公开(公告)号：US08285929B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US12611540

申请日：2009-11-03

申请人： Satoshi Kaneko ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Satoshi Kaneko ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： The management computer allocates a volume of an external storage device to a host so as to satisfy performance requirements specified from the host. The management computer selects a path that is formed including a first port of the storage device and a second port of the external storage device and that satisfies the performance requirements from the host, and then sets the priority. The management computer sets to the host the use authorization of a primary port and a secondary port that constitute a selected path and the use authorization of a second logical volume.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机向主机分配一卷外部存储设备，以满足从主机指定的性能要求。 管理计算机选择形成的包括存储装置的第一端口和外部存储装置的第二端口并且满足来自主机的性能要求的路径，然后设置优先级。 管理计算机向主机设置构成所选路径的主端口和辅助端口的使用授权以及第二逻辑卷的使用授权。

公开(公告)号：US08046535B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-25

申请号：US12153351

申请日：2008-05-16

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： When creating a storage pool with external volumes, it is not possible to put together the volumes that have the same level of reliability if consideration is only given to the physical attributes of such volumes. Further, the reliability demanded between a host computer and a storage apparatus does not necessarily match the reliability between storage apparatuses. When creating a storage pool in the data processing system of this invention, not only is consideration given to the characteristics of the physical disks themselves, consideration is also given to the connection status of the backend network between a storage apparatus and a switch loaded with external storage function, and an external storage apparatus. What is more, volumes are allocated to a host machine after said system considers both the redundancy of a backend network of between storage apparatuses and that of a network path between the host machine and storage apparatus.

摘要翻译： 当使用外部卷创建存储池时，如果只考虑这些卷的物理属性，则不可能将具有相同级别可靠性的卷组合在一起。 此外，主计算机和存储装置之间的可靠性不一定与存储装置之间的可靠性相匹配。 当在本发明的数据处理系统中创建存储池时，不仅考虑到物理磁盘本身的特性，还考虑了存储设备和加载外部设备的交换机之间的后端网络的连接状态 存储功能和外部存储装置。 此外，在所述系统考虑了存储设备之间的后端网络与主机与存储设备之间的网络路径的冗余之后，将卷分配给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20090240867A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-24

申请号：US12153351

申请日：2008-05-16

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： When creating a storage pool with external volumes, it is not possible to put together the volumes that have the same level of reliability if consideration is only given to the physical attributes of such volumes. Further, the reliability demanded between a host computer and a storage apparatus does not necessarily match the reliability between storage apparatuses. When creating a storage pool in the data processing system of this invention, not only is consideration given to the characteristics of the physical disks themselves, consideration is also given to the connection status of the backend network between a storage apparatus and a switch loaded with external storage function, and an external storage apparatus. What is more, volumes are allocated to a host machine after said system considers both the redundancy of a backend network of between storage apparatuses and that of a network path between the host machine and storage apparatus.

摘要翻译： 当使用外部卷创建存储池时，如果只考虑这些卷的物理属性，则不可能将具有相同级别可靠性的卷组合在一起。 此外，主计算机和存储装置之间的可靠性不一定与存储装置之间的可靠性相匹配。 当在本发明的数据处理系统中创建存储池时，不仅考虑到物理磁盘本身的特性，还考虑了存储设备和加载外部设备的交换机之间的后端网络的连接状态 存储功能和外部存储装置。 此外，在所述系统考虑了存储设备之间的后端网络与主机与存储设备之间的网络路径的冗余之后，将卷分配给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20090235269A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-17

申请号：US12120721

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Jun Nakajima ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Jun Nakajima ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0689 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/3485 ,  G06F12/0223 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： Provided is a storage system including a host computer, a memory device, a plurality of resources for allocating a volume of the memory device to an access from the host computer, a memory for storing a correspondence relationship of the plurality of resources, an input module to be used by an administrator for selecting a prescribed resource among the plurality of resources, and a controller for extracting other resources related to the selected resource by using the correspondence relationship, detecting the performance status of the extracted other resources, identifying a related resource having a correlation with the performance of the selected resource among the other resources based on the detection result, and causing an output module to output the association of the selected resource and the related resource.

摘要翻译： 提供一种存储系统，包括主计算机，存储装置，用于将存储装置的卷分配给来自主计算机的访问的多个资源，用于存储多个资源的对应关系的存储器，输入模块 由管理员用于在多个资源中选择规定的资源;以及控制器，用于通过使用对应关系提取与所选择的资源相关的其他资源，检测所提取的其他资源的性能状态，识别具有 基于检测结果与其他资源中的所选资源的性能相关，并且使输出模块输出所选择的资源和相关资源的关联。

公开(公告)号：US20080263111A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：US12143192

申请日：2008-06-20

申请人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Kenichi Shimooka ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Kenichi Shimooka ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  H04L45/00 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A managing computer (manager) manages replication of data areas inside a storage or among storages. A storage volume management module of the manager manages policy of the volume and its properties. When replication of a volume is set, a volume of a replication destination appropriate for a volume of a replication source is generated using the policy and the properties to form a replication pair. A route management module of the manager and its volume management module bring the policy and the properties of the volumes, and the policies and conditions of lines into conformity with one another. When any fault occurs in a line route used for data transfer during replication of the volume, a separate line route is utilized, and a fault countermeasure is taken for replication of the volumes in accordance with the policy and properties of the volumes.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机（管理器）管理存储器内部或存储器之间的数据区域的复制。 管理员的存储卷管理模块管理卷及其属性的策略。 设置卷的复制时，使用策略和属性形成复制对，生成适用于复制源卷的复制目标卷。 管理者及其卷管理模块的路由管理模块将卷的策略和属性，线路的策略和条件相互符合。 当在卷的复制期间用于数据传输的线路路由中发生任何故障时，将使用单独的线路路由，并根据卷的策略和属性对卷的复制进行故障对策。

公开(公告)号：US07366867B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-29

申请号：US11268793

申请日：2005-11-07

申请人： Shigeru Abe ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Hirotaka Nakagawa ,  Masauyki Yamamoto

发明人： Shigeru Abe ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Hirotaka Nakagawa ,  Masauyki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A burden placed on an administrator in creating a volume is reduced. An evaluation hint value and a performance hint value are employed as hint values for each hint. The evaluation hint value is determined by the administrator considering a service usage and the like of the service server 1 to which the volume is allocated. The performance hint value is used to determine a performance and a setting of the volume to be created in the storage system 3. The management server 2 has a conversion table indicating a correspondence between the evaluation hint value defined considering the hardware configuration and the performance hint value, with respect to each storage system 3. The management server 2 converts the evaluation hint value designated by the administrator to a performance hint value, by use of the conversion table associated with the storage system to which the volume is to be created, and the management server creates the volume in the storage system 3 according to the performance value.

摘要翻译： 降低了管理员创建卷的负担。 评估提示值和性能提示值用作每个提示的提示值。 评估提示值由管理员考虑服务服务器1的服务使用等来确定，该服务服务器1被分配给该服务器1。 性能提示值用于确定要在存储系统3中创建的卷的性能和设置。管理服务器2具有指示考虑硬件配置定义的评估提示值与性能提示之间的对应关系的转换表 对于每个存储系统，管理服务器2通过使用与要创建卷的存储系统相关联的转换表将由管理员指定的评估提示值转换为性能提示值，以及 管理服务器根据性能值在存储系统3中创建卷。

公开(公告)号：US20060085388A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US11011139

申请日：2004-12-15

申请人： Daisuke Shinohara ,  Shigeru Abe ,  Yuichi Taguchi

发明人： Daisuke Shinohara ,  Shigeru Abe ,  Yuichi Taguchi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932

摘要： The present invention provides a high-performance storage access environment to a user who moves around a wide area, while increasing the fault resistance of the system. A plurality of network storages (volumes) is assigned to the user. Then, at the occasion of logging in to a volume by the user, the volume that can be accessed with high performance from a position he made access is located. Addresses at a computer with which user makes access are associated with addresses of the volumes provided by a storage device in advance in an assigned volume management table so as to increase access performance. Then, a management server performs control so that the address of the volume associated with the user access position is returned as a response, at the time of logging in.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种高性能的存储访问环境，用于在广泛区域内移动的用户，同时增加了系统的故障抵抗力。 多个网络存储器（卷）被分配给用户。 然后，在用户登录卷时，可以从他访问的位置以高性能访问的卷。 用户进行访问的计算机上的地址在预先分配的卷管理表中与存储设备提供的卷的地址相关联，以增加访问性能。 然后，管理服务器执行控制，使得在登录时返回与用户访问位置相关联的卷的地址作为响应。

公开(公告)号：US20110060878A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-10

申请号：US12611540

申请日：2009-11-03

申请人： Satoshi KANEKO ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Daisuke Shinohara

发明人： Satoshi KANEKO ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Daisuke Shinohara

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： The management computer allocates a volume of an external storage device to a host so as to satisfy performance requirements specified from the host. The management computer selects a path that is formed including a first port of the storage device and a second port of the external storage device and that satisfies the performance requirements from the host, and then sets the priority. The management computer sets to the host the use authorization of a primary port and a secondary port that constitute a selected path and the use authorization of a second logical volume.

摘要翻译： 管理计算机向主机分配一卷外部存储设备，以满足从主机指定的性能要求。 管理计算机选择形成的包括存储装置的第一端口和外部存储装置的第二端口并且满足来自主机的性能要求的路径，然后设置优先级。 管理计算机向主机设置构成所选路径的主端口和辅助端口的使用授权以及第二逻辑卷的使用授权。

公开(公告)号：US20090119529A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-07

申请号：US12029125

申请日：2008-02-11

申请人： Yasutaka KONO ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita

发明人： Yasutaka KONO ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yukinori Sakashita

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3221 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： This invention provides, when optimizing a configuration of a storage system using a pool, an optimal configuration while ensuring a policy set by an administrator, the policy concerning a power saving performance, a response performance, or the like. The management computer sets, according to the set policy, priorities to volumes held by a storage subsystem, and reserves volumes satisfying the capacity of the pool, in descending order of the priority. Only some of the reserved volumes are registered for the pool in descending order of the priority. At this time, it can be guaranteed that a host computer makes no access to the volumes which have not been registered for the pool, and therefore the sleep state is set to physical drives forming the volumes or to a controller controlling the physical drives.

摘要翻译： 本发明在确保由管理员设定的策略的情况下，使用池优化存储系统的配置时，提供最佳配置，关于节能性能，响应性能等的策略。 管理计算机根据设定的策略设置存储子系统保存的卷的优先级，并按照优先级的降序保存满足池的容量的容量。 只有一些保留的卷以优先级的降序为池注册。 此时，可以保证主计算机无法访问尚未注册到池的卷，因此将睡眠状态设置为形成卷的物理驱动器或设置为控制物理驱动器的控制器。

公开(公告)号：US07509302B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US11011139

申请日：2004-12-15

申请人： Daisuke Shinohara ,  Shigeru Abe ,  Yuichi Taguchi

发明人： Daisuke Shinohara ,  Shigeru Abe ,  Yuichi Taguchi

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y10S707/99931 ,  Y10S707/99932

摘要： The present invention provides a high-performance storage access environment to a user who moves around a wide area, while increasing the fault resistance of the system. A plurality of network storages (volumes) is assigned to the user. Then, at the occasion of logging in to a volume by the user, the volume that can be accessed with high performance from a position he made access is located. Addresses at a computer with which user makes access are associated with addresses of the volumes provided by a storage device in advance in an assigned volume management table so as to increase access performance. Then, a management server performs control so that the address of the volume associated with the user access position is returned as a response, at the time of logging in.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种高性能的存储访问环境，用于在广泛区域内移动的用户，同时增加了系统的故障抵抗力。 多个网络存储器（卷）被分配给用户。 然后，在用户登录卷时，可以从他访问的位置以高性能访问的卷。 用户进行访问的计算机上的地址在预先分配的卷管理表中与存储设备提供的卷的地址相关联，以增加访问性能。 然后，管理服务器执行控制，使得在登录时返回与用户访问位置相关联的卷的地址作为响应。