公开(公告)号：US20110185135A1

公开(公告)日：2011-07-28

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： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/16

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：US20060179087A1

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：US11091651

申请日：2005-03-29

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Murotani

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Murotani

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0643 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： The present invention performs appropriate archive management using a device that allows random access. An archive managing part 1B reads out files stored in an on-line volume 5A at a timing determined by the respective file type, and stores these files in a specified volume among archive volumes 5B1 and 5B2. A retention term is designated for each set of file data, and respective retention terms are also set for the respective volumes 5B1 and 5B2. The file data is stored in a volume having a retention term that matches the retention term of the file data. The respective volumes 5B1 and 5B2 are set in a device that allows random access such as a hard disk or the like. The areas in which data is written into the respective volumes 5B1 and 5B2 are managed as write prohibited areas by means of pointers P. As a result, the respective volumes 5B1 and 5B2 are used as a so-called WORM device.

摘要翻译： 本发明使用允许随机访问的设备执行适当的档案管理。 归档管理部分1B在由相应文件类型确定的定时读取存储在在线卷5A中的文件，并且将这些文件存储在归档卷5B1和5B2中的指定卷中。 为每组文件数据指定保留项，并且还为各卷5 B1和5B2设置相应的保留项。 文件数据存储在具有与文件数据的保留项匹配的保留项的卷中。 相应卷5 B1和5B2被设置在允许诸如硬盘等的随机存取的设备中。 通过指针P将数据写入各个卷5B 1和5 B 2的区域作为禁止写入区域进行管理。结果，各卷5 B1和5B2被用作所谓的“ 称为WORM设备。

公开(公告)号：US5553307A

公开(公告)日：1996-09-03

申请号：US46563

申请日：1993-04-16

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tetsuzo Kobashi ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Takao Satoh

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tetsuzo Kobashi ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Takao Satoh

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F12/0804 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A disk subsystem provided with a cache has a capability of executing writing of data of discontinuous dirty blocks on a cache memory into a disk and reading of data of discontinuous empty blocks on the cache memory through the effect of just one DMA transfer. When the dirty data discontinuously ranged on a cache segment is written on the disk, the microprocessor provides a bit-map to a harddisk controller (HDC) as control information for data transfer. If an i-th bit of the bit-map is "1", the HDC operates to write the i-th block data sent from a direct memory access controller (DMAC) onto the corresponding sector of the disk. If the i-th bit is "0", the microprocessor serves to stop the write of the data and control a read/write head to wait until it passes the corresponding sector.

摘要翻译： 设置有高速缓存的磁盘子系统具有执行将高速缓冲存储器上的不连续脏块的数据写入到磁盘中并且通过仅仅一个DMA传输的效果来读取高速缓冲存储器上的不连续空块的数据的能力。 当在缓存段上不连续地限制脏数据被写入磁盘时，微处理器提供位图到硬盘控制器（HDC）作为数据传输的控制信息。 如果位图的第i位为“1”，则HDC操作以将从直接存储器访问控制器（DMAC）发送的第i个块数据写入到磁盘的相应扇区上。 如果第i个位为“0”，则微处理器用于停止写入数据并控制读/写头等待直到相应扇区通过。

公开(公告)号：US20090276594A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-05

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 capable of simply and promptly changing the operation of a storage subsystem as a stand-alone system and the operation of a storage subsystem as a virtual storage system. This storage system is able to set a first mode that operates as a stand-alone system and a second mode that operates as a virtual storage system from a management apparatus to each of the multiple storage subsystems.

摘要翻译： 提供一种存储系统，其能够简单且及时地改变作为独立系统的存储子系统的操作和作为虚拟存储系统的存储子系统的操作。 该存储系统能够设置作为独立系统操作的第一模式和作为虚拟存储系统从管理装置到多个存储子系统中的每一个的第二模式。

公开(公告)号：US5613088A

公开(公告)日：1997-03-18

申请号：US273171

申请日：1994-07-26

申请人： Kyosuke Achiwa ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Takao Satoh ,  Masafumi Nozawa

发明人： Kyosuke Achiwa ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Takao Satoh ,  Masafumi Nozawa

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G11B20/1833 ,  G06F2211/1054

摘要： A disk array apparatus, which has redundant data arranged in a distributing layout by record includes apparatus for speeding up redundant data updating processing during later updating, apparatus and a read head and write head securely mounted on a single actuator. In operation, old parity data is read out by the read head and then is used to generate new, updated parity data. The updated parity data is written into the record where the old parity data was held within one turn of the disk after the old parity data has been read out.

摘要翻译： 具有通过记录布置在分配布局中的冗余数据的磁盘阵列装置包括用于在稍后更新期间加速冗余数据更新处理的装置，装置以及牢固地安装在单个致动器上的读取头和写头。 在操作中，读取头读出旧的奇偶校验数据，然后用于生成新的更新的奇偶校验数据。 更新的奇偶校验数据被写入到在旧的奇偶校验数据被读出之后，旧的奇偶校验数据被保持在盘的一圈内的记录中。

公开(公告)号：US5377352A

公开(公告)日：1994-12-27

申请号：US003858

申请日：1993-01-08

申请人： Kazuaki Tanaka ,  Sadasaburo Kanai ,  Shoji Yamamoto ,  Takashi Sumiyoshi ,  Tetsuhiko Fujii

发明人： Kazuaki Tanaka ,  Sadasaburo Kanai ,  Shoji Yamamoto ,  Takashi Sumiyoshi ,  Tetsuhiko Fujii

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/52 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4881 ,  G06F9/52

摘要： A computer system including a plurality of shared resources to be used exclusively by a plurality of tasks. Upon occurrence of an interrupt, execution of the task running at that time is suspended to allow the interrupt task to be executed. After execution of the interrupt task, one of the tasks remaining in the execution waiting state is selected for execution. A method of scheduling tasks with priority to the task locking a shared resource includes the steps of registering a task identifier of a task being executed upon locking of the task to a resource, invalidating the registered identifier of the task when that task releases the shared resource from the locked state, deciding whether or not a valid task identifier representing the task which was running by locking the shared resource is registered when a task to be executed next is to be selected after execution of the interrupt task, and selecting the task designated by the task identifier, if registered, to thereby select the task as the one to be executed with priority.

摘要翻译： 一种计算机系统，包括要由多个任务专门使用的多个共享资源。 发生中断时，暂停执行在该时间运行的任务，以允许执行中断任务。 执行中断任务后，选择执行等待状态中剩余的其中一个任务。 调度优先于任务锁定共享资源的任务的方法包括以下步骤：将任务锁定时执行的任务的任务标识符注册到资源，当该任务释放共享资源时使登记的任务标识无效 从锁定状态，决定在执行中断任务之后要选择下一个要执行的任务时，是否登录表示通过锁定共享资源运行的任务的有效任务标识符，并选择由 任务标识符（如果已注册），从而以优先级的方式选择要执行的任务。

公开(公告)号：US08578178B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US13320149

申请日：2011-10-27

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Keiichi Tezuka

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Keiichi Tezuka

IPC分类号： G06F12/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/72 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  H04L9/0894

摘要： A plurality of storage devices with different functions and storage pools with different attributes are automatically associated with each other.A controller: divides a plurality of storage devices into a first storage device(s) which has an encryption function and a second storage device(s) which does not have the encryption function; manages each storage device by associating it with encryption function information indicating whether the encryption function exists or not; manages a first storage pool with a first attribute and a second storage pool with a second attribute by using attribute information; manages a plurality of logical volumes by associating a first logical volume, to which a first physical volume belonging to the first storage pool is allocated, and a second logical volume, to which a second physical volume belonging to the second storage pool is allocated, with encryption attribute information indicating whether the encryption attribute exists or not; and allocating the first storage device(s) as the first physical volume to the first storage pool and the second storage device(s) as the second physical volume to the second storage pool on the basis of the encryption attribute information and the encryption function information.

摘要翻译： 具有不同功能的多个存储设备和具有不同属性的存储池彼此自动关联。 控制器：将多个存储设备划分为具有加密功能的第一存储设备和不具有加密功能的第二存储设备; 通过将每个存储设备与加密功能信息相关联来管理每个存储设备，该功能信息指示加密功能是否存在; 通过使用属性信息来管理具有第一属性的第一存储池和具有第二属性的第二存储池; 通过将属于第一存储池的第一物理卷被分配的第一逻辑卷与属于第二存储池的第二物理卷分配给的第二逻辑卷相关联来管理多个逻辑卷， 指示加密属性是否存在的加密属性信息; 并且基于加密属性信息和加密功能信息，将作为第一物理卷的第一存储设备分配给作为第二物理卷的第一存储池和第二存储设备作为第二存储池 。

公开(公告)号：US20080235304A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-25

申请号：US12134194

申请日：2008-06-06

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Murotani

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Akira Murotani

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0643 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： An archive management that allows random access. An archive managing part reads out files stored in an on-line volume at a timing determined by the respective file type, and stores these files in a specified volume among archive volumes. A retention term is designated for each set of file data, and respective retention terms are also set for the respective volumes. The file data is stored in a volume having a retention term that matches the retention term of the file data. The respective volumes are set in a device that allows random access. The areas in which data is written into the respective volumes are managed as write prohibited areas by pointers such that the respective volumes are used as a WORM device.

摘要翻译： 允许随机访问的归档管理。 存档管理部件在由相应文件类型确定的定时读出存储在在线卷中的文件，并将这些文件存储在归档卷中的指定卷中。 为每组文件数据指定保留项，并为各个卷设置相应的保留项。 文件数据存储在具有与文件数据的保留项匹配的保留项的卷中。 相应的卷被设置在允许随机访问的设备中。 通过指针将数据写入各个卷的区域作为禁止写入区域进行管理，使得各个卷被用作WORM设备。

公开(公告)号：US20080083038A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-03

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： H04L9/32 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F7/04 ,  G06F11/30 ,  H03M1/68 ,  H04K1/00 ,  H04L9/00 ,  H04N7/16

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：US20130111221A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13320149

申请日：2011-10-27

申请人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Keiichi Tezuka

发明人： Tetsuhiko Fujii ,  Keiichi Tezuka

IPC分类号： G06F12/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/72 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  H04L9/0894

摘要： A plurality of storage devices with different functions and storage pools with different attributes are automatically associated with each other.A controller: divides a plurality of storage devices into a first storage device(s) which has an encryption function and a second storage device(s) which does not have the encryption function; manages each storage device by associating it with encryption function information indicating whether the encryption function exists or not; manages a first storage pool with a first attribute and a second storage pool with a second attribute by using attribute information; manages a plurality of logical volumes by associating a first logical volume, to which a first physical volume belonging to the first storage pool is allocated, and a second logical volume, to which a second physical volume belonging to the second storage pool is allocated, with encryption attribute information indicating whether the encryption attribute exists or not; and allocating the first storage device(s) as the first physical volume to the first storage pool and the second storage device(s) as the second physical volume to the second storage pool on the basis of the encryption attribute information and the encryption function information.

摘要翻译： 具有不同功能的多个存储设备和具有不同属性的存储池彼此自动关联。 控制器：将多个存储设备划分为具有加密功能的第一存储设备和不具有加密功能的第二存储设备; 通过将每个存储设备与加密功能信息相关联来管理每个存储设备，该功能信息指示加密功能是否存在; 通过使用属性信息来管理具有第一属性的第一存储池和具有第二属性的第二存储池; 通过将属于第一存储池的第一物理卷被分配的第一逻辑卷与属于第二存储池的第二物理卷分配给的第二逻辑卷相关联来管理多个逻辑卷， 指示加密属性是否存在的加密属性信息; 并且基于加密属性信息和加密功能信息，将作为第一物理卷的第一存储设备分配给作为第二物理卷的第一存储池和第二存储设备作为第二存储池 。