Method for coupling storage devices of cluster storage
    51.
    发明授权
    Method for coupling storage devices of cluster storage 有权
    耦合集群存储设备的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07269646B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-11

    申请号:US10768648

    申请日:2004-02-02

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    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。

    Storage system and replication creation method thereof
    52.
    发明申请
    Storage system and replication creation method thereof 失效
    存储系统及其复制创建方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070180191A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-02

    申请号:US11727945

    申请日:2007-03-29

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    摘要: In a storage system having a plurality of control units each connected with a plurality of disk units, it is provided that a replication is created in the volume of the disk units connected to different control units. The replication creation unit of a given control unit creates a replication in the volume of the disk unit connected to other control units in such a manner that the original volume information, the replication volume information in the control unit and information on the other control units are registered as volume pair information. Based on this volume pair information, a replication creation request is transmitted to the other control units.

    摘要翻译: 在具有多个控制单元的存储系统中,每个控制单元各自与多个盘单元相连,条件是在连接到不同控制单元的盘单元的卷中创建复制。 给定控制单元的复制创建单元以连接到其它控制单元的盘单元的卷的形式创建复制,使得原始卷信息,控制单元中的复制卷信息和关于其他控制单元的信息是 注册为卷对信息。 基于该卷对信息,将复制创建请求发送到其他控制单元。

    Storage system that is connected to external storage
    53.
    发明申请
    Storage system that is connected to external storage 失效
    连接到外部存储的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070168598A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-19

    申请号:US11723996

    申请日:2007-03-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A first storage system is connected to a second storage system, and an external device within the first storage system is provided to a host as a device of the second storage system. The second storage system includes a cache control section having cache adaptors, each controlling a disk and a cache, a protocol conversion section including protocol adaptors that switch requests from the host to appropriate ones of the cache adaptors, a management adaptor, and an internal network that mutually connects the cache adaptors, the protocol adaptors and the management adaptor. The first storage system being connected to any of the protocol adaptors is connected to the second storage system. The second storage system executes a processing for the external device by the cache control section, or connects to the first storage system through the protocol conversion section without the cache control section executing processing for the external device.

    摘要翻译: 第一存储系统连接到第二存储系统,并且第一存储系统内的外部设备作为第二存储系统的设备被提供给主机。 第二存储系统包括具有高速缓存适配器的高速缓存控制部分,每个高速缓存适配器各自控制磁盘和高速缓存,协议转换部分包括协议适配器,其将来自主机的请求切换到适当的缓存适配器,管理适配器和内部网络 相互连接缓存适配器,协议适配器和管理适配器。 连接到任何协议适配器的第一存储系统连接到第二存储系统。 第二存储系统由高速缓存控制部分执行对外部设备的处理,或者通过协议转换部分连接到第一存储系统,而没有高速缓存控制部分执行用于外部设备的处理。

    Storage system
    55.
    发明申请
    Storage system 失效
    存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070043925A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-22

    申请号:US11590425

    申请日:2006-10-30

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: In a storage system having a plurality of virtualization apparatuses that allocate a storage area which a storage device has, form a plurality of virtual volumes, and process input-output from a host processor to one of the virtual volumes, a request for completing all the input-output being processed that is received from the host processor and temporarily holding the input-output processing received subsequently is issued to the plurality of virtualization apparatuses, when a completion report of the processing of the input-output in response to the request is received from the plurality of virtualization apparatuses and the completion report is received from all the virtualization apparatuses to which the request was issued, an instruction of an allocation change of the storage area of the storage device is sent to all the virtualization apparatuses, and when the completion report of the allocation change is received from all the virtualization apparatuses, the storage area of the storage device is allocated to the virtual volume by sending an instruction for releasing a state of the input-output held temporarily to all the virtualization apparatuses.

    摘要翻译: 在具有分配存储装置所具有的存储区域的多个虚拟化装置的存储系统中,形成多个虚拟卷,并且处理从主机处理器到虚拟卷之一的输入输出, 当接收到响应于该请求的输入输出的处理的完成报告时,从多个虚拟化装置发出从主机处理器接收到的临时保持随后接收的输入输出处理的输入输出, 从多个虚拟化装置接收到从发出请求的所有虚拟化装置完成报告,存储装置的存储区域的分配改变指示被发送给所有的虚拟化装置,当完成 从所有的虚拟化设备,s的存储区域接收到分配更改的报告 通过发送用于释放临时保持的输入输出的状态到所有虚拟化设备的指令,将虚拟卷分配给虚拟卷。

    Computer, computer system, and data transfer method

    公开(公告)号:US07058692B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-06

    申请号:US09798324

    申请日:2001-03-02

    IPC分类号: G06F15/167

    摘要: The present invention provides techniques, including a method and system, for transferring data between computer systems, for example, a mainframe and a Personal Computer (PC), having storage systems of different formats, efficiently. One embodiment provides a method for transferring data from a first system, having a first processor and a first memory, using a first format to a second system, having a second processor and a second memory, using a second format. The method includes a first system receiving data of a first format from a first disk unit; processing the data of the first format into transformed data, where the transformed data is the data transformed into the second format; storing the transformed data in the first memory; and sending the transformed data from the first memory to the second system responsive to a request from the second system.

    Storage system
    60.
    发明申请
    Storage system 审中-公开
    存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050268057A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-01

    申请号:US11187832

    申请日:2005-07-25

    摘要: In a storage system comprising multiple storage devices with different interfaces, the characteristics, including the type of interface, of the storage devices on which the source volume is constructed are checked, a volume having the characteristics that match them is selected as the destination volume, and the contents of the source volume are automatically replicated into the destination volume. Candidates for replication (destination) volumes are automatically selected and presented to the user or the administrator, and replication volumes are automatically allocated, without requiring the user or the system administrator to be concerned with the characteristics of the storage devices.

    摘要翻译: 在包括具有不同接口的多个存储设备的存储系统中,检查构成源卷的存储设备的特征(包括接口类型),选择具有与其匹配的特征的卷作为目的地卷, 并将源卷的内容自动复制到目标卷中。 复制(目标)卷的候选者将被自动选择并呈现给用户或管理员,并且自动分配复制卷,而不需要用户或系统管理员关注存储设备的特性。