验组相关的更新位置。 开始差异管理后，重新启动控制部分重新启动检测到错误的磁盘驱动器。 这使得可以解决由固件挂起等导致的错误。

公开(公告)号：US07454583B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-18

申请号：US11368423

申请日：2006-03-07

申请人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama

发明人： Ikuya Yagisawa ,  Koji Nagata ,  Shoji Kodama

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

CPC分类号： G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： In a storage controller which stores data provided from a host system, creates a snapshot, which is a data image of a production volume at a given point in time, at regular or irregular intervals, and holds difference data of the snapshot in a pool volume, multiple pool volumes are configured and a different pool volume is assigned to each copy pair including a group of production volumes or a single production volume that does not belong to any group of volumes so that difference data of each copy pair can be saved in its associated pool volume.

摘要翻译： 在存储从主机系统提供的数据的存储控制器中，以规则或不规则的间隔创建作为给定时间点的生产卷的数据图像的快照，并且将快照的差异数据保存在池卷 ，配置多个池卷，并为每个副本对分配不同的池卷，包括一组生产卷或不属于任何卷组的单个生产卷，以便将每个副本对的差异数据保存在其中 关联池卷。