公开(公告)号：US10185505B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-22

申请号：US15337387

申请日：2016-10-28

Applicant: PURE STORAGE, INC.

Inventor： Christopher Golden

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: An indication to replicate, for a second storage resource, a volume that is stored at a first storage resource may be received. A snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second storage resource may be identified. Data with operations to data blocks of the volume may be identified. A sequence number range, containing one or more sequence numbers, associated with the snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second resource may be received. Furthermore, a portion of the data associated with the operations to the data blocks of the volume based on the sequence number range that is associated with the snapshot of the volume that is stored at the second resource may be received to replicate the volume at the second storage resource.

公开(公告)号：US10114574B1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-30

申请号：US15339524

申请日：2016-10-31

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Golden ,  John Colgrove ,  Ethan L. Miller ,  Malcolm Sharpe ,  Steve Hodgson

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: A system and method for utilizing unmapped and unknown states in a storage system. When a first portion of a first medium is determined to be unreachable from any other mediums, the first portion of the first medium may be put into an unmapped state, and its data may be discarded and the corresponding storage locations may be freed. During replication of the first medium to a replica storage array, the state of the first portion of the first medium may be translated from the unmapped state into an unknown state on the replica storage array. If another storage array has the data of the first portion of the first medium, this data may be used to overwrite the first portion of the first medium on the replica storage array, converting the first portion of the first medium from the unknown state into the mapped state.

公开(公告)号：US09880779B1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15410202

申请日：2017-01-19

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao ,  Grigori Inozemtsev

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/38

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for performing copy offload operations. When a copy offload operation from a first volume (pointing to a first medium) to a second volume (pointing to a second medium) is requested, the copy offload operation is performed without accessing the data being copied. A third medium is created, and the first medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the third medium. The first volume is re-pointed to the third medium. Also, a fourth medium is created, the second volume is re-pointed to the fourth medium, and the second medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the targeted range of the fourth medium. All other ranges of the fourth medium have the second medium as their underlying medium.

公开(公告)号：US09760313B1

公开(公告)日：2017-09-12

申请号：US15139408

申请日：2016-04-27

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao ,  Grigori Inozemtsev

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for performing copy offload operations. When a copy offload operation from a first volume (pointing to a first medium) to a second volume (pointing to a second medium) is requested, the copy offload operation is performed without accessing the data being copied. A third medium is created, and the first medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the third medium. The first volume is re-pointed to the third medium. Also, a fourth medium is created, the second volume is re-pointed to the fourth medium, and the second medium is recorded as the underlying medium of the targeted range of the fourth medium. All other ranges of the fourth medium have the second medium as their underlying medium.

公开(公告)号：US09740414B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US14926162

申请日：2015-10-29

Applicant: Pure Storage, Inc.

Inventor： Jianting Cao ,  Christopher Golden ,  David Grunwald ,  Luke Paulsen ,  Scott Smith

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F3/0689

Abstract: Optimizing copy operations in a storage array, including: receiving a plurality of copy operations; detecting a triggering event that causes a storage array controller to initiate execution of the plurality of copy operations; and combining, in dependence upon a metadata optimization policy, the plurality of copy operations into a single copy operation.

公开(公告)号：US09436720B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-06

申请号：US14046878

申请日：2013-10-04

Applicant: PURE Storage, INC.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F13/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for maintaining the safety of volume operations. A storage controller receives a request to delete a first volume. In response to this request, the storage controller can delete a link between the first volume and its anchor medium. The storage controller can also delay the deletion of the first volume's anchor medium. Later on, if the user wishes to restore the first volume, the storage controller can reconnect the first volume to its previous anchor medium, effectively restoring the first volume to its former state and undoing the deletion operation.

Abstract translation: 一种用于维持卷操作安全性的系统和方法。 存储控制器接收删除第一卷的请求。 响应于该请求，存储控制器可以删除第一卷和其锚介质之间的链接。 存储控制器还可以延迟第一卷的锚定介质的删除。 之后，如果用户希望恢复第一卷，则存储控制器可以将第一卷重新连接到其先前的锚介质，有效地将第一卷恢复到其先前的状态，并且撤销删除操作。

公开(公告)号：US20140195754A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-10

申请号：US14046870

申请日：2013-10-04

Applicant: PURE Storage, INC.

Inventor： John Colgrove ,  Ethan Miller ,  John Hayes ,  Cary Sandvig ,  Christopher Golden ,  Jianting Cao

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/1469 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0641 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0667 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1451 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30345 ,  G06F2212/1008 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1032 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/152 ,  G06F2212/154 ,  G06F2212/163 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/263

Abstract: A system and method for creating and managing snapshots. Mediums are recorded and maintained, all of which are read-only except for the most recent mediums in use by a volume. Multiple volumes may be maintained, including a first volume which points to a first medium. When a snapshot of the first volume is taken, a second medium is created that points to the first medium. The first volume is also updated to point to the second medium. The first medium becomes the underlying medium of the second medium, and lookups are performed initially on the second medium and then on the first medium if the data is not located in the second medium.

Abstract translation: 用于创建和管理快照的系统和方法。 记录和维护介质，所有这些都是只读的，除了一个卷使用的最新介质。 可以维持多个卷，包括指向第一媒体的第一卷。 当拍摄第一卷的快照时，创建指向第一媒体的第二媒体。 第一卷也被更新为指向第二媒体。 第一介质成为第二介质的基础介质，并且首先在第二介质上执行查找，然后在第一介质上执行查找，如果数据不位于第二介质中。