公开(公告)号：US08407431B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-26

申请号：US13437959

申请日：2012-04-03

申请人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Yasuaki Nakamura ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30197

摘要： A storage arrangement including: a first storage system having one or more first logical storage devices and a second storage system having one or more second logical storage devices, configured to: a) determine whether two or more identical contents hash values are contained in a plurality of contents hash values of said plurality of files; and b) change an access destination of a first file corresponding to a first contents hash value from among said two or more identical contents hash values, to a position of a second file corresponding to a second contents hash value if there are said two or more identical contents hash values, c) do not migrate said first file to said second storage system, and migrate said second file to said second storage system to store in any of said one or more second logical storage devices.

摘要翻译： 一种存储装置，包括：具有一个或多个第一逻辑存储设备的第一存储系统和具有一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备的第二存储系统，其被配置为：a）确定在多个中包含两个或多个相同的内容散列值 的所述多个文件的内容哈希值; 以及b）如果存在所述两个或多个内容散列值，则将对应于第一内容散列值的第一文件的访问目的地从所述两个或更多个相同内容散列值改变为对应于第二内容散列值的第二文件的位置 相同的内容散列值，c）不将所述第一文件迁移到所述第二存储系统，并将所述第二文件迁移到所述第二存储系统以存储在所述一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备中的任一个中。

公开(公告)号：US08271759B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-18

申请号：US12213956

申请日：2008-06-26

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2069

摘要： Provided is a storage system comprising a plurality of storage subsystem in which each storage subsystem includes a storage resource and controls access from a host system to the storage resource of the storage subsystem. The storage system is capable of simply and promptly changing the operation of a storage subsystem between operating as a stand-alone system and virtualize the plurality of storage subsystems logically into one virtual storage subsystem and execute a first mode of causing a host system to recognize the virtual storage subsystem. The storage is further able to execute a second mode of causing the host system to recognize the plurality of storage subsystems respectively as separate storage subsystems.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储系统，其包括多个存储子系统，其中每个存储子系统包括存储资源，并且控制从主机系统到存储子系统的存储资源的访问。 存储系统能够简单且迅速地改变作为独立系统操作的存储子系统的操作，并将多个存储子系统逻辑地虚拟化到一个虚拟存储子系统中，并执行使主机系统识别 虚拟存储子系统。 存储器还能够执行使主机系统分别将多个存储子系统识别为分离的存储子系统的第二模式。

公开(公告)号：US08250327B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12310816

申请日：2009-02-25

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Tatsuya Yunoki ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Masataka Innan ,  Tatsuya Yunoki ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： In a storage apparatus and its control method including multiple first virtual volumes to be provided to a host system and multiple pools each having a memory capacity, and equipped with a function of dynamically allocating a storage area to the first virtual volumes from the pools associated with the first virtual volumes in accordance with the usage status of the first virtual volumes, the unused capacity in each of the pools is managed, and, when the unused capacity of one of the pools falls below a predetermined threshold value, a part of the unused capacity of the other pools is allocated to the one pool. It is thereby possible to realize a highly reliable storage apparatus and its control method.

摘要翻译： 在包括要提供给主机系统的多个第一虚拟卷和每个具有存储器容量的多个池的存储装置及其控制方法中，并且具有从与相关联的池相关联的池动态地将存储区域分配给第一虚拟卷的功能 根据第一虚拟卷的使用状态的第一虚拟卷，管理每个池中的未使用容量，并且当其中一个池的未使用容量下降到预定阈值以下时，部分未使用 其他池的容量分配给一个池。 从而可以实现高可靠性的存储装置及其控制方法。

公开(公告)号：US20110153692A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US13037766

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Yasuaki NAKAMURA ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Yasuaki NAKAMURA ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30156 ,  G06F17/30197

摘要： Arrangements including a duplication determination unit that determines whether identical contents intrinsic values are contained in a plurality of contents intrinsic values; a change control unit that changes an access destination of a first file corresponding to a first contents intrinsic value from identical contents intrinsic values, to a position having stored therein a second file corresponding to a second contents intrinsic value from among these identical contents intrinsic values when there are identical contents intrinsic values; and, a migration execution unit which, when the migration execution unit migrates data stored in files stored in one or more first logical storage devices to one or more second logical storage devices, does not migrate first data of the first file to any of the one or more second logical storage devices, and migrates second data of the second file to any of the one or more second logical storage devices.

摘要翻译： 包括确定在多个内容本征值中是否包含相同内容内容值的复制确定单元的布置; 改变控制单元，其将来自相同内容本征值的对应于第一内容本征值的第一文件的访问目的地改变到存储有与这些相同内容内在值中的第二内容本征值相对应的第二文件的位置， 内在价值观是相同的; 以及迁移执行单元，其当所述迁移执行单元将存储在一个或多个第一逻辑存储设备中的文件中的数据迁移到一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备时，不将所述第一文件的第一数据迁移到所述第一文件中的任何一个 或更多的第二逻辑存储设备，并且将第二文件的第二数据迁移到所述一个或多个第二逻辑存储设备中的任一个。

公开(公告)号：US07765602B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-27

申请号：US11635037

申请日：2006-12-07

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Hisashi Takamatsu ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Hisashi Takamatsu ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： H04L9/00 ,  H04L9/32 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/23113 ,  H04N21/2312 ,  H04N21/25875 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4314 ,  H04N21/6156

摘要： Data in a storage area to be returned from among storage areas of a storage system is deleted without fail, thereby ensuring data security.When a user's storage-on-demand management program 24 is activated in response to a return request from user A's console terminal 18, the return request is transferred via a communication network 14 to a server 16, and a provider's storage on-demand management program 30 makes a request to a storage management program 32 for volume initialization and data deletion. After the storage management program 32 issues a volume initialization command after receiving the above request, a control program 76 is activated to initialize the designated volume. Subsequently, the user A's volume access right is deleted by the processing executed by the provider's storage-on-demand management program 30, and it is reported to the console terminal 18 that the volume initialization and the volume separation have been conducted.

摘要翻译： 从存储系统的存储区域返回的存储区域中的数据被无缺陷地删除，从而确保数据的安全性。 当响应于来自用户A的控制台终端18的返回请求激活用户的按需存储管理程序24时，返回请求经由通信网络14传送到服务器16，以及提供商的存储点播管理程序 30向存储管理程序32请求卷初始化和数据删除。 在存储管理程序32在接收到上述请求之后发出卷初始化命令之后，启动控制程序76来初始化指定的卷。 随后，通过由提供商的按需存储管理程序30执行的处理来删除用户A的卷访问权限，并且向控制台终端18报告已经进行了卷初始化和卷分离。

公开(公告)号：US20090049241A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-19

申请号：US12258514

申请日：2008-10-27

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： G06F12/08

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; 连接第一装置和第二装置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：US07457899B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-25

申请号：US11338796

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： G06F13/12

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.

公开(公告)号：US07440925B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US10716471

申请日：2003-11-20

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Sajio Ishizuki ,  Isamu Kage

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Sajio Ishizuki ,  Isamu Kage

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06Q10/0875 ,  G06Q30/0283 ,  G06Q30/04 ,  G06Q30/0645

摘要： Reduction of the initial investment cost of a user of a storage system can be realized, and the user of the storage system can easily perform timely addition for a short time. In a preferred embodiment, a method for renting and charging the storage system includes the steps of: reading a used volume from a use management table held in the storage system; and sending the read used volume from the storage system to a charging system. Preferably, the storage system has means for allowing an owner to grasp that a user starts using the storage system, wherein the owner rents to the user a storage system having a disk volume, a cache volume, and other components more than the user's increase intension, charges for a used volume of the user for a fixed period, and reviews the added volume and the charged cost on the fixed period basis.

摘要翻译： 可以实现存储系统的用户的初始投资成本的降低，并且存储系统的用户可以在短时间内容易地执行添加。 在优选实施例中，一种用于租用和计费存储系统的方法包括以下步骤：从存储系统中保存的使用管理表读取使用的卷; 并将所读取的使用卷从存储系统发送到计费系统。 优选地，存储系统具有允许所有者掌握用户开始使用存储系统的装置，其中所有者向用户租用具有比用户的增加意图更多的磁盘卷，高速缓存卷和其他组件的存储系统 对固定期限内用户的使用费收取费用，并按固定期限对附加费用和收费成本进行审查。

公开(公告)号：US07398363B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-08

申请号：US11441197

申请日：2006-05-26

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Akinobu Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F1/3221 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： Provided is a storage system and power supply control method thereof, storage apparatus and data processing method capable of reducing the power consumption of the overall storage system without requiring any complicated settings. A journal regarding update history information of a first volume in which a host system reads and writes data is created. The created journal is sequentially stored in a second volume or a first external storage apparatus, each of which serves as a storage destination of the journal. Power supply of a storage device providing an alternate second volume as the storage destination of the journal or an alternate first external storage apparatus as the storage destination of the journal is controlled according to the storage quantity of the journal in the second volume or the first external storage apparatus.

摘要翻译： 提供一种能够降低整个存储系统的功耗而不需要任何复杂设置的存储系统和电源控制方法，存储装置和数据处理方法。 关于主机系统读取和写入数据的第一卷的更新历史信息的日志。 创建的日记被顺序地存储在第二卷或第一外部存储装置中，每个外部存储装置用作日志的存储目的地。 根据第二卷或第一外部的日志的存储量，控制提供作为日志的存储目的地的备用第二卷的存储装置的电源或作为日志的存储目的地的备选的第一外部存储装置的电源 存储设备。

公开(公告)号：US07380032B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-27

申请号：US11259855

申请日：2005-10-26

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi ,  Toshio Nakano

IPC分类号： G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： Disclosed is a method A method for controlling a storage system including a host computer; a first storage controller connected communicably to the host computer, for receiving a data frame transmitted from the host computer and executing data input to and data output from a first storage device in response to a data input/output request described in the data frame; and a second storage controller connected communicably to the first storage controller, comprising relaying by the first storage controller, upon receipt of the data frame transmitted from the host computer, the data frame to the second storage controller in response to information described in the data frame.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种方法用于控制包括主机的存储系统的方法; 第一存储控制器，可通信地连接到所述主计算机，用于响应于在所述数据帧中描述的数据输入/输出请求，接收从所述主计算机发送的数据帧并执行从第一存储设备输入的数据和从第一存储设备输出的数据; 以及第二存储控制器，其可通信地连接到所述第一存储控制器，包括：响应于在所述数据帧中描述的信息，所述第一存储控制器在接收到从所述主机计算机发送的数据帧时，将所述数据帧传送到所述第二存储控制器 。