公开(公告)号：US08028146B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US11968747

申请日：2008-01-03

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/068 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  Y02D10/13

摘要： The temporary area capacity required to be secured with respect to the whole permanent area is calculated in accordance with the capacity and access frequency of a host computer data permanent area of a disk device contained in the storage system and a disk device of an external storage device that is managed by a storage virtualization function of this storage system. The nonvolatile memory is defined as the temporary area and is used to temporarily store host computer data when a data I/O from the host computer is processed. The required capacity of the temporary area is re-calculated in accordance with an event such as a configuration change in the external storage system.

摘要翻译： 根据存储系统中包含的磁盘装置的主机数据永久区的容量和访问频率以及外部存储装置的磁盘装置来计算相对于整个永久区域确保的临时区域容量 由该存储系统的存储虚拟化功能管理。 非易失性存储器被定义为临时区域，并且当来自主机的数据I / O被处理时用于临时存储主计算机数据。 根据诸如外部存储系统中的配置改变的事件来重新计算临时区域的所需容量。

公开(公告)号：US08015351B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US12945984

申请日：2010-11-15

申请人： Shunji Kawamura ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Shunji Kawamura ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A migration destination storage creates an expansion device for virtualizing a migration source logical unit. A host computer accesses an external volume by way of an access path of a migration destination logical unit, a migration destination storage, a migration source storage, and an external volume. After destaging all dirty data accumulated in the disk cache of the migration source storage to the external volume, an expansion device for virtualizing the external volume is mapped to the migration destination logical unit.

摘要翻译： 迁移目的地存储创建用于虚拟化迁移源逻辑单元的扩展设备。 主机通过迁移目的地逻辑单元，迁移目的地存储，迁移源存储和外部卷的访问路径访问外部卷。 将迁移源存储器的磁盘缓存中累积的所有脏数据降级到外部卷后，将用于虚拟化外部卷的扩展设备映射到迁移目的地逻辑单元。

公开(公告)号：US07984227B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US12118866

申请日：2008-05-12

申请人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

发明人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

IPC分类号： G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In an environment in which plural external storage devices having different function control interfaces are intermixed, when a function of a storage device is controlled from a computer, a common interface for controlling the function of the storage device is provided. A device that provides the common interface manages an interrelationship between a storage area recognized by a host computer and a storage area provided by the storage device and associates a storage area which becomes a target of a function control instruction with the storage device that provides the storage area. A type of the storage device that provides the storage area which becomes the target of the function control instruction is identified and function control is ordered through a function control interface unique to the device.

摘要翻译： 在具有不同功能控制接口的多个外部存储装置混合的环境中，当从计算机控制存储装置的功能时，提供用于控制存储装置的功能的公共接口。 提供通用接口的设备管理由主计算机识别的存储区域和由存储设备提供的存储区域之间的相互关系，并且将作为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域与提供存储器的存储设备相关联 区。 识别提供成为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域的存储装置的类型，并通过设备特有的功能控制接口对功能进行控制。

公开(公告)号：US07908433B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-15

申请号：US12700039

申请日：2010-02-04

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： Provided is a storage system capable of starting/stopping a disk drive. At the time of allocating a logical device, it is judged, based on attributes including a purpose of the logical device, whether or not control can be performed in terms of start/stop of an allocation target disk drive to determine an allocation destination disk drive. Further, in the case where access to a specific logical device is stopped due to release of a path definition or other such cause, it is judged whether or not a disk drive corresponding to the logical device can be stopped. When it is judged that the disk drive can be stopped, the disk drive is stopped. When it is judged that the disk drive cannot be stopped, the logical device is migrated to another disk drive that can be stopped, a migration destination disk drive is stopped.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够启动/停止磁盘驱动器的存储系统。 在分配逻辑设备时，基于包括逻辑设备的目的的属性来判断是否可以根据分配目标磁盘驱动器的启动/停止执行控制以确定分配目的地磁盘驱动器 。 此外，在由于路径定义或其他原因的解除而停止访问特定逻辑设备的情况下，判断与逻辑设备相对应的盘驱动器是否可以停止。 当判断为可以停止磁盘驱动器时，停止磁盘驱动器。 当判断为无法停止磁盘驱动器时，将逻辑设备迁移到可以停止的另一个磁盘驱动器，停止迁移目标磁盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US07757058B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US12149293

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Nagasoe

发明人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Nagasoe

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： Access to a plurality of logical devices is enabled regardless of the number of ports provided in a storage system and the number of logical devices that can be allocated to a single port, thereby improving the usability of the logical devices. A storage system comprises a plurality of logical devices, a target device which is the object of access from a computer, and a juke box system for allocating one of the plurality of logical devices to the target device. The juke box system changes the logical device that is allocated to the target device in accordance with a request from the computer.

摘要翻译： 不管存储系统中提供的端口数量以及可以分配给单个端口的逻辑设备的数量如何，都可以访问多个逻辑设备，从而提高逻辑设备的可用性。 存储系统包括多个逻辑设备，作为来自计算机的访问对象的目标设备和用于将多个逻辑设备中的一个逻辑设备分配给目标设备的点播机系统。 自动点唱机系统根据来自计算机的请求改变分配给目标设备的逻辑设备。

公开(公告)号：US07464223B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-09

申请号：US11654050

申请日：2007-01-16

申请人： Yasuo Watanabe ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

发明人： Yasuo Watanabe ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/3471 ,  G06F11/3414 ,  G06F11/3433 ,  G06F11/3485 ,  G06F2201/88 ,  G06F2201/885

摘要： A storage system having a cluster configuration that prevents a load from concentrating on a certain storage node and enhances access performance is disclosed. The storage system is provided with plural storage adaptors having a cache memory for storing data read/written according to an I/O request from a host and a device for holding the data stored in the cache memory, means for connecting an external storage having a logical device that handles the read/written data and a cache memory to the storage adaptor, means for monitoring and grasping a usage situation of each cache memory of the plural storage adaptors and means for referring to information of the usage situation of each cache memory acquired by the grasping means and selecting any of the storage adaptors so that usage of each cache memory is equalized, and the logical device of the external storage is controlled by the storage adaptor selected by the selection means via connection means.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种具有防止负载集中在某个存储节点上并增强访问性能的集群配置的存储系统。 存储系统具有多个存储适配器，其具有高速缓存存储器，用于存储根据来自主机的I / O请求读/写的数据和用于保存存储在高速缓冲存储器中的数据的设备，用于连接具有 处理读/写数据的逻辑设备和存储适配器的高速缓冲存储器，用于监视和掌握多个存储适配器中的每个高速缓冲存储器的使用情况的装置，以及用于参考获取的每个高速缓冲存储器的使用情况的信息的装置 通过握持装置选择任何存储适配器，使得每个高速缓冲存储器的使用均衡，并且外部存储器的逻辑设备由选择装置经由连接装置选择的存储适配器控制。

公开(公告)号：US07461196B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-02

申请号：US11478611

申请日：2006-07-03

申请人： Shunji Kawamura ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Shunji Kawamura ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A migration destination storage creates an expansion device for virtualizing a migration source logical unit. A host computer accesses an external volume by way of an access path of a migration destination logical unit, a migration destination storage, a migration source storage, and an external volume. After destaging all dirty data accumulated in the disk cache of the migration source storage to the external volume, an expansion device for virtualizing the external volume is mapped to the migration destination logical unit.

摘要翻译： 迁移目的地存储创建用于虚拟化迁移源逻辑单元的扩展设备。 主机通过迁移目的地逻辑单元，迁移目的地存储，迁移源存储和外部卷的访问路径访问外部卷。 将迁移源存储器的磁盘缓存中累积的所有脏数据降级到外部卷后，将用于虚拟化外部卷的扩展设备映射到迁移目的地逻辑单元。

公开(公告)号：US20080104346A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-01

申请号：US11850918

申请日：2007-09-06

申请人： Yasuo WATANABE ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Hisao Homma

发明人： Yasuo WATANABE ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Hisao Homma

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2087

摘要： Availability of an information system including a storage apparatus and a computer is improved. First and second storage apparatuses execute remote copy of copying data written into a first primary volume from the computer to a second primary volume, at least one of the first and second storage apparatuses executes local copy of copying the data written into the first or second primary volume in a self-storage apparatus to the corresponding first or second secondary volume, and the computer switches the destination of a write request of the data from the first storage apparatus to the second storage apparatus in case of a failure occurring in the first storage apparatus.

摘要翻译： 改进了包括存储装置和计算机的信息系统的可用性。 第一和第二存储装置将从计算机写入第一主卷的复制数据的远程副本执行到第二主卷，第一和第二存储装置中的至少一个执行拷贝写入第一或第二主卷的数据的本地副本 自动存储装置中的音量到相应的第一或第二次音量，并且计算机在第一存储装置发生故障的情况下将数据的写入请求的目的地从第一存储装置切换到第二存储装置 。

公开(公告)号：US07302535B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

申请号：US10879471

申请日：2004-06-30

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： For a storage system having plural control units to which plural disk devices are connected, in the method for creating replication in a volume of the disk devices connected to different control units, when receiving update I/O of a replication source during an initial copy for replication, the reflection of update to the replication destination is performed on an extension of the same I/O. When a pair is divided after the completion of copying, the update position is retained on the differential bitmap disposed in the individual control units, and the differential bitmap is merged to one of the control units at a time of resynchronization to perform copy processing.

摘要翻译： 对于具有连接多个磁盘装置的多个控制单元的存储系统，在连接到不同的控制单元的磁盘装置的卷的卷中创建复制的方法中，当在初始拷贝期间接收复制源的更新I / O时， 复制时，对相同I / O的扩展执行对复制目的地的更新的反映。 当在复制完成后分配一对时，更新位置被保留在设置在各个控制单元中的差分位图上，并且差分位图在再同步时被合并到一个控制单元以执行复制处理。

公开(公告)号：US07269646B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-11

申请号：US10768648

申请日：2004-02-02

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： In a cluster storage system, storage areas scattered in a plurality of storage nodes are coupled into a single storage area for access by a host computer. The cluster storage system has a first storage node and a second storage node, each of which has a disk and a control processor for controlling input/output to/from the disk, and a host interface node for connecting the first and second storage nodes to a computer. The first storage node manages a storage area having a first storage area existing in the first storage node and a second storage area existing in the second storage node as a logical device. Upon receipt of an access request having identification information corresponding to the logical device from the computer, the host interface node forwards the access request to the first storage node.

摘要翻译： 在集群存储系统中，分散在多个存储节点中的存储区域被耦合到单个存储区域中以供主计算机访问。 集群存储系统具有第一存储节点和第二存储节点，每个第一存储节点和第二存储节点都具有磁盘和用于控制到/从磁盘的输入/输出的控制处理器，以及用于将第一和第二存储节点连接到 一台电脑。 第一存储节点管理具有存在于第一存储节点中的第一存储区域和存在于第二存储节点中的第二存储区域作为逻辑设备的存储区域。 在从计算机接收到具有与逻辑设备相对应的识别信息的访问请求时，主机接口节点将访问请求转发到第一存储节点。