公开(公告)号：US08180979B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-15

申请号：US12367706

申请日：2009-02-09

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665

摘要： The present invention is able to improve the processing performance of a storage system by respectively virtualizing the external volumes and enabling the shared use of such external volumes by a plurality of available virtualization storage devices. By virtualizing and incorporating the external volume of an external storage device, a first virtualization storage device is able to provide the volume to a host as though it is an internal volume. When the load of the first virtualization storage device increases, a second virtualization storage device 2 is newly introduced, and connected to the storage system. When a transfer direction is issued from a management terminal, the external volume relating to the selected logical volume is transferred from the first virtualization storage device to the second virtualization storage device.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够通过分别虚拟化外部卷并且能够通过多个可用的虚拟化存储设备共享使用这样的外部卷来提高存储系统的处理性能。 通过虚拟化并整合外部存储设备的外部卷，第一虚拟化存储设备能够将该卷提供给主机，就像它是内部卷一样。 当第一虚拟化存储设备的负载增加时，新引入第二虚拟化存储设备2并连接到存储系统。 当从管理终端发出传送方向时，与所选择的逻辑卷有关的外部卷从第一虚拟化存储装置传送到第二虚拟化存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US08078810B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US12367706

申请日：2009-02-09

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F15/173

摘要： The present invention is able to improve the processing performance of a storage system by respectively virtualizing the external volumes and enabling the shared use of such external volumes by a plurality of available virtualization storage devices. By virtualizing and incorporating the external volume of an external storage device, a first virtualization storage device is able to provide the volume to a host as though it is an internal volume. When the load of the first virtualization storage device increases, a second virtualization storage device 2 is newly introduced, and connected to the storage system. When a transfer direction is issued from a management terminal, the external volume relating to the selected logical volume is transferred from the first virtualization storage device to the second virtualization storage device.

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：US20100115199A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12683142

申请日：2010-01-06

申请人： Akinobu Shimada ,  Yasuaki Nakamura

发明人： Akinobu Shimada ,  Yasuaki Nakamura

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： A disk array apparatus capable of effecting saving and operation of data through a simple construction. When a host computer sets “write inhibit” or “read/write inhibit” for an LDEV which is set on a first storage device, this setting is registered in an access attribute management table and is also reflected onto a migration management table. A migration control program moves the LDEV for which access limitation has been set to a lower-speed (lower-performance) second storage device or to an external storage device. When the access limitation is released, the moved LDEV is restored to the first storage device from the storage device to which the LDEV has been moved. By performing migration control in interlocking relation to control of access attributes, it is possible to obtain a simple data saving function and data management function.

摘要翻译： 一种能够通过简单的结构实现数据的保存和操作的磁盘阵列装置。 当主计算机对设置在第一存储设备上的LDEV设置“写禁止”或“读/禁止”时，该设置被登记在访问属性管理表中，并且还被反映到迁移管理表中。 迁移控制程序将已经设置了访问限制的LDEV移动到低速（低性能）第二存储装置或外部存储装置。 当访问限制被释放时，移动的LDEV从LDEV移动到的存储设备恢复到第一存储设备。 通过与控制访问属性的互锁关系执行迁移控制，可以获得简单的数据保存功能和数据管理功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090150608A1

公开(公告)日：2009-06-11

申请号：US12367706

申请日：2009-02-09

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Akira Murotani ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665

摘要： The present invention is able to improve the processing performance of a storage system by respectively virtualizing the external volumes and enabling the shared use of such external volumes by a plurality of available virtualization storage devices. By virtualizing and incorporating the external volume of an external storage device, a first virtualization storage device is able to provide the volume to a host as though it is an internal volume. When the load of the first virtualization storage device increases, a second virtualization storage device 2 is newly introduced, and connected to the storage system. When a transfer direction is issued from a management terminal, the external volume relating to the selected logical volume is transferred from the first virtualization storage device to the second virtualization storage device.

摘要翻译： 本发明能够通过分别虚拟化外部卷并且能够通过多个可用的虚拟化存储设备共享使用这样的外部卷来提高存储系统的处理性能。 通过虚拟化并整合外部存储设备的外部卷，第一虚拟化存储设备能够将该卷提供给主机，就像它是内部卷一样。 当第一虚拟化存储设备的负载增加时，新引入第二虚拟化存储设备2并连接到存储系统。 当从管理终端发出传送方向时，与所选择的逻辑卷有关的外部卷从第一虚拟化存储装置传送到第二虚拟化存储装置。

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：US07373390B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-13

申请号：US10687637

申请日：2003-10-20

申请人： Hideo Tabuchi ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Hideo Tabuchi ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2076

摘要： An asynchronous remote copy system which can ensure the data renewal order and data integrity of the disk subsystems. The system provides for data mirroring by a main center having a gateway and a remote center having a gateway, and storage systems in each center connected to the corresponding gateway. Data is mirrored through synchronous type remote copy between volumes of the storage systems of each center. The gateway of the main center sends the renewal data to the gateway of the remote center in accordance with the order of renewal of volumes, to make the gateway of the remote center reflect the renewal data upon the volumes thereof through asynchronous type remote copy.

摘要翻译： 一种异步远程复制系统，可以确保磁盘子系统的数据更新顺序和数据完整性。 该系统提供具有网关和具有网关的远程中心的主中心的数据镜像，以及连接到对应网关的每个中心中的存储系统。 通过每个中心的存储系统卷之间的同步类型远程复制镜像数据。 主中心的网关根据卷的更新顺序将更新数据发送到远程中心的网关，使得远程中心的网关通过异步类型的远程副本反映其卷上的更新数据。

公开(公告)号：US07363446B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-22

申请号：US11723929

申请日：2007-03-22

申请人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Yoshinori Okami ,  Toshio Nakano

发明人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Yoshinori Okami ,  Toshio Nakano

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1466 ,  G06F2201/80 ,  H04L67/1002 ,  H04L67/1008 ,  H04L67/1029 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A first storage control device is provided with a virtual LU for showing a logical volume possessed by a second storage control device as if it were its own volume. When data processing requested from a host device is, for example, a specific processing of large load (such as direct backup, logical volume copy, and so on), whether or not the requested processing can be executed by the second storage control device is judged. When it is executable, a command is transmitted to the second storage control device to make it take over the processing.

摘要翻译： 第一存储控制装置设置有虚拟LU，用于示出第二存储控制装置拥有的逻辑卷，如同它自己的卷一样。 当从主机装置请求的数据处理例如是大负载（例如直接备份，逻辑卷拷贝等）的特定处理时，可否由第二存储控制装置执行所请求的处理 判断。 当可执行时，将命令发送到第二存储控制装置以使其接管处理。

公开(公告)号：US07305462B2

公开(公告)日：2007-12-04

申请号：US10077966

申请日：2002-02-20

申请人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Tatsuya Murakami ,  Hiroshi Morishima

发明人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Tatsuya Murakami ,  Hiroshi Morishima

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/067 ,  H04L41/0843 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： In the configuration of multiple (M units of) disk subsystems shared from multiple (N units of) hosts, having an exclusive control command that limits access to all disk subsystems temporarily is provided, using this exclusive control command, configuration information of all multiple disk subsystems, for example, performance and a setting change, are acquired in point of time series and stored in a management server database (“configuration information database”), then managed in a centralized manner, a function that associates the file that the application uses with the “configuration information database” is provided using a function that detects the position on the logical unit, and a means that can retrieve the modified contents of the system configuration and time as keys is provided in the “configuration information database”.

摘要翻译： 在多个（N个单位）主机共享的多个（M个单位）磁盘子系统的配置中，ha

公开(公告)号：US07219192B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-15

申请号：US10765883

申请日：2004-01-29

申请人： Hironori Yasukawa ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Kozue Fujii ,  Tatsuya Murakami

发明人： Hironori Yasukawa ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Kozue Fujii ,  Tatsuya Murakami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0873 ,  G06F2212/261

摘要： A storage control apparatus comprises a data I/O control unit which has communication ports adapted to connect with any of information processing apparatuses, is communicatively connected to physical disk drives for storing data, and performs data read/write from/to the drives according to a data I/O request received from the processing apparatus; a first memory storing a data read/written among the data stored in the disk drives; and a second memory storing information on management of storage resources including the communication ports, the physical disk drives, and a storage capacity of the first memory allocated for each user using the processing apparatuses. Upon reception of a request of the information on management from a user, an identifier of the communication port, an identifier of the disk drive, and a storage capacity of the first memory allocated for the user are transmitted to a user interface.

摘要翻译： 存储控制装置包括具有适于与任何信息处理装置连接的通信端口的数据I / O控制单元，其通信地连接到用于存储数据的物理磁盘驱动器，并根据所述数据I / O控制单元执行从驱动器读取/写入数据 从处理设备接收的数据I / O请求; 存储在存储在所述磁盘驱动器中的数据之间读取/写入的数据的第一存储器; 以及第二存储器，其存储关于包括所述通信端口，所述物理磁盘驱动器的存储资源的管理以及使用所述处理装置为每个用户分配的所述第一存储器的存储容量的信息。 在从用户接收到关于管理的信息的请求时，向用户界面发送通信端口的标识符，磁盘驱动器的标识符和为用户分配的第一存储器的存储容量。