公开(公告)号：US20110122522A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US12917943

申请日：2010-11-02

申请人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G11B5/86

CPC分类号： G11B27/107 ,  G11B27/032 ,  G11B2220/93

摘要： Provided is a tape recorder that has a tape including at least one partition and that controls access to the tape. The tape recorder includes: means for identifying a position of data on the tape; means for sequentially reading necessary data areas in the data; means for sequentially copying the necessary data areas to the beginning of an empty area on the tape; means for creating a continuous front empty area formed of unnecessary data areas and copy source areas of the necessary data areas on the tape; and means for moving a beginning of the partition (BOP) to a position immediately after the front empty area and for updating the position information on the beginning of the partition.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有包括至少一个分区并且控制对磁带的访问的磁带的磁带录音机。 录像机包括：用于识别磁带上数据位置的装置; 用于顺序读取数据中的必要数据区的装置; 用于将所需数据区顺序复制到磁带上的空白区域的开头的装置; 用于创建由不必要的数据区域形成的连续的前空区域和在磁带上复制必需数据区域的源区域的装置; 以及用于将所述分区（BOP）的开头移动到所述前空区域之后的位置并用于更新所述分区开始处的位置信息的装置。

公开(公告)号：US08477440B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US12917943

申请日：2010-11-02

申请人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G11B5/86 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B15/08

CPC分类号： G11B27/107 ,  G11B27/032 ,  G11B2220/93

摘要： Provided is a tape recorder that has a tape including at least one partition and that controls access to the tape. The tape recorder includes: means for identifying a position of data on the tape; means for sequentially reading necessary data areas in the data; means for sequentially copying the necessary data areas to the beginning of an empty area on the tape; means for creating a continuous front empty area formed of unnecessary data areas and copy source areas of the necessary data areas on the tape; and means for moving a beginning of the partition (BOP) to a position immediately after the front empty area and for updating the position information on the beginning of the partition.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有包括至少一个分区并且控制对磁带的访问的磁带的磁带录音机。 录像机包括：用于识别磁带上数据位置的装置; 用于顺序读取数据中的必要数据区的装置; 用于将所需数据区顺序复制到磁带上的空白区域的开头的装置; 用于创建由不必要的数据区域形成的连续的前空区域和在磁带上复制必需数据区域的源区域的装置; 以及用于将所述分区（BOP）的开头移动到所述前空区域之后的位置并用于更新所述分区开始处的位置信息的装置。

公开(公告)号：US20090106510A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-23

申请号：US12251799

申请日：2008-10-15

申请人： Shinobu Fujihara ,  Takeshi Inagaki ,  Shinsuke Mitsuma ,  Kazuhiro Tsuruta ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Shinobu Fujihara ,  Takeshi Inagaki ,  Shinsuke Mitsuma ,  Kazuhiro Tsuruta ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/3485 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/3452

摘要： A control apparatus connected to different types of storage devices include a performance-information storing section that stores performance information on the storage devices; a list storing section that stores a list of data on the storage devices; a monitoring section that monitors the load statuses of the storage devices and the control apparatus; a detecting section; an estimating section; and a determining section.

摘要翻译： 连接到不同类型的存储装置的控制装置包括：存储装置的性能信息的性能信息存储部; 列表存储部，其存储在所述存储装置上的数据列表; 监视部，监视存储装置和控制装置的负载状态; 检测部; 估计部分; 和确定部分。

公开(公告)号：US20070079059A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-05

申请号：US11535045

申请日：2006-09-25

申请人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Takashi Katagiri ,  Hironobu Nagura ,  Hirokazu Nakayama ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Toshiyuki Shiratori ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Hiroshi Itagaki ,  Takashi Katagiri ,  Hironobu Nagura ,  Hirokazu Nakayama ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Toshiyuki Shiratori ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G11B5/09 ,  G11B5/00821 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B20/1201 ,  G11B2020/10666 ,  G11B2020/10759 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： A write/read control method for recording at least one datum on a magnetic tape within a predetermined distance is provided. The method includes sequentially accumulating a plurality of blocks of data of variable length in a buffer divided into fixed length segments and writing the contents of each segment to the tape. If the segment contains at least one block of data, the data is written to the tape as a dataset and if the segment does not contain any data, then a null dataset is written to the tape within the predetermined distance. The predetermined distance may vary depending upon the format of a tape drive embodying the method. In response to a request to read a block of data, reading at least one dataset that includes the requested block of data from the tape to segments in the buffer, and reading the requested block of data for invalidating data transfer of a null dataset in the segment. By invalidating the transfer of a null dataset, blocks of data separated by the null dataset can be reconstructed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在预定距离内在磁带上记录至少一个基准的写/读控制方法。 该方法包括在分成固定长度段的缓冲器中顺序地累积可变长度的多个数据块，并将每个段的内容写入磁带。 如果段包含至少一个数据块，则将数据作为数据集写入磁带，如果段不包含任何数据，则在预定距离内将空数据集写入磁带。 预定距离可以根据实施该方法的磁带驱动器的格式而变化。 响应于读取数据块的请求，读取至少一个包含所请求的数据块的数据从磁带到缓冲器中的段，并且读取所请求的数据块以使数据传输在 分割。 通过使空数据集的传输无效，可以重建由空数据集分隔的数据块。

公开(公告)号：US20130067158A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13698353

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0638 ,  G06F3/0643 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F17/30174 ,  G11B20/1202 ,  G11B2220/956

摘要： A mechanism is provided for tape writing of small transactions. A first file is written as a plurality of fixed-length data sets (DS), the DS number of the final DS in the plurality of DS is stored in memory as #N(DS#N) and the WP number as #M(WP#M), and the final first file and the second file in the DS following the final DS(DS#N, WP#M) containing the first file are packed and written in sequential DS units, and are stored as DS#N, DS#N+1, etc, and WP#M+1 in sequential order in DS containing the second file. The remaining first, second, or third file is packed and DS#N with WP#M is overwritten as DS#N with WP#M+2, and the remaining #N in the DS numbers of the second file and the third file in the subsequent DS are written as DS#N+1, N+2, etc. with WP#M+2, and the DS#N, #N+1, #N+2, etc. with WP+M+2 are stored.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于磁带写入小事务的机制。 将第一文件写为多个固定长度数据集（DS），将多个DS中的最终DS的DS编号作为#N（DS＃N）存储在存储器中，将WP编号作为#M（ WP＃M），并且包含第一文件的最后DS（DS＃N，WP＃M）后的DS中的最终的第一个文件和第二个文件以连续的DS单元打包和写入，并且被存储为DS＃N ，DS＃N + 1等，WP＃M + 1按顺序排列在包含第二个文件的DS中。 剩余的第一，第二或第三文件被打包，具有WP＃M的DS＃N被覆盖为具有WP＃M + 2的DS＃N，并且第二文件的DS号码中的剩余#N和第 后续的DS用WP＃M + 2写入DS＃N + 1，N + 2等，WP + M + 2的DS＃N，＃N + 1，＃N + 2等 存储。

公开(公告)号：US20090089524A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-02

申请号：US12237542

申请日：2008-09-25

申请人： Shinobu Fujihara ,  Shinsuke Mitsuma ,  Takeshi Inagaki ,  Kazuhiro Tsuruta ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Shinobu Fujihara ,  Shinsuke Mitsuma ,  Takeshi Inagaki ,  Kazuhiro Tsuruta ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： A storage area, among multiple storage areas, which meets a predetermined requirement is determined to be a target for access. In a controller for controlling a multi-tiered storage subsystem, the following components operate under the control of a file write unit and a file read unit. First, a list acquiring unit obtains a list of tiers that can meet file access requirements. A requisite energy calculating unit calculates an additional energy amount necessary to satisfy file access requirements for each tier, an allowable energy calculating unit calculates an allowable additional energy amount, and a path retrieving unit determines a path to a target tier based on the energy amounts. An identifier acquiring unit obtains a file identifier, and an access point generating unit determines a file access point based on the path and the file identifier. A method for controlling a multi-tiered storage subsystem is also described.

摘要翻译： 在满足预定要求的多个存储区域中的存储区域被确定为访问的目标。 在用于控制多层存储子系统的控制器中，以下组件在文件写入单元和文件读取单元的控制下操作。 首先，列表获取单元获得可满足文件访问要求的层级列表。 所需能量计算单元计算满足每层的文件访问要求所需的附加能量，容许能量计算单元计算容许附加能量，路径检索单元基于能量量确定到目标​​层的路径。 标识符获取单元获取文件标识符，并且接入点生成单元基于路径和文件标识符来确定文件接入点。 还描述了一种用于控制多层存储子系统的方法。

公开(公告)号：US08780474B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US13167943

申请日：2011-06-24

申请人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Tomoko Taketomi ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Tomoko Taketomi ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B5/00813 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B2020/10759 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： In a controller of a tape drive, a CM input-output unit recognizes a tape format; a tape variable acquisition unit acquires tape variables; a setting variable acquisition unit acquires setting variables; and a minimum number calculator calculates a minimum number m of sub datasets, which are to be written to a tape to secure resistance to burst error, by using the tape variables and setting variables. When a command processor receives a synchronization command, the buffer manager generates n sub datasets for storing data in the buffer. If n is smaller than m, m sub datasets are padded out and set as write data. If n is m or more, the n sub datasets are set as write data. Then, the channel input-output unit writes the write data to the tape.

摘要翻译： 在磁带驱动器的控制器中，CM输入 - 输出单元识别磁带格式; 磁带变量获取单元获取磁带变量; 设置变量获取单元获取设置变量; 并且最小数量计算器通过使用磁带变量和设置变量来计算要写入磁带以确保电阻突发错误的子数据集的最小数量m。 当命令处理器接收到同步命令时，缓冲器管理器生成用于在缓冲器中存储数据的n个子数据集。 如果n小于m，则m个子数据集被填充并设置为写入数据。 如果n为m以上，则将n个子数据集设为写入数据。 然后，通道输入 - 输出单元将写数据写入磁带。

公开(公告)号：US20120002317A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-05

申请号：US13167943

申请日：2011-06-24

申请人： Takamasa HIRATA ,  Setsuko MASUDA ,  Yuhko MORI ,  Yutaka OISHI ,  Tomoko TAKETOMI ,  Terue WATANABE

发明人： Takamasa HIRATA ,  Setsuko MASUDA ,  Yuhko MORI ,  Yutaka OISHI ,  Tomoko TAKETOMI ,  Terue WATANABE

IPC分类号： G11B5/09

CPC分类号： G11B5/00813 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B2020/10759 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： In a controller of a tape drive, a CM input-output unit recognizes a tape format; a tape variable acquisition unit acquires tape variables; a setting variable acquisition unit acquires setting variables; and a minimum number calculator calculates a minimum number m of sub datasets, which are to be written to a tape to secure resistance to burst error, by using the tape variables and setting variables. When a command processor receives a synchronization command, the buffer manager generates n sub datasets for storing data in the buffer. If n is smaller than m, m sub datasets are padded out and set as write data. If n is m or more, the n sub datasets are set as write data. Then, the channel input-output unit writes the write data to the tape.

摘要翻译： 在磁带驱动器的控制器中，CM输入 - 输出单元识别磁带格式; 磁带变量获取单元获取磁带变量; 设置变量获取单元获取设置变量; 并且最小数量计算器通过使用磁带变量和设置变量来计算要写入磁带以确保电阻突发错误的子数据集的最小数量m。 当命令处理器接收到同步命令时，缓冲器管理器生成用于在缓冲器中存储数据的n个子数据集。 如果n小于m，则m个子数据集被填充并设置为写入数据。 如果n为m以上，则将n个子数据集设为写入数据。 然后，通道输入 - 输出单元将写数据写入磁带。

公开(公告)号：US07631141B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-08

申请号：US10846318

申请日：2004-05-14

申请人： Terue Watanabe

发明人： Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G11B20/1201

摘要： A data storage device for writing data. When data is written to tape, a predetermined length of tape is allocated on a first track for the data. The data is forward written on a first track and reverse written, in the same sequence, on a second track on the tape. If the data cannot be written on the predetermined length of tape, then a linking writer writes the data in a length unrestricted on the tape, and the predetermined length of tape is adjusted for the next data to be written to the tape.

摘要翻译： 一种用于写入数据的数据存储装置。 当数据被写入磁带时，预定长度的磁带被分配在数据的第一磁道上。 数据被正转地写在第一轨道上，并以相同的顺序在磁带上的第二个磁道上反向写入。 如果数据不能写在预定长度的磁带上，则链接写入器将数据写入磁带上不受限制的长度，并且调整预定长度的磁带以便下一个要写入磁带的数据。

公开(公告)号：US08972654B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US13698353

申请日：2011-03-23

申请人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

发明人： Takamasa Hirata ,  Setsuko Masuda ,  Yuhko Mori ,  Yutaka Oishi ,  Terue Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G11B20/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0638 ,  G06F3/0643 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F17/30174 ,  G11B20/1202 ,  G11B2220/956

摘要： A mechanism is provided for tape writing of small transactions. A first file is written as a plurality of fixed-length data sets (DS), the DS number of the final DS in the plurality of DS is stored in memory as #N(DS#N) and the WP number as #M(WP#M), and the final first file and the second file in the DS following the final DS(DS#N, WP#M) containing the first file are packed and written in sequential DS units, and are stored as DS#N, DS#N+1, etc, and WP#M+1 in sequential order in DS containing the second file. The remaining first, second, or third file is packed and DS#N with WP#M is overwritten as DS#N with WP#M+2, and the remaining #N in the DS numbers of the second file and the third file in the subsequent DS are written as DS#N+1, N+2, etc. with WP#M+2, and the DS#N, #N+1, #N+2, etc. with WP+M+2 are stored.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于磁带写入小事务的机制。 将第一文件写为多个固定长度数据集（DS），将多个DS中的最终DS的DS编号作为#N（DS＃N）存储在存储器中，将WP编号作为#M（ WP＃M），并且包含第一文件的最后DS（DS＃N，WP＃M）后的DS中的最终的第一个文件和第二个文件以连续的DS单元打包和写入，并且被存储为DS＃N ，DS＃N + 1等，WP＃M + 1按顺序排列在包含第二个文件的DS中。 剩余的第一，第二或第三文件被打包，具有WP＃M的DS＃N被覆盖为具有WP＃M + 2的DS＃N，并且第二文件的DS号码中的剩余#N和第 后续的DS用WP＃M + 2写入DS＃N + 1，N + 2等，WP + M + 2的DS＃N，＃N + 1，＃N + 2等 存储。