公开(公告)号：US08713577B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-29

申请号：US13140622

申请日：2011-06-03

申请人： Shintaro Kudo ,  Norio Shimozono ,  Akira Deguchi

发明人： Shintaro Kudo ,  Norio Shimozono ,  Akira Deguchi

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： The storage apparatus includes a plurality of microprocessors; a plurality of storage areas formed in a drive group configured from a plurality of physical drives; and a management unit which manages microprocessors which handle data I/Os to/from one or more storage areas among the plurality of storage areas. The management unit detects variations in the processing loads of the plurality of microprocessors, generates load balancing target information which includes information on the storage areas to which the ownership is migrated, information on the migration-source microprocessor serving as the migration source of the ownership, and information on the migration-destination microprocessor serving as the migration destination of the ownership, and migrates the ownership to the storage areas with timing such that there is no drop in the processing load of the migration-destination microprocessor contained in the load balancing target information.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括多个微处理器; 形成在由多个物理驱动器构成的驱动组中的多个存储区域; 以及管理单元，其管理对所述多个存储区域中的一个或多个存储区域处理数据I / O的微处理器。 管理单元检测多个微处理器的处理负荷的变化，生成负载平衡目标信息，其包括关于所有权迁移的存储区域的信息，关于作为所有权的迁移源的迁移源微处理器的信息， 以及关于作为所有权的迁移目的地的迁移目的地微处理器的信息，并且将所有权迁移到存储区域，使得包含在负载均衡目标信息中的迁移目的地微处理器的处理负荷不会下降 。

公开(公告)号：US20140089585A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13628363

申请日：2012-09-27

申请人： Akio NAKAJIMA ,  Akira DEGUCHI

发明人： Akio NAKAJIMA ,  Akira DEGUCHI

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F12/0893 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F12/0868 ,  G06F12/0871 ,  G06F13/1663 ,  G06F2212/604

摘要： In one embodiment, a storage system comprises: a first type interface being operable to communicate with a server using a remote memory access; a second type interface being operable to communicate with the server using a block I/O (Input/Output) access; a memory; and a controller being operable to manage (1) a first portion of storage areas of the memory to allocate for storing data, which is to be stored in a physical address space managed by an operating system on the server and which is sent from the server via the first type interface, and (2) a second portion of the storage areas of the memory to allocate for caching data, which is sent from the server to a logical volume of the storage system via the second type interface and which is to be stored in a storage device of the storage system corresponding to the logical volume.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，存储系统包括：第一类型接口，其可操作以使用远程存储器访问与服务器进行通信; 第二类型接口，其可操作以使用块I / O（输入/输出）访问与服务器通信; 记忆 以及控制器，用于管理（1）所述存储器的存储区域的第一部分以分配用于存储数据，所述数据将被存储在由所述服务器上的操作系统管理的并且从所述服务器发送的物理地址空间中 通过第一类型接口，和（2）存储器的存储区域的第二部分，以分配用于缓存数据，其经由第二类型接口从服务器发送到存储系统的逻辑卷，并且将被 存储在对应于逻辑卷的存储系统的存储设备中。

公开(公告)号：US20140089562A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-27

申请号：US13628333

申请日：2012-09-27

申请人： Akira DEGUCHI ,  Akio NAKAJIMA

发明人： Akira DEGUCHI ,  Akio NAKAJIMA

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0676 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0659

摘要： Exemplary embodiments provide information processing system and data processing for efficient I/O processing in the storage system. In one aspect, a storage system comprises: a memory; and a controller being operable to execute a process for data stored in the memory so that an address of the data stored in the memory is changed between a first address managed in a virtual memory on a server and a second address managed by the controller, based on a command containing an address corresponding to the first address, the command being sent from the server to the storage system. In some embodiments, the memory includes a server data memory and a storage data memory. In specific embodiments, in response to the command from the server, the controller is operable to change a status of data stored in the memory from server data to storage data or from storage data to server data.

摘要翻译： 示例性实施例提供用于存储系统中的有效I / O处理的信息处理系统和数据处理。 一方面，一种存储系统包括：存储器; 以及控制器，用于对存储在存储器中的数据执行处理，使得存储在存储器中的数据的地址在服务器上的虚拟存储器中管理的第一地址和由控制器管理的第二地址之间改变 在包含与第一地址相对应的地址的命令上，该命令从服务器发送到存储系统。 在一些实施例中，存储器包括服务器数据存储器和存储数据存储器。 在具体实施例中，响应于来自服务器的命令，控制器可操作地将存储在存储器中的数据的状态从服务器数据改变为存储数据或从存储数据改变为服务器数据。

公开(公告)号：US08650576B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-11

申请号：US13140300

申请日：2011-06-03

申请人： Akira Deguchi ,  Shintaro Kudo

发明人： Akira Deguchi ,  Shintaro Kudo

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： The overall processing function of a storage apparatus is improved by suitably migrating ownership.The storage apparatus comprises a plurality of microprocessors; a plurality of storage areas formed in a drive group configured from a plurality of physical drives; and a management unit which manages, as the microprocessors which possess ownership to the storage areas, the microprocessors which handle data I/Os to/from one or more storage areas among the plurality of storage areas, wherein the management unit detects variations in the processing loads of the plurality of microprocessors, selects a migration-source microprocessor which migrates the ownership and a migration-destination microprocessor which is the ownership migration destination on the basis of variations in the processing load, and determines whether to migrate the ownership on the basis of information on a usage status of resources of each of the storage areas to which the migration-source microprocessor possesses ownership.

摘要翻译： 通过适当地迁移所有权来改善存储装置的整体处理功能。 存储装置包括多个微处理器; 形成在由多个物理驱动器构成的驱动组中的多个存储区域; 以及管理单元，其管理对所述存储区域拥有所有权的微处理器，所述微处理器处理与所述多个存储区域中的一个或多个存储区域之间的数据I / O，其中所述管理单元检测所述处理中的变化 多个微处理器的负载，基于处理负载的变化，选择迁移所有权的迁移源微处理器和作为所有权迁移目的地的迁移目的地微处理器，并且基于 关于迁移源微处理器拥有所有权的每个存储区域的资源的使用状态的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20130111127A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13319634

申请日：2011-10-28

申请人： Akihiko Araki ,  Akira Deguchi

发明人： Akihiko Araki ,  Akira Deguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45579 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： When a snapshot virtual volume is provided to the host as an OS image of a virtual machine in a system where a single V-VOL is used by a single VM and all the VMs are started concurrently, burdensome Copy-on-Write (CoW) accesses placing heavy I/O loads on the storage occur in concentrated manner, and the starting time is elongated. The present invention solves the problem by measuring the I/O pattern (number of IO per unit time for reading/writing) in page units during starting of the system prior to having the VMs started concurrently, and based on the measurement results, performs saving and copying of the target pages of the write access to a snapshot pool prior to starting the VM. This preliminary saving enables to reduce the CoW accesses having a high access load, and to enable reduction of the VM starting time and efficient use of the pool capacity.

摘要翻译： 当将快照虚拟卷作为单个虚拟机使用单个V-VOL并且所有VM并发启动的系统中的虚拟机的OS映像提供给主机时，繁琐的写时复制（CoW） 访问在存储器上放置重的I / O负载集中发生，并且开始时间延长。 本发明通过在VM同时启动之前测量系统启动期间的I / O模式（读/写单位时间的IO数）来解决问题，并且基于测量结果，执行保存 以及在启动VM之前将写访问的目标页面复制到快照池。 该初步保存能够减少具有高访问负载的CoW访问，并且能够减少VM启动时间和有效利用池容量。

公开(公告)号：US08347053B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US13489624

申请日：2012-06-06

申请人： Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Akira Deguchi ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto

发明人： Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Akira Deguchi ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto

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

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

摘要： A storage system for managing a plurality of asynchronous remote copy proceedings between a plurality of first storage control devices and a plurality of second storage control devices, wherein each of a plurality of second storage control devices stores one or more update data corresponding to one or more update data related information including the same update reflection time information with the one that is received or older update reflection time information than this in a one or more second logical volume and changes status of the one or more second logical volumes to suspend status.

摘要翻译： 一种存储系统，用于在多个第一存储控制装置和多个第二存储控制装置之间管理多个异步远程复制程序，其中多个第二存储控制装置中的每一个存储对应于一个或多个的一个或多个更新数据 在一个或多个第二逻辑卷中更新与包含相同的更新反射时间信息的数据相关信息，其中所述更新反映时间信息与所接收到的更新反射时间信息相比更新，或更新反映时间信息，并且改变一个或多个第二逻辑卷的状态以暂停状态。

公开(公告)号：US20110302382A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：US13209578

申请日：2011-08-15

申请人： Nobuhiro MAKI ,  Yuri HIRAIWA ,  Yoshiyuki NISHI ,  Katsuhisa MIYATA ,  Akira DEGUCHI

发明人： Nobuhiro MAKI ,  Yuri HIRAIWA ,  Yoshiyuki NISHI ,  Katsuhisa MIYATA ,  Akira DEGUCHI

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2074

摘要： A copy source storage controller received write data added with a time and issued from a host computer transfers the write data with the time to a copy destination storage controller. If there are a plurality of copy destination storage controllers, a representative copy destination storage controller compares times of write data copied to the plurality of copy destination storage controllers, and writes the write data in copy destination logical volumes in the sequential order of time. The representative copy destination storage controller judges that integrity of the write data is established, if a communication procedure is established with the copy destination storage controller and if the statuses of the copy source/destination logical volumes are coincident. In remote copy which guarantees integrity of write data and traverses a plurality of storage controllers, it is possible to judge at an optional time point whether integrity of write data can be guaranteed.

摘要翻译： 复制源存储控制器接收到从主计算机发出的随时间增加的写入数据，将写入数据随时间传送到复制目的地存储控制器。 如果存在多个复制目的地存储控制器，则代表性复制目的地存储控制器比较复制到多个复制目的地存储控制器的写入数据的时间，并且按顺序将写入数据写入复制目的地逻辑卷。 如果与复制目的地存储控制器建立通信过程以及复制源/目的地逻辑卷的状态是否一致，则代表性复制目的地存储控制器判断写入数据的完整性。 在保证写入数据的完整性并遍历多个存储控制器的远程复制中，可以在可选的时间点判断是否可以保证写入数据的完整性。

公开(公告)号：US20110219189A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US13109386

申请日：2011-05-17

申请人： Hiroshi ARAKAWA ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Akira Deguchi ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto

发明人： Hiroshi ARAKAWA ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Akira Deguchi ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

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

摘要： A storage system maintains consistency of the stored contents between volumes even when a plurality of remote copying operations are executed asynchronously. A plurality of primary storage control devices and a plurality of secondary storage control devices are connected by a plurality of paths, and remote copying is performed asynchronously between respective first volumes and second volumes. Write data transferred from the primary storage control device to the secondary storage control device is held in a write data storage portion. Update order information, including write times and sequential numbers, is managed by update order information management portions. An update control portion collects update order information from each update order information management portion, determines the time at which update of each second volume is possible, and notifies each-update portion. By this means, the stored contents of each second volume can be updated up to the time at which update is possible.

摘要翻译： 即使当多个远程复制操作被异步地执行时，存储系统也保持存储在卷之间的内容的一致性。 多个主存储控制装置和多个辅助存储控制装置通过多个路径连接，并且在相应的第一卷和第二卷之间异步地执行远程复制。 将从主存储控制装置传送到副存储控制装置的写入数据保存在写入数据存储部分中。 更新订单信息（包括写入时间和顺序号）由更新订单信息管理部分管理。 更新控制部分从每个更新订单信息管理部分收集更新订单信息，确定可以更新每个第二卷的时间，并通知每个更新部分。 通过这种方式，可以更新每个第二卷的存储内容直到可能进行更新的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20110138085A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-09

申请号：US13028164

申请日：2011-02-15

申请人： Kazuyoshi SERIZAWA ,  Yasutomo YAMAMOTO ,  Norio SHIMOZONO ,  Akira DEGUCHI ,  Hisaharu TAKEUCHI ,  Takao SATO ,  Hisao HOMMA

发明人： Kazuyoshi SERIZAWA ,  Yasutomo YAMAMOTO ,  Norio SHIMOZONO ,  Akira DEGUCHI ,  Hisaharu TAKEUCHI ,  Takao SATO ,  Hisao HOMMA

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0655 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F13/128

摘要： A host I/F unit has a management table for managing an MPPK which is in-charge of the control of input/output processing for a storage area of an LDEV, and if a host computer transmits an input/output request for the LDEV, the host I/F unit transfers the input/output request to the MPPK which is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV based on the management table, an MP of the MPPK performs the input/output processing based on the input/output request, and the MP of the MPPK also judges whether the MPPK that is in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV is to be changed, and sets the management table so that an MPPK which is different from the MPPK that is in-charge is to be in-charge of the input/output processing for the LDEV.

摘要翻译： 主机I / F单元具有用于管理负责对LDEV的存储区域的输入/输出处理的控制的MPPK的管理表，并且如果主计算机发送对LDEV的输入/输出请求， 主机I / F单元基于管理表将输入/输出请求传送给负责LDEV的输入/输出处理的MPPK，MPPK的MP根据输入进行输入/输出处理 /输出请求，并且MPPK的MP还判断是否要改变负责LDEV的输入/输出处理的MPPK，并将管理表设置为与MPPK不同的MPPK， 负责为LDEV的输入/输出处理负责。

公开(公告)号：US07650477B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US12000820

申请日：2007-12-18

申请人： Akira Deguchi ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa

发明人： Akira Deguchi ,  Takashige Iwamura ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2074

摘要： During an asynchronous remote copy process for a plurality of asynchronous remote copy pairs, a copy of data in a migration source primary storage area is stored in a migration destination primary storage area, and the copy of data in the migration source primary storage area is also stored in a migration destination secondary storage area through a migration destination primary storage area or a migration source secondary storage area. Then, for an asynchronous remote copy pair established between the migration destination primary storage area and the migration destination secondary storage area together with the above-described asynchronous remote copy pairs, the asynchronous remote copy process is executed in such a method that a copy of writing data is stored in a plurality of secondary storage areas in accordance with the write request sequence issued by a computer. As such, an asynchronous remote copy pair between any two specific storage systems is migrated to be an asynchronous remote copy pair among any other two storage systems.

摘要翻译： 在用于多个异步远程复制对的异步远程复制过程期间，迁移源主存储区域中的数据副本被存储在迁移目的地主存储区域中，并且迁移源主存储区域中的数据副本也是 通过迁移目的地主存储区域或迁移源辅助存储区域存储在迁移目的地辅助存储区域中。 然后，对于在迁移目的地主存储区域和迁移目的地辅助存储区域之间建立的异步远程复制对以及上述异步远程复制对，异步远程复制处理以这样的方式执行，即，写入副本 根据由计算机发出的写入请求序列，将数据存储在多个辅助存储区域中。 因此，任何两个特定存储系统之间的异步远程副本对被迁移到任何其他两个存储系统之间的异步远程副本对。