Transfer of Error-Analysis and Statistical Data After Retry in a Fibre Channel Input/Output System
    1.
    发明申请
    Transfer of Error-Analysis and Statistical Data After Retry in a Fibre Channel Input/Output System 有权
    在光纤通道输入/输出系统中重试之后传输错误分析和统计数据

    公开(公告)号:US20080034250A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US11869173

    申请日:2007-10-09

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A computer Input/Output system having a fabric, a control unit (CU) and a host computes including a channel, the channel having a channel port connected by a first link to a channel neighbor port of the fabric, and the control unit having a CU port connected by a second link to a CU neighbor port on the fabric. When an error is detected in the link or protocol between the channel and the control unit, after a retry of the failing operation is performed, error data are reported to the channel by the channel, the channel port, the channel neighbor port, the control unit, the Cu port and the CU neighbor port and sent to the channel. The error data are provided to the host computer for analysis.

    摘要翻译: 具有结构,控制单元(CU)和主机的计算机输入/输出系统计算包括通道,所述通道具有通过第一链接连接到所述结构的通道相邻端口的通道端口,并且所述控制单元具有 CU端口通过第二个链路连接到Fabric上的CU邻居端口。 当在通道和控制单元之间的链路或协议中检测到错误时,在执行故障操作的重试之后,通过信道,信道端口,信道相邻端口,控制信道向信道报告错误数据 单元,Cu端口和CU邻居端口,并发送到通道。 将错误数据提供给主计算机进行分析。

    Apparatus, system, and method for switching a volume address association in a point-in-time copy relationship
    2.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for switching a volume address association in a point-in-time copy relationship 失效
    用于在时间点复制关系中切换卷地址关联的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070220312A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-20

    申请号:US11357375

    申请日:2006-02-17

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2094 G06F11/2097

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for switching a volume address association in a point-in-time copy relationship. A copy module creates a point-in-time copy structure of a source volume at a target volume. A migration module copies data from the source volume to the target volume. A detection module detects data corruption in the source volume. A switch module switches a logical volume address from a source volume address of the source volume to a target volume address of the target volume in response to detecting the data corruption, redirecting data reads and writes to the target volume. In one embodiment, a tracking module tracks a current target volume copy of source volume data and redirects an access for source volume data without the current target volume copy to the source volume.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在时间点复制关系中切换卷地址关联的装置,系统和方法。 复制模块在目标卷创建源卷的时间点复制结构。 迁移模块将数据从源卷复制到目标卷。 检测模块检测源卷中的数据损坏。 响应于检测到数据损坏,将数据读取和写入重定向到目标卷,交换机模块将逻辑卷地址从源卷的源卷地址切换到目标卷的目标卷地址。 在一个实施例中,跟踪模块跟踪源卷数据的当前目标卷副本,并将源卷数据的访问重定向,而不将当前目标卷拷贝重定向到源卷。

    Assigning alias addresses to base addresses
    4.
    发明申请
    Assigning alias addresses to base addresses 有权
    为基地址分配别名地址

    公开(公告)号:US20070136552A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-14

    申请号:US11299089

    申请日:2005-12-08

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for assigning alias addresses to base addresses. An assignment is provided of base addresses to the devices, wherein the base addresses are used to access the devices assigned to the base addresses. An assignment is provided of a plurality of alias addresses to an alias address pool. The alias addresses in the alias address pool are capable of being dynamically assigned to the devices to service I/O requests to the devices. An Input/Output (I/O) request to access one target device comprising one of the devices is processed. A determination is made as to whether the base address assigned to the target device is available. One alias address is assigned to the target device in response to determining that the base address is not available. The I/O request is issued to the assigned alias address to transmit the request to the target device.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将别名地址分配给基地址的方法,系统和制品。 向设备提供基地址的分配,其中基地址用于访问分配给基地址的设备。 向别名地址池提供多个别名地址的分配。 别名地址池中的别名地址能够被动态分配给设备,以便为设备提供I / O请求。 处理包括其中一个设备的访问一个目标设备的输入/输出(I / O)请求。 确定分配给目标设备的基地址是否可用。 响应于确定基地址不可用,将一个别名地址分配给目标设备。 I / O请求被发送到指定的别名地址,以将请求发送到目标设备。

    Apparatus, system, and method for accessing a preferred path through a storage controller
    5.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for accessing a preferred path through a storage controller 有权
    用于通过存储控制器访问优选路径的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060277310A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-07

    申请号:US11142018

    申请日:2005-06-01

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173 G06F15/16

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for accessing a preferred path through a storage controller. A request module receives a request from a host to identify a preferred path from the host to a control unit image. A response module reports the preferred path to the host. A connection module connects the host through the preferred path to the control unit image. In one embodiment, a detection module detects a failure of a first interconnection module comprising the preferred path. The connection module may re-connect the host to the control unit image through a non-preferred path comprising a second interconnection module in response to the failure of the first interconnection module.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于访问通过存储控制器的优选路径的装置,系统和方法。 请求模块从主机接收请求以识别从主机到控制单元图像的优选路径。 响应模块报告主机的首选路径。 连接模块通过首选路径将主机连接到控制单元图像。 在一个实施例中,检测模块检测包括优选路径的第一互连模块的故障。 响应于第一互连模块的故障,连接模块可以通过包括第二互连模块的非优选路径将主机重新连接到控制单元图像。

    Communication path management system
    6.
    发明申请
    Communication path management system 审中-公开
    通信路径管理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060242156A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-26

    申请号:US11110553

    申请日:2005-04-20

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: H04L67/1097 H04L69/14

    摘要: A communication-path management system includes a path-detection component for identifying all communications paths between a host computer, through a controller, to a data storage device. Once identified, the communication paths are incorporated into a logical-path mask. The path-detection component recognizes each path as either preferred or non-preferred based on latency, bandwidth, availability, or other user-defined criteria and divides the logical-path mask into a preferred path subset and a non-preferred path subset. If a valid path exists in the preferred path subset, all communications from the host computer to the data storage device transit paths belonging to this subset. Otherwise, active control is given to the non-preferred path subset. A channel subsystem manages actual communication based on resource allocation and contention using the currently active subset.

    摘要翻译: 通信路径管理系统包括用于识别通过控制器的主机与数据存储设备之间的所有通信路径的路径检测组件。 一旦识别,通信路径被合并到逻辑路径掩码中。 路径检测组件基于延迟,带宽,可用性或其他用户定义的标准将每个路径识别为优选的或不优选的,并将逻辑路径掩码划分成优选的路径子集和非优选的路径子集。 如果优选路径子集中存在有效的路径,则从主计算机到数据存储设备的所有通信都将传输属于此子集的路径。 否则,给予非优选路径子集的主动控制。 信道子系统使用当前活动的子集来管理基于资源分配和争用的实际通信。

    Reassigning storage volumes from a failed processing system to a surviving processing system
    7.
    发明申请
    Reassigning storage volumes from a failed processing system to a surviving processing system 失效
    将存储卷从故障处理系统重新分配给尚存的处理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060123273A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-08

    申请号:US10990038

    申请日:2004-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2092

    摘要: Provided are a method, system, and program for reassigning storage volumes from a failed processing system to a surviving processing system. A first processing system detects a failure of a second processing system. The first processing system determines device groups of storage devices managed by the failed second processing system and determines for each determined device group, hosts that connect to storage devices in the device group. The first processing system sends, for each device group, a unit check to each determined host indicating failure of each device group through one storage device in the device group to which the determined host connects. The determined hosts execute instructions to terminate any I/O operations in progress on the storage devices in the device group in response to the unit check indicating failure of one storage device in the device group and issue, a command to one storage device for the device group to end the busy condition.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将存储卷从故障处理系统重新分配给幸存处理系统的方法,系统和程序。 第一处理系统检测第二处理系统的故障。 第一处理系统确定由故障的第二处理系统管理的存储设备的设备组,并且为每个确定的设备组确定连接到设备组中的存储设备的主机。 第一处理系统针对每个设备组,通过所确定的主机连接的设备组中的一个存储设备向每个确定的主机发送指示每个设备组的故障的单元检查。 确定的主机响应于单元检查指示设备组中的一个存储设备的故障并发出的命令,执行指令以终止设备组中的存储设备上正在进行的任何I / O操作,命令到设备的一个存储设备 组结束繁忙的状况。