公开(公告)号：US20070055713A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-08

申请号：US11253148

申请日：2005-10-17

申请人： Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F16/10

摘要： The object of the present invention is to prevent distribution of a storage range to a volume from an inappropriate disk drive comparing with use of the volume as a result of an automatic extension of a volume capacity. A computer system has a storage system including a physical storage device, a host computer, and a management computer. The storage system includes a plurality of kinds of physical storage devices physically dividing into two segments or more the volume and records as constitution information the correspondence between each segment and the volume using the segment. And the storage system records the kind of physical storage device to be allocated to the volume and selects the physical storage device according to the kind of stored physical storage device for allocation of the segment when the host computer performs an I/O access to the volume.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是为了防止由于卷容量的自动扩展而使用与卷的使用相比，不适当的磁盘驱动器将存储范围分配给卷。 计算机系统具有包括物理存储设备，主计算机和管理计算机的存储系统。 存储系统包括多种物理存储设备，其物理上将体积和记录作为构成信息物理地划分为两个段或更多，每个段和使用该段的体积之间的对应关系。 并且存储系统记录要分配给卷的物理存储设备的种类，并且当主计算机执行对卷的I / O访问时，根据存储的物理存储设备的种类选择物理存储设备以分配段 。

公开(公告)号：US20060242372A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11181874

申请日：2005-07-15

申请人： Ryoji Furuhashi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Ryoji Furuhashi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yasunori Kaneda ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： A data processing system in which resources of a remote copy are prevented from being wasted uselessly during a data-retention period is provided. The data processing system includes: an application server 2000, a primary storage system 4000 which stores data used by the application server in a first storage volume, a secondary storage volume 5000 which stores the copy of data stored in the primary storage system in a second storage volume, and a management server 1000 which controls the primary storage system and secondary storage system; and the primary storage system and secondary storage system are configured to include an access control table in which an access inhibited or access permitted state with respect to the first storage volume and second storage volume is stored, and a remote copy pair table in which a corresponding relation between the first storage volume and the second storage volume is stored.

摘要翻译： 提供一种数据处理系统，其中防止在数据保留期间远程副本的资源被无用地浪费。 数据处理系统包括：应用服务器2000，存储应用服务器在第一存储卷中使用的数据的主存储系统4000;存储在主存储系统中的数据副本的第二存储卷5000， 存储卷和控制主存储系统和辅助存储系统的管理服务器1000; 并且主存储系统和辅助存储系统被配置为包括其中存储关于第一存储卷和第二存储卷的访问禁止或访问许可状态的访问控制表，以及远程副本对表 存储第一存储卷和第二存储卷之间的关系。

公开(公告)号：US08533421B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US13169232

申请日：2011-06-27

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A management computer monitors an allocated capacity of a source virtual volume and an allocated capacity of a virtual pool having a storage area allocated to a destination virtual volume in a storage, judges whether the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume can be covered in the virtual pool or not, and informs the user of a result that data migration fails when the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered. When the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered, the management computer uses another storage area to increase the capacity of the virtual pool. Accordingly, when data migration is performed between the virtual volumes, capacities of physical areas allocated to the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume can be grasped so that the data migration can be performed accurately between the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume.

公开(公告)号：US08200893B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US13194841

申请日：2011-07-29

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和将闪存置于离线模式和在线模式下的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的一些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US08161262B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US13040451

申请日：2011-03-04

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yasunori Kaneda

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yasunori Kaneda

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system allocates a data storage area in response to an access request from a first computer if the capacity of a first physical storage device configuring a first logical storage area, provided to the first computer, is equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold. The storage system associates the first logical storage area with another physical storage device, which is different from the first physical storage device associated with a second logical storage area provided to the first computer and a second computer, and allocates a data storage area from the another physical storage device if the capacity of the first physical storage device associated with the first logical storage area exceeds the predetermined threshold.

摘要翻译： 如果配置提供给第一计算机的第一逻辑存储区域的第一物理存储设备的容量等于或低于预定阈值，则存储系统响应于来自第一计算机的访问请求而分配数据存储区域。 存储系统将第一逻辑存储区域与不同于与提供给第一计算机的第二逻辑存储区域相关联的第一物理存储设备和第二计算机的另一物理存储设备相关联，并且从另一物理存储设备分配来自另一物理存储区域的数据存储区域 物理存储设备，如果与第一逻辑存储区域相关联的第一物理存储设备的容量超过预定阈值。

公开(公告)号：US08082394B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US12538238

申请日：2009-08-10

申请人： Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Takayuki Nagai ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067

摘要： The object of the present invention is to prevent distribution of a storage range to a volume from an inappropriate disk drive based on use of the volume as a result of an automatic extension of a volume capacity. A computer system has a storage system including a physical storage device, a host computer, and a management computer. The storage system includes a plurality of kinds of physical storage devices physically dividing into two segments or more the volume and records as constitution information the correspondence between each segment and the volume using the segment. And the storage system records the kind of physical storage device to be allocated to the volume and selects the physical storage device according to the kind of stored physical storage device for allocation of the segment when the host computer performs an I/O access to the volume. Access frequency is monitored and data is copied based on the monitored access frequency.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是为了防止由于卷容量的自动扩展而基于使用该卷而从不适当的磁盘驱动器向容积分配存储范围。 计算机系统具有包括物理存储设备，主计算机和管理计算机的存储系统。 存储系统包括多种物理存储设备，其物理上将体积和记录作为构成信息物理地划分为两个段或更多，每个段和使用该段的体积之间的对应关系。 并且存储系统记录要分配给卷的物理存储设备的种类，并且当主计算机执行对卷的I / O访问时，根据存储的物理存储设备的种类选择物理存储设备以分配段 。 监视访问频率，并根据监视的访问频率复制数据。

公开(公告)号：US20110258412A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-20

申请号：US13169232

申请日：2011-06-27

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A management computer monitors an allocated capacity of a source virtual volume and an allocated capacity of a virtual pool having a storage area allocated to a destination virtual volume in a storage, judges whether the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume can be covered in the virtual pool or not, and informs the user of a result that data migration fails when the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered. When the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered, the management computer uses another storage area to increase the capacity of the virtual pool. Accordingly, when data migration is performed between the virtual volumes, capacities of physical areas allocated to the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume can be grasped so that the data migration can be performed accurately between the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机监视分配的源虚拟卷的容量和具有分配给存储器中的目的地虚拟卷的存储区域的虚拟池的分配容量，判断虚拟卷中的分配容量是否可以被覆盖 池，并且当源虚拟卷的分配容量不能被覆盖时，通知用户数据迁移失败的结果。 当不能覆盖源虚拟卷的分配容量时，管理计算机使用另一个存储区来增加虚拟池的容量。 因此，当在虚拟卷之间执行数据迁移时，可以掌握分配给源虚拟卷的物理区域的容量和目的虚拟卷，从而能够在源虚拟卷和目的地虚拟卷之间准确地执行数据迁移。

公开(公告)号：US08019930B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12019049

申请日：2008-01-24

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和具有在离线模式和在线模式下放置和处理闪存的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的一些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US08015381B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US12604543

申请日：2009-10-23

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A management computer monitors an allocated capacity of a source virtual volume and an allocated capacity of a virtual pool having a storage area allocated to a destination virtual volume in a storage, judges whether the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume can be covered in the virtual pool or not, and informs the user of a result that data migration fails when the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered. When the allocated capacity of the source virtual volume cannot be covered, the management computer uses another storage area to increase the capacity of the virtual pool. Accordingly, when data migration is performed between the virtual volumes, capacities of physical areas allocated to the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume can be grasped so that the data migration can be performed accurately between the source virtual volume and the destination virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机监视分配的源虚拟卷的容量和具有分配给存储器中的目的地虚拟卷的存储区域的虚拟池的分配容量，判断虚拟卷中的分配容量是否可以被覆盖 池，并且当源虚拟卷的分配容量不能被覆盖时，通知用户数据迁移失败的结果。 当不能覆盖源虚拟卷的分配容量时，管理计算机使用另一个存储区来增加虚拟池的容量。 因此，当在虚拟卷之间执行数据迁移时，可以掌握分配给源虚拟卷的物理区域的容量和目的虚拟卷，从而能够在源虚拟卷和目的地虚拟卷之间准确地执行数据迁移。

公开(公告)号：US20100325378A1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-23

申请号：US12871961

申请日：2010-08-31

申请人： Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Tetsuya Maruyama ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： There is provided a data migrating method including the steps of: calculating, in a case where data stored in a volume is migrated to another volume, a required period of time for migrating the data based on a size of data to be migrated and volume configuration information on the volume in which the migrated data is stored and the volume to which the data is to be migrated; determining a start time at which the data migration starts to generate a volume migration plan; setting a priority of the generated volume migration plan; prioritizing, in a case where a periods of time during which the generated volume migration plan is executed and a period of time during which an existing volume migration plan is executed are overlapped with each other, and changing the start time of at least one of those volume migration plans having a lower priority.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种数据迁移方法，包括以下步骤：在存储在卷中的数据被迁移到另一卷的情况下，根据要迁移的数据的大小和卷配置来计算迁移数据所需的时间段 存储迁移数据的卷的信息以及要迁移数据的卷; 确定数据迁移开始的开始时间以生成卷迁移计划; 设置生成的卷迁移计划的优先级; 在执行生成的卷迁移计划的时间段和执行现有卷迁移计划的时间段彼此重叠的同时，改变其中的至少一个的开始时间， 卷迁移计划具有较低的优先级。