公开(公告)号：US20050257014A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-17

申请号：US10899158

申请日：2004-07-27

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： Transfer of data and replication of data among several storage devices are executed without imposing a load on the computer connected to the storage system. For example, a first host computer monitors usage rates of transfer groups TG11, TG12 and physical path usage rate on a storage device interconnect physical path 50, and when either a usage rate or physical path usage rate goes above a predetermined value, issues to the first storage device 20 an instruction to allocate a reserved volume Ri 1, R12. The first host adaptor 21 receiving the reserved volume Rh, R12 allocation request allocates reserved volume Ru to transfer group TGI, whereby a virtual transfer volume is formed by transfer volume Til and the reserved volume Ru allocated thereto. As a result, capacity of the virtual transfer volume is increased by the equivalent of the reserved volume Ru capacity, so that additional transfer frames may be stored.

摘要翻译： 执行数据传输和数据在多个存储设备之间的复制，而不会在连接到存储系统的计算机上施加负载。 例如，第一主计算机监视存储设备互连物理路径50上的传输组TG 11，TG 12和物理路径使用率的使用率，并且当使用率或物理路径使用率超过预定值时，问题 向第一存储装置20提供分配保留卷Ri 1，R 12的指令。 接收保留卷Rh，R12分配请求的第一主机适配器21分配保留卷Ru以传送组TGI，由此通过传送卷Til和分配给它的保留卷Ru形成虚拟传送卷。 结果，虚拟传送量的容量相当于预留量Ru容量的增加，从而可以存储额外的传送帧。

公开(公告)号：US20130111129A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13384040

申请日：2011-10-28

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Kenichi Oyamada

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Kenichi Oyamada

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0602 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F9/461 ,  G06F17/30233

摘要： Data is placed in tiered storage with a suitable granularity according to application characteristics. The storage apparatus comprises a controller for managing storage areas, provided by storage media of a plurality of types of varying performance, as pools, and for assigning the storage areas in page units to a virtual volume from any tiered storage among a plurality of types of tiered storage which the pool comprises in response to a data write request from the host computer, wherein, for specific data which is managed by the host computer, the controller specifies an area with a high referencing frequency among the specific data on the basis of organization information of the specific data, and moves this area to another of the tiered storage with a higher performance than an already assigned tiered storage.

摘要翻译： 根据应用特点，数据按适当的粒度放置在分层存储中。 存储装置包括：控制器，用于管理由多种类型的变化性能的存储介质提供的存储区域作为池，并且用于将页面单元中的存储区域分配给多个类型的 响应于来自主计算机的数据写请求，池包含的分层存储器，其中，对于由主计算机管理的特定数据，控制器基于组织指定特定数据中具有高参考频率的区域 信息的特定数据，并将该区域移动到具有比已经分配的分层存储更高的性能的分层存储中。

公开(公告)号：US08307178B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US13209578

申请日：2011-08-15

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Yoshiyuki Nishi ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Akira Deguchi

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Yoshiyuki Nishi ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Akira Deguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2074

摘要： A copy source storage controller received write data added with a time and issued from a host computer transfers the write data with the time to a copy destination storage controller. If there are a plurality of copy destination storage controllers, a representative copy destination storage controller compares times of write data copied to the plurality of copy destination storage controllers, and writes the write data in copy destination logical volumes in the sequential order of time. The representative copy destination storage controller judges that integrity of the write data is established, if a communication procedure is established with the copy destination storage controller and if the statuses of the copy source/destination logical volumes are coincident. In remote copy which guarantees integrity of write data and traverses a plurality of storage controllers, it is possible to judge at an optional time point whether integrity of write data can be guaranteed.

摘要翻译： 复制源存储控制器接收到从主计算机发出的随时间增加的写入数据，将写入数据随时间传送到复制目的地存储控制器。 如果存在多个复制目的地存储控制器，则代表性复制目的地存储控制器比较复制到多个复制目的地存储控制器的写入数据的时间，并且按顺序将写入数据写入复制目的地逻辑卷。 如果与复制目的地存储控制器建立通信过程以及复制源/目的地逻辑卷的状态是否一致，则代表性复制目的地存储控制器判断写入数据的完整性。 在保证写入数据的完整性并遍历多个存储控制器的远程复制中，可以在可选的时间点判断是否可以保证写入数据的完整性。

公开(公告)号：US08266377B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US13334123

申请日：2011-12-22

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

公开(公告)号：US20120011320A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13239982

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Nobuhiro MAKI ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Nobuhiro MAKI ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： Arrangements for transfer and replication of data. A host computer retains a transfer volume management information including HDD identifiers corresponding to a plurality of primary volumes and identifiers of at least one of transfer volumes, wherein, from a plurality of volumes in a first storage device, the host computer extracts a reserve volume as an additional transfer volume, if a capacity usage of the at least one of the transfer volumes reaches or goes above a predetermined level, wherein the host computer transmits an allocation request about the additional transfer volume, wherein, after receiving the allocation request, the first storage device implements the reserve volume as the additional transfer volume corresponding to the at least one of transfer volumes for transfer of write data to the second storage device.

摘要翻译： 传输和复制数据的安排。 主计算机保留包括对应于多个主卷的HDD标识符和至少一个传送卷的标识符的传送卷管理信息，其中，从第一存储设备中的多个卷中，主计算机提取备用卷作为 如果所述至少一个传送卷的容量使用达到或超过预定级别，则所述主计算机传送关于所述附加传送卷的分配请求，其中，在接收到所述分配请求之后，所述第一 存储设备实现预留量作为与用于将写入数据传送到第二存储设备的传送卷中的至少一个对应的附加传送卷。

公开(公告)号：US20090150630A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12366685

申请日：2009-02-06

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

摘要翻译： 一种包括连接到第一主计算机的第一存储系统，连接到第二主计算机的第二存储系统和连接到第一和第二存储系统的第三存储系统的计算机系统。 第二存储系统在发生故障之前设置传送设置，传送设置被提供有专用存储区域，用于响应于第一主计算机的故障，通过异步复制将数据传送到第三存储系统。 在第二存储系统与发生故障后要执行的第三存储系统之间的数据传输开始之前，第二存储系统检查专用存储区域，数据传输线路和传送设置信息，并且如果检测到异常状态 ，该异常状态作为附加到传送设置的信息报告给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20070271430A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11485971

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Makoto Uchikado ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Makoto Uchikado ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2066

摘要： A computer includes a management computer connected to a host computer, first and second primary storage systems, first and second secondary storage systems, a primary external storage system connected to the first and second primary storage systems and a secondary external storage system connected to the first and second secondary storage systems. The management computer controls to start copying as processing for storing copied data in the second storage area into a fourth storage area in response to a command for starting processing for storing copied data in the first storage area into a third storage area.

摘要翻译： 计算机包括连接到主计算机的管理计算机，第一和第二主存储系统，第一和第二辅助存储系统，连接到第一和第二主存储系统的主外部存储系统以及连接到第一和第二主存储系统的第二外部存储系统 和第二辅助存储系统。 响应于用于将第一存储区域中的复制数据存储到第三存储区域的开始处理命令，管理计算机控制开始复制作为用于将第二存储区域中的复制数据存储到第四存储区域中的处理。

公开(公告)号：US20070254922A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US11486160

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

IPC分类号： A61K31/44

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

摘要翻译： 一种包括连接到第一主计算机的第一存储系统，连接到第二主计算机的第二存储系统和连接到第一和第二存储系统的第三存储系统的计算机系统。 第二存储系统在发生故障之前设置传送设置，传送设置被提供有专用存储区域，用于响应于第一主计算机的故障，通过异步复制将数据传送到第三存储系统。 在第二存储系统与发生故障后要执行的第三存储系统之间的数据传输开始之前，第二存储系统检查专用存储区域，数据传输线路和传送设置信息，并且如果检测到异常状态 ，该异常状态作为附加到传送设置的信息报告给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20060248296A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11169886

申请日：2005-06-30

申请人： Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069

摘要： Provided is a computer system management method capable of preventing a loop of pairs from being formed upon remote copy pair formation. The method of controlling formation of a remote copy pair of logical volumes in a computer system including a plurality of logical volumes includes: receiving a request to form a remote copy pair; judging whether or not a loop of remote copy pairs will be formed by executing the requested remote copy pair formation; and executing the requested remote copy pair formation when it is judged that no loop of copy pairs will be formed.

公开(公告)号：US20060224845A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11146114

申请日：2005-06-07

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Takashige Iwamura

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Takashige Iwamura

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： Provided is a computer system capable of maintaining consistency of data stored in logical volumes. The computer system includes: a storage system including a disk controller which controls data read/write in a disk drive; and a host computer which transmits a request to the storage system, wherein the disk controller has a control unit and a storage unit, the disk drive has logical volumes which are data storing areas, the host computer sends a request directed to the logical volume and attribute information of the logical volume, the control unit wherein: executes the received request; the control unit stores, in the storage unit, the received attribute information in association with the logical volume; and decides to execute a following request which is made by the host computer to the logical volume in a case where the request meets the attribute information corresponding to the logical volume and is stored in the storage unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够保持存储在逻辑卷中的数据的一致性的计算机系统。 计算机系统包括：存储系统，其包括控制盘驱动器中的数据读/写的盘控制器; 以及向所述存储系统发送请求的主计算机，其中所述盘控制器具有控制单元和存储单元，所述盘驱动器具有作为数据存储区域的逻辑卷，所述主计算机发送指向所述逻辑卷的请求，以及 所述逻辑卷的属性信息，所述控制单元，其中：执行所接收的请求; 所述控制单元在所述存储单元中存储与所述逻辑卷相关联的所接收的属性信息; 并且在请求满足对应于逻辑卷的属性信息并存储在存储单元中的情况下，决定执行由主计算机对逻辑卷进行的以下请求。