公开(公告)号：US20100131731A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12691197

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Ai Satoyama

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Ai Satoyama

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In a system where a first storage system and a second storage system are connected to a third storage system, when the first storage system virtualizes and provides a device in the third storage system as a device in its own storage system, update data stored in a cache in the first storage system is written into the device of the third storage system to be reflected, attributes of the device are transferred to the second storage system, and the second storage system virtualizes the device of the third storage system as a device of its own storage system.

摘要翻译： 在第一存储系统和第二存储系统连接到第三存储系统的系统中，当第一存储系统将第三存储系统中的设备虚拟化并将其提供为其自己的存储系统中的设备时，更新存储在 将第一存储系统中的缓存写入要反映的第三存储系统的设备，将设备的属性传送到第二存储系统，并且第二存储系统将第三存储系统的设备虚拟化为其设备 自己的存储系统。

公开(公告)号：US07702851B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-20

申请号：US11353631

申请日：2006-02-13

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： The present invention transfers replication logical volumes between and among storage control units in a storage system comprising a plurality of storage control units. To transfer replication logical volumes from a storage control unit to a storage control unit, a virtualization device sets a path to the storage control unit. The storage control unit then prepares a differential bitmap in order to receive access requests. When the preparation is completed, the virtualization device makes access requests to the storage control unit. The storage control unit then hands over the access requests to the storage control unit. Subsequently, the storage control unit performs a process so that the access requests are reflected in a disk device and performs an emergency destage of storing data in a cache memory into disk device. When the emergency destage is ended, the storage control unit connects to an external storage control unit and hands over access requests to the external storage control unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明在包括多个存储控制单元的存储系统中的存储控制单元之间和之间传送复制逻辑卷。 要将复制逻辑卷从存储控制单元传输到存储控制单元，虚拟化设备将设置存储控制单元的路径。 然后，存储控制单元准备差分位图以便接收访问请求。 当准备完成时，虚拟化设备对存储控制单元进行访问请求。 存储控制单元然后将访问请求转交给存储控制单元。 随后，存储控制单元执行处理，使得访问请求被反映在盘装置中，并且执行将高速缓冲存储器中的数据存储到磁盘装置中的紧急转储。 当紧急停止结束时，存储控制单元连接到外部存储控制单元，并将访问请求交给外部存储控制单元。

公开(公告)号：US07689792B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-30

申请号：US11907748

申请日：2007-10-17

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Noboru Morishita ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： For a storage system having plural control units to which plural disk devices are connected, in the method for creating replication in a volume of the disk devices connected to different control units, when receiving update I/O of a replication source during an initial copy for replication, the reflection of update to the replication destination is performed on an extension of the same I/O. When a pair is divided after the completion of copying, the update position is retained on the differential bitmap disposed in the individual control units, and the differential bitmap is merged to one of the control units at a time of resynchronization to perform copy processing.

摘要翻译： 对于具有连接多个磁盘装置的多个控制单元的存储系统，在连接到不同的控制单元的磁盘装置的卷的卷中创建复制的方法中，当在初始拷贝期间接收复制源的更新I / O时， 复制时，对相同I / O的扩展执行对复制目的地的更新的反映。 当在复制完成后分配一对时，更新位置被保留在设置在各个控制单元中的差分位图上，并且差分位图在再同步时被合并到一个控制单元以执行复制处理。

公开(公告)号：US07577815B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-18

申请号：US11405544

申请日：2006-04-18

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Takao Satoh

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Takao Satoh

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0646 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F11/2005 ,  G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/2087 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  G06F2211/1004 ,  G06F2211/104

摘要： A storage controller calculates an access frequency of each logical disk; that is selects a first logical disk device of which the access frequency exceeds a first predetermined value, the first logical disk device being allocated to a first physical disk device; selects a second logical disk device which has the access frequency equal to or less than a second predetermined value, the second logical disk device being allocated to a second physical disk device; and reallocates the first and second logical device; and reallocates the first and second logical devices to the second and the first physical disk device, respectively.

摘要翻译： 存储控制器计算每个逻辑磁盘的访问频率; 即选择其访问频率超过第一预定值的第一逻辑磁盘设备，第一逻辑磁盘设备被分配给第一物理磁盘设备; 选择具有等于或小于第二预定值的访问频率的第二逻辑磁盘设备，所述第二逻辑磁盘设备被分配给第二物理磁盘设备; 并重新分配第一和第二逻辑设备; 并将第一和第二逻辑设备分别重新分配到第二和第一物理磁盘设备。

公开(公告)号：US07539817B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-26

申请号：US11350679

申请日：2006-02-08

申请人： Akiyoshi Hashimoto ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi

发明人： Akiyoshi Hashimoto ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Akira Fujibayashi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： A storage system connected to a terminal, the computer system includes: a plurality of drive devices that respectively drive a plurality of physical disks each having a physical storage area; a RAID configuration unit that configures a plurality of RAID groups by grouping two or more of the plurality of physical disks; a logical disk creation unit that creates, for the terminal through the RAID group, a logical disk having a logical storage area associated with the physical storage area; a memory for storing a RAID group control table showing, for each the RAID group, (i) a free capacity that is the amount of physical storage area remaining in the RAID group to be able to be associated with the logical disk and (ii) a power status of the RAID group; a receiver that receives a request for creating a new logical disk; and an area allocation unit that allocates to the new logical disk the physical storage area remaining in the RAID group selected by giving priority to a RAID group in a powered state over a RAID group in a non-powered state with reference to the RAID group control table.

摘要翻译： 一种连接到终端的存储系统，所述计算机系统包括：多个驱动装置，分别驱动多个具有物理存储区域的物理盘; RAID配置单元，其通过分组所述多个物理盘中的两个或更多个来配置多个RAID组; 逻辑磁盘创建单元，通过所述RAID组为所述终端创建具有与所述物理存储区域相关联的逻辑存储区域的逻辑磁盘; 用于存储RAID组控制表的存储器，其显示对于每个RAID组，（i）作为RAID组中剩余的能够与该逻辑盘相关联的物理存储区域的空闲容量，以及（ii） RAID组的电源状态; 接收器，用于接收创建新的逻辑磁盘的请求; 以及区域分配单元，通过参照所述RAID组控制，通过以非供电状态的RAID组给予处于供电状态的RAID组优先选择的所述RAID组中剩余的物理存储区域分配给新的逻辑盘 表。

公开(公告)号：US07461225B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-02

申请号：US11727945

申请日：2007-03-29

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：US20080222356A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-11

申请号：US12118866

申请日：2008-05-12

申请人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

发明人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In an environment in which plural external storage devices having different function control interfaces are intermixed, when a function of a storage device is controlled from a computer, a common interface for controlling the function of the storage device is provided. A device that provides the common interface manages an interrelationship between a storage area recognized by a host computer and a storage area provided by the storage device and associates a storage area which becomes a target of a function control instruction with the storage device that provides the storage area. A type of the storage device that provides the storage area which becomes the target of the function control instruction is identified and function control is ordered through a function control interface unique to the device.

摘要翻译： 在具有不同功能控制接口的多个外部存储装置混合的环境中，当从计算机控制存储装置的功能时，提供用于控制存储装置的功能的公共接口。 提供通用接口的设备管理由主计算机识别的存储区域和由存储设备提供的存储区域之间的相互关系，并且将作为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域与提供存储器的存储设备相关联 区。 识别提供成为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域的存储装置的类型，并通过设备特有的功能控制接口对功能进行控制。

公开(公告)号：US07392364B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-24

申请号：US10957059

申请日：2004-10-01

申请人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Nagasoe

发明人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Nagasoe

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： Access to a plurality of logical devices is enabled regardless of the number of ports provided in a storage system and the number of logical devices that can be allocated to a single port, thereby improving the usability of the logical devices. A storage system comprises a plurality of logical devices, a target device which is the object of access from a computer, and a juke box system for allocating one of the plurality of logical devices to the target device. The juke box system changes the logical device that is allocated to the target device in accordance with a request from the computer.

公开(公告)号：US07392336B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-24

申请号：US11281475

申请日：2005-11-18

申请人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

发明人： Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kenji Muraoka

IPC分类号： G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In an environment in which plural external storage devices having different function control interfaces are intermixed, when a function of a storage device is controlled from a computer, a common interface for controlling the function of the storage device is provided. A device that provides the common interface manages an interrelationship between a storage area recognized by a host computer and a storage area provided by the storage device and associates a storage area which becomes a target of a function control instruction with the storage device that provides the storage area. A type of the storage device that provides the storage area which becomes the target of the function control instruction is identified and function control is ordered through a function control interface unique to the device.

摘要翻译： 在具有不同功能控制接口的多个外部存储装置混合的环境中，当从计算机控制存储装置的功能时，提供用于控制存储装置的功能的公共接口。 提供通用接口的设备管理由主计算机识别的存储区域和由存储设备提供的存储区域之间的相互关系，并且将作为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域与提供存储器的存储设备相关联 区。 识别提供成为功能控制指令的目标的存储区域的存储装置的类型，并通过设备特有的功能控制接口对功能进行控制。

公开(公告)号：US20080109546A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-08

申请号：US12003971

申请日：2008-01-04

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0766 ,  G06F11/2094

摘要： System availability is improved in a second storage system, connected to a first storage system, and having means for virtualizing devices within the first storage system as its own devices. When the virtual storage system or a storage management server detects a fault in the virtual storage system, the management server investigates the range affected by the fault, identifies a device for which measures must be taken, determines a transfer target device which accommodates the performance, reliability, and other attributes of the affected device, and issues a device transfer instruction for the virtual storage system. In the virtual storage system, the data of the device specified by the instruction within the virtual storage system is transferred to a device, specified by the management server, within the system itself, or to a device within another virtual storage system.

摘要翻译： 在与第一存储系统连接的第二存储系统中改进了系统可用性，并且具有用于将第一存储系统内的设备虚拟化为其自身设备的装置。 当虚拟存储系统或存储管理服务器检测虚拟存储系统中的故障时，管理服务器调查受故障影响的范围，识别必须采取措施的设备，确定适应性能的传输目标设备， 可靠性和受影响设备的其他属性，并发出虚拟存储系统的设备传输指令。 在虚拟存储系统中，由虚拟存储系统内的指令指定的设备的数据被传送到由管理服务器指定的在系统本身内的设备，或者传送到另一虚拟存储系统内的设备。