公开(公告)号：US07694090B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US11335150

申请日：2006-01-18

申请人： Masaaki Hosouchi ,  Kenichi Oyamada ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

发明人： Masaaki Hosouchi ,  Kenichi Oyamada ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

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

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F2201/855

摘要： This invention relates to data backup and data recovery in a computer system. An outputting unit updates data stored in a first area based on an update request of data from the host computer, a creating unit stores update data for the update request in a second area, a marker processing unit creates a marker containing information of the range, in which the data is stored, and information indicating whether or not the data is allowed to be stored in a third area based on a request of creating the marker from the host computer to store the created marker in the second area, and a reflecting unit refers to the marker, obtains the update data corresponding to the data storing range, which is stored prior to the marker, and reflects the obtained update data to the third area.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及计算机系统中的数据备份和数据恢复。 输出单元基于来自主计算机的数据的更新请求更新存储在第一区域中的数据，创建单元将更新请求的更新数据存储在第二区域中，标记处理单元创建包含范围信息的标记， 其中存储数据，以及指示是否允许数据被存储在第三区域中的信息，该信息是基于从主计算机创建标记的请求将所创建的标记存储在第二区域中的反映单元 是指标记，获取与标记之前存储的对应于数据存储范围的更新数据，并将获得的更新数据反映到第三区域。

公开(公告)号：US20090150630A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12366685

申请日：2009-02-06

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

摘要翻译： 一种包括连接到第一主计算机的第一存储系统，连接到第二主计算机的第二存储系统和连接到第一和第二存储系统的第三存储系统的计算机系统。 第二存储系统在发生故障之前设置传送设置，传送设置被提供有专用存储区域，用于响应于第一主计算机的故障，通过异步复制将数据传送到第三存储系统。 在第二存储系统与发生故障后要执行的第三存储系统之间的数据传输开始之前，第二存储系统检查专用存储区域，数据传输线路和传送设置信息，并且如果检测到异常状态 ，该异常状态作为附加到传送设置的信息报告给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20070271430A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-22

申请号：US11485971

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Makoto Uchikado ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Makoto Uchikado ,  Kazuhiko Watanabe ,  Yuri Hiraiwa

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2066

摘要： A computer includes a management computer connected to a host computer, first and second primary storage systems, first and second secondary storage systems, a primary external storage system connected to the first and second primary storage systems and a secondary external storage system connected to the first and second secondary storage systems. The management computer controls to start copying as processing for storing copied data in the second storage area into a fourth storage area in response to a command for starting processing for storing copied data in the first storage area into a third storage area.

摘要翻译： 计算机包括连接到主计算机的管理计算机，第一和第二主存储系统，第一和第二辅助存储系统，连接到第一和第二主存储系统的主外部存储系统以及连接到第一和第二主存储系统的第二外部存储系统 和第二辅助存储系统。 响应于用于将第一存储区域中的复制数据存储到第三存储区域的开始处理命令，管理计算机控制开始复制作为用于将第二存储区域中的复制数据存储到第四存储区域中的处理。

公开(公告)号：US20070255916A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US11819533

申请日：2007-06-28

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Taro Inoue ,  Sumio Goto

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Taro Inoue ,  Sumio Goto

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  Y10S707/99952 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： In the present invention, when there is a change in a group of volumes managed by a host computer, data duplication processing is immediately carried out against the changed volume. The host computer 10 comprises a volume-managing portion (unit) 12, a data duplication-controlling portion(unit) 11 which executes the data duplication of the data stored in the volume 32 in the main data center 3, and a data duplication storing portion (unit) 13 which stores data. necessary for the data duplication. The data duplication-controlling portion 11 compares data held by the volume-managing portion 12 and the data in the data duplication storing portion 13, and updates the data in the data duplication storing portion 13 based on the data held by the volume-managing portion 12.

摘要翻译： 在本发明中，当由主计算机管理的一组卷中存在变化时，立即对该改变的卷执行数据复制处理。 主计算机10包括音量管理部分（单元）12，数据复制控制部分（单元）11，其执行存储在主数据中心3中的卷32中的数据的数据复制，以及数据复制存储 存储数据的部分（单元）13。 数据复制所必需的。 数据复制控制部分11将由卷管理部分12保存的数据与数据复制存储部分13中的数据进行比较，并且基于由卷管理部分保存的数据来更新数据复制存储部分13中的数据 12。

公开(公告)号：US20070254922A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-01

申请号：US11486160

申请日：2006-07-14

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Takeyuki Imazu

IPC分类号： A61K31/44

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A computer system including a first storage system connected to a first host computer, a second storage system connected to a second host computer and a third storage system connected to the first and second storage systems. The second storage system sets transfer setting before an occurrence of a failure, the transfer setting being provided with a dedicated storage area to be used for transferring data to the third storage system by asynchronous copy in response to a failure at the first host computer. Before the start of data transfer between the second storage system and third storage system to be executed after an occurrence of the failure, the second storage system checks the dedicated storage area, data transfer line and transfer setting information, and if an abnormal state is detected, this abnormal state is reported to the host computer as information attached to the transfer setting.

摘要翻译： 一种包括连接到第一主计算机的第一存储系统，连接到第二主计算机的第二存储系统和连接到第一和第二存储系统的第三存储系统的计算机系统。 第二存储系统在发生故障之前设置传送设置，传送设置被提供有专用存储区域，用于响应于第一主计算机的故障，通过异步复制将数据传送到第三存储系统。 在第二存储系统与发生故障后要执行的第三存储系统之间的数据传输开始之前，第二存储系统检查专用存储区域，数据传输线路和传送设置信息，并且如果检测到异常状态 ，该异常状态作为附加到传送设置的信息报告给主机。

公开(公告)号：US20060248296A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-02

申请号：US11169886

申请日：2005-06-30

申请人： Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069

摘要： Provided is a computer system management method capable of preventing a loop of pairs from being formed upon remote copy pair formation. The method of controlling formation of a remote copy pair of logical volumes in a computer system including a plurality of logical volumes includes: receiving a request to form a remote copy pair; judging whether or not a loop of remote copy pairs will be formed by executing the requested remote copy pair formation; and executing the requested remote copy pair formation when it is judged that no loop of copy pairs will be formed.

公开(公告)号：US20060224845A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11146114

申请日：2005-06-07

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Takashige Iwamura

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Takashige Iwamura

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： Provided is a computer system capable of maintaining consistency of data stored in logical volumes. The computer system includes: a storage system including a disk controller which controls data read/write in a disk drive; and a host computer which transmits a request to the storage system, wherein the disk controller has a control unit and a storage unit, the disk drive has logical volumes which are data storing areas, the host computer sends a request directed to the logical volume and attribute information of the logical volume, the control unit wherein: executes the received request; the control unit stores, in the storage unit, the received attribute information in association with the logical volume; and decides to execute a following request which is made by the host computer to the logical volume in a case where the request meets the attribute information corresponding to the logical volume and is stored in the storage unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够保持存储在逻辑卷中的数据的一致性的计算机系统。 计算机系统包括：存储系统，其包括控制盘驱动器中的数据读/写的盘控制器; 以及向所述存储系统发送请求的主计算机，其中所述盘控制器具有控制单元和存储单元，所述盘驱动器具有作为数据存储区域的逻辑卷，所述主计算机发送指向所述逻辑卷的请求，以及 所述逻辑卷的属性信息，所述控制单元，其中：执行所接收的请求; 所述控制单元在所述存储单元中存储与所述逻辑卷相关联的所接收的属性信息; 并且在请求满足对应于逻辑卷的属性信息并存储在存储单元中的情况下，决定执行由主计算机对逻辑卷进行的以下请求。

公开(公告)号：US20060047660A1

公开(公告)日：2006-03-02

申请号：US10921344

申请日：2004-08-19

申请人： Naoko Ikegaya ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata

发明人： Naoko Ikegaya ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/203 ,  G06F11/2046 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99954

摘要： In a computer system, to enable a second computer to take over control of copying of data within the computer system, from a first computer that normally controls copying of data. The second computer selects from a plurality of storage systems a storage system to be accessed in order to acquire sub system pair information, and acquires sub system pair information from the selected storage system. Based on the acquired sub system pair information, the second computer generates system pair information that includes copy pair information relating to a plurality of storage areas belonging to the plurality of storage systems. The second computer initially selects a storage system directly linked to the second computer, and subsequently sequentially selects a storage system based on the acquired sub system pair information.

摘要翻译： 在计算机系统中，使得第二计算机能够从通常控制数据复制的第一计算机接管控制计算机系统内的数据的复制。 第二计算机从多个存储系统中选择要访问的存储系统以获取子系统对信息，并从所选存储系统获取子系统对信息。 基于获取的子系统对信息，第二计算机生成包括与属于多个存储系统的多个存储区域相关的复制对信息的系统对信息。 第二计算机最初选择与第二计算机直接链接的存储系统，并且随后基于所获取的子系统对信息顺序地选择存储系统。

公开(公告)号：US20060036825A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-16

申请号：US11250367

申请日：2005-10-17

申请人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Nobuhiro Maki ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： Transfer of data and replication of data among several storage devices are executed without imposing a load on the computer connected to the storage system. For example, a first host computer monitors usage rates of transfer groups TG11, TG12 and physical path usage rate on a storage device interconnect physical path 50, and when either a usage rate or physical path usage rate goes above a predetermined value, issues to the first storage device 20 an instruction to allocate a reserved volume R11, R12. The first host adaptor 21 receiving the reserved volume R11, R12 allocation request allocates reserved volume R11 to transfer group TG1, whereby a virtual transfer volume is formed by transfer volume T11 and the reserved volume R11 allocated thereto. As a result, capacity of the virtual transfer volume is increased by the equivalent of the reserved volume R11 capacity, so that additional transfer frames may be stored.

摘要翻译： 执行数据传输和数据在多个存储设备之间的复制，而不会在连接到存储系统的计算机上施加负载。 例如，第一主计算机监视存储设备互连物理路径50上的传输组TG 11，TG 12和物理路径使用率的使用率，并且当使用率或物理路径使用率超过预定值时，问题 向第一存储装置20提供分配保留卷R11，R12的指令。 接收保留卷R11，R12分配请求的第一主机适配器21分配保留卷R11以传送组TG 1，由此通过传送卷T 11和分配给它的保留卷R 11形成虚拟传送卷。 结果，虚拟传送卷的容量相当于保留卷R11的容量，从而可以存储额外的传送帧。

公开(公告)号：US20060031709A1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-09

申请号：US10964761

申请日：2004-10-15

申请人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Katsuhisa Miyata ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/3495

摘要： To provide a computer system capable of detecting a failure at an early stage while keeping down an increase in I/O load due to failure monitoring. The computer system includes plural storage systems connected in stages between a first computer and a second computer. The first computer sends control I/O to the storage systems. The second computer monitors control I/O transferred through the storage systems; and when there is control I/O that has not been transferred successfully, requests state information of the storage systems to transfer the control I/O.

摘要翻译： 提供能够在故障监视期间能够在降低I / O负载增加的同时早期检测故障的计算机系统。 计算机系统包括在第一计算机和第二计算机之间分阶段连接的多个存储系统。 第一台计算机将控制I / O发送到存储系统。 第二台计算机监控通过存储系统传输的I / O控制; 并且当存在尚未成功传送的控制I / O时，请求存储系统的状态信息来传送控制I / O。