公开(公告)号：US20110178988A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-21

申请号：US12527409

申请日：2009-05-25

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： Provided are a computer system and its data control method that enable safe backup of data and reduction in the capacity of data to be backed up. A control processor refers to a differential and, if a differential bit is “0,” encrypts data of an online VOL with an encryption circuit by using key information, and transfers the encrypted data to a second storage system. If the differential bit is “1,” the control processor performs redundancy elimination processing to journal data, thereafter compresses the journal data with a compression circuit, encrypts the compressed journal data with an encryption circuit according to the key information, and transfers the journal data that was encrypted after compression to the second storage system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种计算机系统及其数据控制方法，能够对数据进行安全备份并降低备份数据的容量。 控制处理器是指差分，并且如果差分位为“0”，则使用密钥信息用加密电路加密在线VOL的数据，并将加密的数据传送到第二存储系统。 如果差分位为“1”，则控制处理器对日志数据执行冗余消除处理，然后利用压缩电路对日志数据进行压缩，并根据密钥信息用加密电路加密压缩的日志数据，并传送日志数据 在压缩之后被加密到第二存储系统。

公开(公告)号：US20110060885A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12594648

申请日：2009-04-23

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/02

摘要： Provided is a computer system capable equalizing the storage capacity immediately and reliably to multiple real logical areas dynamically providing storage capacity to virtual logical areas.This computer system is characterized by, during the course of executing an operation of dynamically allocating a storage area to a virtual volume in response to an access from a host system, detecting an occasion where balance of a storage capacity among a plurality of logical areas is disrupted; and subsequently moving the storage area among a plurality of logical areas to maintain balance of the storage capacity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够将存储容量立即可靠地均衡到多个真实逻辑区域的计算机系统，其将虚拟逻辑区域的存储容量动态地提供。 该计算机系统的特征在于，在执行向主机系统的访问响应于动态分配存储区域到虚拟卷的操作的过程中，检测多个逻辑区域之间的存储容量的平衡为 中断 并且随后在多个逻辑区域之间移动存储区域以保持存储容量的平衡。

公开(公告)号：US07890720B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-15

申请号：US12576621

申请日：2009-10-09

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takahiro Nakano

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takahiro Nakano

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A storage system including: a disk device including an original volume and a plurality of snapshot generations; and a storage control unit which includes a processor unit. The processor unit receives write data to a storage area of the original volume, and determines whether data stored in the storage area of the original volume is already copied to the snapshot volume or not; if the data stored in the storage area of original volume is not already copied to snapshot volume, the processor unit copies the data from original volume to the snapshot volume, when a use capacity of the snapshot volume is larger than threshold amount by the copy, the processor unit indicates a specified snapshot generation, the processor unit migrates data of the specified snapshot generation from the snapshot volume to tape device; the processor unit deletes information of the specified snapshot generation in the snapshot volume.

摘要翻译： 一种存储系统，包括：包括原始卷和多个快照世代的盘装置; 以及包括处理器单元的存储控制单元。 处理器单元接收写入数据到原始卷的存储区域，并且确定存储在原始卷的存储区域中的数据是否已被复制到快照卷; 如果存储在原始卷的存储区域中的数据尚未复制到快照卷，则当快照卷的使用容量大于副本的阈值量时，处理器单元将数据从原始卷复制到快照卷， 处理器单元指示指定的快照生成，处理器单元将指定的快照生成的数据从快照卷迁移到磁带设备; 处理器单元删除快照卷中指定的快照生成的信息。

公开(公告)号：US07809906B2

公开(公告)日：2010-10-05

申请号：US10855356

申请日：2004-05-28

申请人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/3485 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  Y10S707/99932

摘要： In a storage subsystem, performance tuning is performed with respect to whole logical devices including external storage subsystems that are not directly connected to host computers.Physical storage units presented by the external storage subsystems are defined as logical devices of the storage subsystem itself, and I/O processing requests from the host computers are relayed to those logical devices. At the time of relaying, I/O processing conditions are monitored. When there exists an external storage subsystem whose load is high, then, operating conditions of ports and processors are examined. In the case where the load can be reduced by changing the configuration of those ports and processors, the configuration is changed to reduce the load. In the case where the load can not be reduced, data is migrated from a logical device having a high load to a logical device having a sufficient performance.

摘要翻译： 在存储子系统中，对于整个逻辑设备执行性能调整，包括不直接连接到主机的外部存储子系统。 由外部存储子系统呈现的物理存储单元被定义为存储子系统本身的逻辑设备，并且来自主计算机的I / O处理请求被中继到这些逻辑设备。 在中继时，监视I / O处理条件。 当存在负载高的外部存储子系统时，检查端口和处理器的工作条件。 在通过改变这些端口和处理器的配置可以减少负载的情况下，改变配置以减少负载。 在负载不能减小的情况下，数据从具有高负载的逻辑设备迁移到具有足够性能的逻辑设备。

公开(公告)号：US07793064B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US12326394

申请日：2008-12-02

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： When a computer 10 receives a request from the client computer 30 to access snapshot files, the target device to be used is identified. The computer 10 makes a request to the identified target device TD for attachment of the logical device LDEV that stores the snapshot files for which access is requested. When the computer 10 receives notification that the attachment has ended from the storage device system 20, the identified target device is mounted on the directory in which the snapshot files are stored.

摘要翻译： 当计算机10从客户端计算机30接收到访问快照文件的请求时，识别要使用的目标设备。 计算机10向识别的目标设备TD发出请求以附加存储请求访问的快照文件的逻辑设备LDEV。 当计算机10从存储设备系统20接收到附件已经结束的通知时，所识别的目标设备被安装在存储有快照文件的目录上。

公开(公告)号：US07721058B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-18

申请号：US12265263

申请日：2008-11-05

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

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。

公开(公告)号：US07412543B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-12

申请号：US11338797

申请日：2006-01-25

申请人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Kouji Arai ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Hiroshi Ohno ,  Kouji Arai ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/312

摘要： A method for controlling a storage system including a host computer, and a first and a second storage control apparatuses each receiving a data input/output request from the host computer and executing a data input/output process for a storage device in response to the request, comprises connecting a first communication path between the host computer and the first apparatus; connecting a second communication path between the first apparatus and the second apparatus; receiving by the first apparatus a first data input/output request from the host computer through the first path; when the first apparatus has judged that the first request is not for the first apparatus, transmitting by the first apparatus a second data input/output request corresponding to the first request, to the second apparatus through the second path; and by the second apparatus, receiving the second request and executing a data input/output process corresponding to the second request received.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制包括主计算机和第一和第二存储控制装置的存储系统的方法，每个存储控制装置接收来自主计算机的数据输入/输出请求，并响应于该请求执行存储装置的数据输入/输出处理 包括连接主计算机和第一装置之间的第一通信路径; 连接第一设备和第二设备之间的第二通信路径; 由第一装置接收通过第一路径从主机计算的第一数据输入/输出请求; 当第一装置判断第一请求不是针对第一装置时，由第一装置发送与第一请求相对应的第二数据输入/输出请求，通过第二路径发送给第二装置; 并且由第二装置接收第二请求并执行与接收到的第二请求对应的数据输入/输出处理。

公开(公告)号：US07356658B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US10998755

申请日：2004-11-30

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takahiro Nakano

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Takahiro Nakano

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： To obtain a volume image of a given generation. A storage system of this invention includes a disk device in which an original volume is provided to read/write data from a host, a copy volume is provided to store a copy of the original volume of a predetermined timing, and a snapshot volume is provided to store snapshot data of a snapshot of the original volume; and a storage control unit which includes a management unit for controlling the storage control unit, a channel I/F connected to the host, and a device I/F connected to the disk device, in which the management unit copies data of the original volume to the copy volume at a predetermined timing, stores the snapshot data of the snapshot in the snapshot volume corresponding to a write request in the original volume, manages a generation of the created snapshot and a generation of the copy volume, and reads data from at least one of the snapshot volume and the copy volume when a read request from a volume of a generation different from that of the original volume is received from the host.

摘要翻译： 获得给定世代的体积图像。 本发明的存储系统包括其中提供原始卷以从主机读/写数据的盘装置，提供复制卷以存储预定定时的原始卷的副本，并且提供快照卷 存储原始卷的快照的快照数据; 以及存储控制单元，其包括用于控制存储控制单元的管理单元，连接到主机的通道I / F和连接到盘设备的设备I / F，其中管理单元复制原始卷的数据 在预定时间到副本卷，将快照的快照数据存储在与原始卷相对应的写入请求的快照卷中，管理创建的快照的生成和复制卷的生成，并从中读取数据 当从主机接收到来自不同于原始卷的生成卷的读取请求时，至少一个快照卷和副本卷。

公开(公告)号：US20080034005A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11529053

申请日：2006-09-27

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0662 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F16/10 ,  H04L12/4641 ,  H04L67/125

摘要： A management target constituting the target of processing executed by a first storage system in accordance with a request transmitted from a higher-level device is managed by first and second management identifiers. A request designating the first management identifier is received from the higher-level device, and a first management identifier designated by the request is converted into a corresponding second management identifier.

摘要翻译： 由第一和第二管理标识符管理由第一存储系统执行的处理目标的管理目标，根据从上位装置发送的请求。 从上级装置接收到指定第一管理标识符的请求，并且由请求指定的第一管理标识符被转换成对应的第二管理标识符。

公开(公告)号：US07219202B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-15

申请号：US10766823

申请日：2004-01-30

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

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他控制单元的盘单元的卷中的方式创建复制，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。