公开(公告)号：US08032702B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US11753451

申请日：2007-05-24

申请人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

发明人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein configuration information for a first plurality of storage devices is sent to be stored on at least one removable storage media of a removable storage media library. Data corresponding to the first plurality of storage devices is sent to be stored in the removable storage media library. A first plurality of storage devices is replaced by a second plurality of storage devices. The second plurality of storage devices is configured from the configuration information stored in the at least one removable storage media of the removable storage media library, in response to replacing the first plurality of storage devices. The stored data is copied from the removable storage media library to the second plurality of storage devices, in response to configuring the second plurality of storage devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，系统和制品，其中发送用于第一多个存储设备的配置信息以存储在可移动存储介质库的至少一个可移动存储介质上。 与第一多个存储设备相对应的数据被发送以存储在可移动存储介质库中。 第一多个存储装置被第二多个存储装置所取代。 响应于替换第一多个存储设备，第二多个存储设备由存储在可移动存储介质库的至少一个可移动存储介质中的配置信息配置。 响应于配置第二多个存储设备，将存储的数据从可移动存储介质库复制到第二多个存储设备。

公开(公告)号：US07882393B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-01

申请号：US11692223

申请日：2007-03-28

申请人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

发明人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0778 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A mechanism for in-band problem log data collection is provided. Facilities are provided for a host system, host application, or server system to instigate a state save operation in a storage system utilizing direct commands in response to an error or failure. The host system may include an application program interface (API) to force the storage device to collect a set of state save data for debug purposes at a specific time interlocked with a host system log. The API of the illustrative embodiments may be provided in a failover driver and/or host bus adapter (HBA) driver in the prime code path such that first time data capture following an error is maximized. Since the host system is instigating the state save operation with direct commands, a larger amount of transient data may be collected to provide more comprehensive state information for debugging purposes.

摘要翻译： 提供了带内问题日志数据收集的机制。 为主机系统，主机应用程序或服务器系统提供设施，以便通过响应于错误或故障的直接命令在存储系统中启动状态保存操作。 主机系统可以包括应用程序接口（API），以在与主机系统日志联锁的特定时间强制存储设备收集用于调试目的的一组状态保存数据。 说明性实施例的API可以在主代码路径中的故障转移驱动器和/或主机总线适配器（HBA）驱动器中提供，使得第一次在错误之后的数据捕获被最大化。 由于主机系统使用直接命令启动状态保存操作，因此可以收集更大量的瞬态数据，以提供更全面的状态信息进行调试。

公开(公告)号：US07676702B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US11464320

申请日：2006-08-14

申请人： Robert Beverley Basham ,  Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal ,  Michael M. Latif

发明人： Robert Beverley Basham ,  Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal ,  Michael M. Latif

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/004 ,  G06F11/3466

摘要： A common interface and communication methodology are provided for interaction between the components of a storage area network for them to activate “triggers” that cause actions to be taken by the devices to utilize copy service functions to create additional copies of data, and to potentially route load to other resources. The actions can be taken by any of the elements of the storage area network to mitigate the impact of the pending failure. The advantage of this system over current methods is that it can detect both failure and impending failure in any component in the system and use resources in any other component to mitigate the failure. This creates a much more comprehensive recovery strategy and the potential to save more data than in current systems.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通用接口和通信方法，用于在存储区域网络的组件之间进行交互，以激活“触发器”，从而使设备采取动作来利用复制服务功能来创建附加的数据副本，并可能路由 加载到其他资源。 可以通过存储区域网络的任何元素来采取行动，以减轻未决故障的影响。 该系统与当前方法相比的优点是它可以检测系统中任何组件的故障和即将发生的故障，并使用任何其他组件中的资源来减轻故障。 这创建了一个更全面的恢复策略，并且与现有系统相比可以节省更多的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20080126857A1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-29

申请号：US11464320

申请日：2006-08-14

申请人： Robert Beverley Basham ,  Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal ,  Michael M. Latif

发明人： Robert Beverley Basham ,  Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal ,  Michael M. Latif

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/004 ,  G06F11/3466

摘要： A common interface and communication methodology are provided for interaction between the components of a storage area network for them to activate “triggers” that cause actions to be taken by the devices to utilize copy service functions to create additional copies of data, and to potentially route load to other resources. The actions can be taken by any of the elements of the storage area network to mitigate the impact of the pending failure. The advantage of this system over current methods is that it can detect both failure and impending failure in any component in the system and use resources in any other component to mitigate the failure. This creates a much more comprehensive recovery strategy and the potential to save more data than in current systems.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种通用接口和通信方法，用于在存储区域网络的组件之间进行交互，以激活“触发器”，从而使设备采取动作来利用复制服务功能来创建附加的数据副本，并可能路由 加载到其他资源。 可以通过存储区域网络的任何元素来采取行动，以减轻未决故障的影响。 该系统与当前方法相比的优点是它可以检测系统中任何组件的故障和即将发生的故障，并使用任何其他组件中的资源来减轻故障。 这创建了一个更全面的恢复策略，并且与现有系统相比可以节省更多的数据。

公开(公告)号：US20080294857A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US11753451

申请日：2007-05-24

申请人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

发明人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/2071

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein configuration information for a first plurality of storage devices is sent to be stored on at least one removable storage media of a removable storage media library. Data corresponding to the first plurality of storage devices is sent to be stored in the removable storage media library. A first plurality of storage devices is replaced by a second plurality of storage devices. The second plurality of storage devices is configured from the configuration information stored in the at least one removable storage media of the removable storage media library, in response to replacing the first plurality of storage devices. The stored data is copied from the removable storage media library to the second plurality of storage devices, in response to configuring the second plurality of storage devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，系统和制品，其中发送用于第一多个存储设备的配置信息以存储在可移动存储介质库的至少一个可移动存储介质上。 与第一多个存储设备相对应的数据被发送以存储在可移动存储介质库中。 第一多个存储装置被第二多个存储装置所取代。 响应于替换第一多个存储设备，第二多个存储设备由存储在可移动存储介质库的至少一个可移动存储介质中的配置信息配置。 响应于配置第二多个存储设备，将存储的数据从可移动存储介质库复制到第二多个存储设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080244331A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-02

申请号：US11692223

申请日：2007-03-28

申请人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

发明人： Andrew W. Grimes ,  Nikhil Khandelwal

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0778 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A system and method for in-band problem log data collection are provided. Facilities are provided for a host system, host application, or server system to instigate a state save operation in a storage system utilizing direct commands in response to an error or failure. The host system may include an application program interface (API) to force the storage device to collect a set of state save data for debug purposes at a specific time interlocked with a host system log. The API of the illustrative embodiments may be provided in a failover driver and/or host bus adapter (HBA) driver in the prime code path such that first time data capture following an error is maximized. Since the host system is instigating the state save operation with direct commands, a larger amount of transient data may be collected to provide more comprehensive state information for debugging purposes.

摘要翻译： 提供了带内问题日志数据采集的系统和方法。 为主机系统，主机应用程序或服务器系统提供设施，以便通过响应于错误或故障的直接命令在存储系统中启动状态保存操作。 主机系统可以包括应用程序接口（API），以在与主机系统日志联锁的特定时间强制存储设备收集用于调试目的的一组状态保存数据。 说明性实施例的API可以在主代码路径中的故障转移驱动器和/或主机总线适配器（HBA）驱动器中提供，使得第一次在错误之后的数据捕获被最大化。 由于主机系统使用直接命令启动状态保存操作，因此可以收集更大量的瞬态数据，以提供更全面的状态信息进行调试。