NON-VOLATILE STORAGE SYSTEM COMPENSATING PRIOR PROBABILITY FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODES
    41.
    发明申请
    NON-VOLATILE STORAGE SYSTEM COMPENSATING PRIOR PROBABILITY FOR LOW-DENSITY PARITY CHECK CODES 失效
    非易失性存储系统补偿低密度奇偶校验代码的先验概率

    公开(公告)号:US20130111299A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-02

    申请号:US13321462

    申请日:2011-11-01

    IPC分类号: H03M13/00 G06F11/10

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1068 G06F11/108

    摘要: A nonvolatile storage system has multiple nonvolatile storage media and a controller coupled to the multiple nonvolatile storage media. The controller has a storage area for storing management information including probability management information denoting error probability information of a unit physical area in a nonvolatile storage medium, and an error correcting circuit for carrying out coding and decoding by a low density parity check code. An error probability is a probability that data within the unit physical area is incorrect, and is a prior probability, which is the probability of prior to this data having been read. The controller, in a data read process, identifies based on management information an error probability, which is the error probability of a unit physical area including the physical area of the read source and is better suited to the state of the read source in the current read process than the error probability identified for the same unit physical area in a past read process, and uses the identified error probability to correct the read data using the error correcting circuit.

    摘要翻译: 非易失性存储系统具有多个非易失性存储介质和耦合到多个非易失性存储介质的控制器。 控制器具有用于存储管理信息的存储区域,包括表示非易失性存储介质中的单位物理区域的错误概率信息的概率管理信息,以及用于通过低密度奇偶校验码执行编码和解码的纠错电路。 误差概率是单位物理区域内的数据不正确的概率,并且是先验概率,其是在该数据被读取之前的概率。 在数据读取过程中,控制器基于管理信息识别误差概率,其是包括读取源的物理区域的单位物理区域的错误概率,并且更适合当前的读取源的状态 读取过程比在过去读取过程中为相同单位物理区域识别的错误概率,并且使用所识别的错误概率来使用纠错电路来校正读取的数据。

    Storage having logical partitioning capability and systems which include the storage
    42.
    发明授权
    Storage having logical partitioning capability and systems which include the storage 有权
    具有逻辑分区功能的存储和包括存储的系统

    公开(公告)号:US08386721B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US12275854

    申请日:2008-11-21

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A storage includes: host interface units; file control processors which receives a file input/output request and translates the file input/output request into a data input/output request; file control memories which store translation control data; groups of disk drives; disk control processors; disk interface units which connect the groups of disk drives and the disk control processors; cache memories; and inter-processor communication units. The storage logically partitions these devices to cause the partitioned devices to operate as two or more virtual NASs.

    摘要翻译: 存储包括:主机接口单元; 文件控制处理器,其接收文件输入/输出请求,并将文件输入/输出请求转换成数据输入/输出请求; 存储翻译控制数据的文件控制存储器; 一组磁盘驱动器; 磁盘控制处理器; 连接磁盘驱动器组和磁盘控制处理器的磁盘接口单元; 高速缓存 和处理器间通信单元。 存储逻辑上分区这些设备,以使分区设备作为两个或多个虚拟NAS运行。

    Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems
    43.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems 有权
    虚拟机与虚拟化存储系统之间的管理方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20110185357A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-28

    申请号:US13080741

    申请日:2011-04-06

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455

    摘要: To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that stores data, in which the computer includes first information for managing the first resource relating to the computer; and the storage system includes second information for managing the second resource provided in the storage system, and in which a relation between the virtual machine and the virtual storage system is defined based on the first information and the second information.

    摘要翻译: 管理服务器系统和存储系统之间的物理路径以及关于虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间路由的信息。 本发明的计算机系统包括:存储数据的计算机和存储系统,其中计算机包括用于管理与计算机有关的第一资源的第一信息; 并且存储系统包括用于管理存储系统中提供的第二资源的第二信息,并且其中基于第一信息和第二信息来定义虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间的关系。

    Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems
    44.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Management Between Virtualized Machines and Virtualized Storage Systems 有权
    虚拟机与虚拟化存储系统之间的管理方法与装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100275058A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-28

    申请号:US12831076

    申请日:2010-07-06

    摘要: To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that stores data, in which the computer includes first information for managing the first resource relating to the computer; and the storage system includes second information for managing the second resource provided in the storage system, and in which a relation between the virtual machine and the virtual storage system is defined based on the first information and the second information.

    摘要翻译: 管理服务器系统和存储系统之间的物理路径以及关于虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间路由的信息。 本发明的计算机系统包括:存储数据的计算机和存储系统,其中计算机包括用于管理与计算机有关的第一资源的第一信息; 并且存储系统包括用于管理存储系统中提供的第二资源的第二信息,并且其中基于第一信息和第二信息来定义虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间的关系。

    Method and apparatus for management between virtualized machines and virtualized storage systems
    45.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for management between virtualized machines and virtualized storage systems 有权
    虚拟机与虚拟化存储系统之间的管理方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07783856B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-24

    申请号:US12120058

    申请日:2008-05-13

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    摘要: To manage physical paths between a server system and a storage system and information about routing between virtual machines and virtual storage systems in an integrated fashion. A computer system of the present invention includes: a computer and a storage system that stores data, in which the computer includes first information for managing the first resource relating to the computer; and the storage system includes second information for managing the second resource provided in the storage system, and in which a relation between the virtual machine and the virtual storage system is defined based on the first information and the second information.

    摘要翻译: 管理服务器系统和存储系统之间的物理路径以及关于虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间路由的信息。 本发明的计算机系统包括:存储数据的计算机和存储系统,其中计算机包括用于管理与计算机有关的第一资源的第一信息; 并且存储系统包括用于管理存储系统中提供的第二资源的第二信息,并且其中基于第一信息和第二信息来定义虚拟机与虚拟存储系统之间的关系。

    Storage system for controlling disk cache
    46.
    发明授权
    Storage system for controlling disk cache 有权
    用于控制磁盘缓存的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US07769952B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-03

    申请号:US11251213

    申请日:2005-10-17

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

    摘要: To eliminate duplicated caching in a storage system with plural disk cache partitions, which are obtained by dividing a disk cache. A storage system includes non-volatile medium that stores data; a disk cache that temporarily stores data to be stored in the non-volatile medium; a control unit that controls input and output of data to and from the non-volatile medium; and a memory unit that stores information used by the control unit. The control unit divides the disk cache into at least one of independent disk cache partitions. The memory unit stores the first information that describes states of respective memory areas in the disk cache, and the second information that indicates states of respective memory areas in the disk cache used by the divided disk cache partitions. The second information includes information that identifies the first information corresponding to the respective memory areas in the disk cache.

    摘要翻译: 通过划分磁盘缓存获得的多个磁盘高速缓存分区的存储系统中消除重复的缓存。 存储系统包括存储数据的非易失性介质; 临时存储要存储在非易失性介质中的数据的磁盘缓存器; 控制单元,用于控制来自非易失性介质的数据的输入和输出; 以及存储单元,其存储由所述控制单元使用的信息。 控制单元将磁盘高速缓存分成至少一个独立的磁盘缓存分区。 存储单元将描述各个存储器区域的状态的第一信息存储在磁盘高速缓存中,以及第二信息,其指示由分割的磁盘高速缓存分区使用的磁盘高速缓存器中的各个存储器区域的状态。 第二信息包括识别对应于磁盘高速缓存中各个存储区域的第一信息的信息。

    Storage system and capacity allocation method therefor
    47.
    发明授权
    Storage system and capacity allocation method therefor 失效
    存储系统和容量分配方法

    公开(公告)号:US07743212B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-22

    申请号:US12428066

    申请日:2009-04-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A storage system connected to a terminal, the computer system includes: a plurality of drive devices that respectively drive a plurality of physical disks each having a physical storage area; a RAID configuration unit that configures a plurality of RAID groups by grouping two or more of the plurality of physical disks; a logical disk creation unit that creates, for the terminal through the RAID group, a logical disk having a logical storage area associated with the physical storage area; a memory for storing a RAID group control table showing, for each the RAID group, (i) a free capacity that is the amount of physical storage area remaining in the RAID group to be able to be associated with the logical disk and (ii) a power status of the RAID group; a receiver that receives a request for creating a new logical disk; and an area allocation unit that allocates to the new logical disk the physical storage area remaining in the RAID group selected by giving priority to a RAID group in a powered state over a RAID group in a non-powered state with reference to the RAID group control table.

    摘要翻译: 一种连接到终端的存储系统,所述计算机系统包括:多个驱动装置,分别驱动多个具有物理存储区域的物理盘; RAID配置单元,其通过分组所述多个物理盘中的两个或更多个来配置多个RAID组; 逻辑磁盘创建单元,通过所述RAID组为所述终端创建具有与所述物理存储区域相关联的逻辑存储区域的逻辑磁盘; 用于存储RAID组控制表的存储器,其显示对于每个RAID组,(i)作为RAID组中剩余的能够与逻辑盘相关联的物理存储区域的空闲容量,以及(ii) RAID组的电源状态; 接收器,用于接收创建新的逻辑磁盘的请求; 以及区域分配单元,通过参照所述RAID组控制,通过以非供电状态的RAID组给予处于供电状态的RAID组优先选择的所述RAID组中剩余的物理存储区域分配给新的逻辑盘 表。

    Method and information apparatus for improving data reliability
    48.
    发明授权
    Method and information apparatus for improving data reliability 有权
    提高数据可靠性的方法和信息设备

    公开(公告)号:US07725805B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-25

    申请号:US11386939

    申请日:2006-03-23

    IPC分类号: G11C29/00

    CPC分类号: H04L1/0061 H04L2001/0094

    摘要: Reliability of data that is stored in a disk drive by a storage system is enhanced. An information apparatus has a processor, a memory, an interface control unit, and a system control unit, which controls communications between the processor, the memory, and the interface control unit. The system control unit judges whether to attach, to data that is transferred between the memory and the system control unit, an error detecting code for protecting the data based on an address in the memory at which the data to be transferred is read or written.

    摘要翻译: 增强了存储系统存储在磁盘驱动器中的数据的可靠性。 信息装置具有控制处理器,存储器和接口控制单元之间的通信的处理器,存储器,接口控制单元和系统控制单元。 系统控制单元基于读取或写入要传送的数据的存储器中的地址来判断是否附加到在存储器和系统控制单元之间传送的数据的用于保护数据的错误检测码。

    Computer system, control apparatus, storage system and computer device
    49.
    发明授权
    Computer system, control apparatus, storage system and computer device 失效
    计算机系统,控制装置,存储系统和计算机设备

    公开(公告)号:US07519745B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-14

    申请号:US11143440

    申请日:2005-06-03

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: A computer system which enables more efficient use of a storage system shared by plural host computers and optimizes the performance of the whole system including the host computers and storages. A computer device has a first control block which logically partitions computing resources of the computer device and makes resulting partitions run as independent virtual computers. The storage system has a second control block which logically partitions storage resources of the storage system and makes resulting partitions run as independent virtual storage systems. The system also has a management unit incorporating: a first control table which controls computing resources of the computer device; a second control table which controls storage resources of the storage system; and a third control table which controls the relations between the virtual computers and the virtual storage systems. The first control block logically partitions the computing resources according to the first control table; and the second control block logically partitions the storage resources according to the second control table.

    摘要翻译: 一种计算机系统,其能够更有效地使用由多台主机共享的存储系统,并优化包括主计算机和存储器在内的整个系统的性能。 计算机设备具有逻辑上分割计算机设备的计算资源的第一控制块,并使得生成的分区作为独立虚拟计算机运行。 存储系统具有第二控制块,其逻辑地分区存储系统的存储资源,并使得结果分区作为独立的虚拟存储系统运行。 该系统还具有管理单元,该管理单元包括:控制计算机设备的计算资源的第一控制表; 控制存储系统的存储资源的第二控制表; 以及控制虚拟计算机与虚拟存储系统之间的关系的第三控制表。 第一控制块根据第一控制表逻辑地划分计算资源; 并且第二控制块根据第二控制表逻辑地划分存储资源。

    Storage system
    50.
    发明授权
    Storage system 有权
    存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US07240188B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-03

    申请号:US10940625

    申请日:2004-09-15

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44

    CPC分类号: G06F8/656 G06F8/654

    摘要: A technique that can update the firmware with services for clients continued on a circuit board that comprises a control unit of a storage system is provided. A plurality of blade that comprise control unit have previous BIOS on flash memory. Clusters are formed including the blade which is subject to firmware update. At the time of updating the firmware, for the update candidate substrate, the processing unit including processing to move the service provided by OS of blade to be subject to firmware update processing to OS of other blade in the cluster as well as firmware update processing for updating previous BIOS of blade which no longer provides services by the use of the BIOS update program and new BIOS image.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种可以在包括存储系统的控制单元的电路板上继续用于客户端的服务来更新固件的技术。 包括控制单元的多个刀片在闪速存储器上具有先前的BIOS。 形成集群,包括需要进行固件更新的刀片。 在更新固件时,对于更新候选基板,处理单元包括处理以将要进行固件更新处理的刀片OS由OS提供的服务移动到集群中的其他刀片的OS以及固件更新处理 更新以前的BIOS版本,不再通过使用BIOS更新程序和新的BIOS映像来提供服务。