公开(公告)号：US09348515B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-24

申请号：US13139664

申请日：2011-03-22

申请人： Satoshi Kaneko ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tsukasa Shibayama

发明人： Satoshi Kaneko ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Tsukasa Shibayama

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage apparatus comprises a storage device storing data which is read/written by a host computer and a control device for controlling data writing to the storage device. The control device provides a predetermined storage area of the storage device to the host computer as one or more volumes and, in response to the request from the management computer, provides statistical information relating to the storage areas to the management computer. the management computer comprises a storage device storing a storage area management table for managing the storage area of a plurality of storage apparatuses and a control device for managing the configuration of the storage areas of the storage apparatuses. The control device manages the data configuration of the plurality of storage apparatuses on the basis of the statistical information relating to the storage areas of the storage apparatuses which is provided by the plurality of storage apparatuses.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括存储由主计算机读取/写入的数据的存储装置和用于控制对存储装置的数据写入的控制装置。 控制装置将存储装置的预定存储区域作为一个或多个卷提供给主计算机，并且响应于来自管理计算机的请求向管理计算机提供与存储区域相关的统计信息。 管理计算机包括存储用于管理多个存储装置的存储区域的存储区域管理表和用于管理存储装置的存储区域的配置的控制装置的存储装置。 控制装置根据与由多个存储装置提供的存储装置的存储区域有关的统计信息来管理多个存储装置的数据配置。

公开(公告)号：US09003414B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US12999176

申请日：2010-10-20

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G06F11/34

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G05B19/41865 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F11/3419 ,  G06F11/3447 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  Y10S707/99937

摘要： A storage apparatus includes a storage unit for storing data read/written by a host computer and provides the host computer with a storage area of the storage unit as one or more volumes. The storage management computer includes a first memory for storing task information including contents of an operation process performed on the storage apparatus, as well as a scheduled starting time and scheduled termination time of a process, and, in the case where first task information is stored in the first memory, when resources used in the process of second task information stored in the first memory are the same as resources used in the process of the first task information, the storage management computer computes times required for executing the first task information and the second task information, based on a time during which the processes of the first and second task information conflict with each other.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括存储单元，用于存储由主计算机读取/写入的数据，并且向主计算机提供存储单元的存储区域作为一个或多个卷。 存储管理计算机包括用于存储包括对存储装置执行的操作处理的内容的任务信息的第一存储器以及处理的调度的开始时间和调度的终止时间，并且在存储第一任务信息的情况下 在第一存储器中，当存储在第一存储器中的第二任务信息的处理中使用的资源与在第一任务信息的处理中使用的资源相同时，存储管理计算机计算执行第一任务信息所需的时间和 第二任务信息基于第一和第二任务信息的处理相互冲突的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20140019620A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13805582

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Misako Kono ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Wataru Okada ,  Tsukasa Shibayama

发明人： Misako Kono ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Wataru Okada ,  Tsukasa Shibayama

IPC分类号： H04L12/70

CPC分类号： H04L47/70 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/3034 ,  G06F11/3055 ,  G06F2201/81 ,  G06F2201/815 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A management system for managing an acquisition of information on multiple resources by multiple information acquisition apparatuses configured to acquire information on the multiple resources based on an information acquisition indication, is configured. The management system stores information for specifying a resource group, which is a group of multiple resources targeted for acquiring information at the same time points. The management system sends to each of multiple information acquisition apparatuses, which acquire information on multiple resources of a certain resource group, an information acquisition indication defining a timing for acquiring information from the resource of the certain resource group so that the information acquired from the multiple resources of the certain resource group are information at approximately the same time points. The information acquisition apparatus receives the information acquisition indication, and is able to acquire information on the resource of the certain resource group based on this information acquisition indication.

摘要翻译： 配置有管理系统，用于管理由多个信息获取装置获取的多个资源信息，该信息被配置为基于信息获取指示获取关于多个资源的信息。 管理系统存储用于指定资源组的信息，该资源组是用于在相同时间点获取信息的一组多个资源。 管理系统向多个信息获取装置发送信息，该多个信息获取装置获取关于某个资源组的多个资源的信息，定义用于从该资源组的资源获取信息的定时的信息获取指示，使得从多个信息获取的信息 某些资源组的资源在大约相同的时间点是信息。 信息获取装置接收信息获取指示，并且能够基于该信息获取指示获取关于该资源组的资源的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20130145092A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13384998

申请日：2011-09-13

申请人： Kyoko Miwa ,  Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Kyoko Miwa ,  Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F13/10

摘要： A storage system manages a pool to which multiple VVOLs (virtual logical volumes conforming to thin provisioning) are associated, assigns a real area (RA) from any tier in an available tier pattern associated with a write-destination VVOL to a write-destination virtual area (VA), and carries out a reassignment process for migrating data inside this RA to an RA of a different tier than the tier having this RA based on the access status of the RA assigned to the VA. A management system assumes that a specified tier has been removed from the available tier pattern of a target VVOL, predicts the performance of the target VVOL and all the other VVOL associated with the pool to which the target VVOL is associated, determines whether or not there is a VVOL for which the predicted performance is lower than a required performance, and when such a VVOL does not exist, instructs the storage system to remove the specified tier from the available tier pattern of the target VVOL.

摘要翻译： 存储系统管理多个VVOL（符合精简配置的虚拟逻辑卷）相关联的池，将与写目的地VVOL相关联的可用层模式中的任何层的实际区域（RA）分配给写目的地虚拟 区域（VA），并且基于分配给VA的RA的访问状态，执行将该RA内的数据迁移到与具有该RA的层不同的层的RA的重新分配处理。 管理系统假设已经从目标VVOL的可用层模式中移除了指定的层，预测目标VVOL的性能以及与目标VVOL相关联的池相关联的所有其他VVOL，确定是否存在 是预测性能低于所需性能的VVOL，当不存在VVOL时，指示存储系统从目标VVOL的可用层模式中删除指定的层。

公开(公告)号：US08364925B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US13368386

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3433

摘要： This storage system modifies the migration plan in accordance with the state of the migration destination when a plurality of volumes are migrated all at once. Migration-source volumes are migrated collectively to volumes inside the migration-destination storage apparatus. The user can make settings related to migration-source volumes and migration-destination volumes in a migration plan, and can establish a mid-process control plan for modifying the migration plan in the middle of processing. If a failure occurs in the migration-destination storage apparatus subsequent to the commencement of data migration processing, a processing method controller either cancels or temporarily halts the data migration processing, or changes the migration destination, on the basis of the mid-process control plan. When changing the migration destination, a previously selected alternate storage apparatus is selected as the new migration-destination storage apparatus. When a failure occurs in the alternate storage apparatus, yet another alternate storage apparatus is selected.

摘要翻译： 当多个卷一次迁移时，该存储系统根据迁移目的地的状态修改迁移计划。 迁移源卷将共同迁移到迁移目的地存储设备内的卷。 用户可以在迁移计划中进行与迁移源卷和迁移目标卷相关的设置，并可以在处理过程中建立修改迁移计划的中间过程控制计划。 如果在迁移目的地存储装置中在数据迁移处理开始之后发生故障，则处理方法控制器基于中间处理控制计划来取消或暂时停止数据迁移处理或改变迁移目的地 。 当改变迁移目的地时，选择先前选择的替代存储装置作为新的迁移目的地存储装置。 当在替代存储装置中发生故障时，选择另一替代存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US07996640B2

公开(公告)日：2011-08-09

申请号：US12873432

申请日：2010-09-01

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3433

摘要： This storage system modifies the migration plan in accordance with the state of the migration destination when a plurality of volumes are migrated all at once. Migration-source volumes are migrated collectively to volumes inside the migration-destination storage apparatus. The user can make settings related to migration-source volumes and migration-destination volumes in a migration plan, and can establish a mid-process control plan for modifying the migration plan in the middle of processing. If a failure occurs in the migration-destination storage apparatus subsequent to the commencement of data migration processing, a processing method controller either cancels or temporarily halts the data migration processing, or changes the migration destination, on the basis of the mid-process control plan. When changing the migration destination, a previously selected alternate storage apparatus is selected as the new migration-destination storage apparatus. When a failure occurs in the alternate storage apparatus, yet another alternate storage apparatus is selected.

摘要翻译： 当多个卷一次迁移时，该存储系统根据迁移目的地的状态修改迁移计划。 迁移源卷将共同迁移到迁移目的地存储设备内的卷。 用户可以在迁移计划中进行与迁移源卷和迁移目标卷相关的设置，并可以在处理过程中建立修改迁移计划的中间过程控制计划。 如果在迁移目的地存储装置中在数据迁移处理开始之后发生故障，则处理方法控制器基于中间处理控制计划来取消或暂时停止数据迁移处理或改变迁移目的地 。 当改变迁移目的地时，选择先前选择的替代存储装置作为新的迁移目的地存储装置。 当在替代存储装置中发生故障时，选择另一替代存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US07856526B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-21

申请号：US12013662

申请日：2008-01-14

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuyuki Osaki

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Daisuke Shinohara ,  Nobuyuki Osaki

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G11B33/125

摘要： Access to the physical disks is differentiated as access from a host computer, and access based on processing (data migration processing, copy processing) for storage management. Whether to switch the state of the physical disks from a normal power consumption mode to a power saving mode is determined according to the access from the host computer after the access based on processing for storage management is complete, and the state of the physical disks are switched from the normal power consumption mode to the power saving mode based on the determination result.

摘要翻译： 对物理磁盘的访问被区分为来自主机的访问，以及基于用于存储管理的处理（数据迁移处理，复制处理）的访问。 根据存储管理处理完成访问后的主计算机的访问是否完成，将物理磁盘的状态从正常功耗模式切换到省电模式是否确定，物理磁盘的状态为 基于确定结果，从正常功耗模式切换到省电模式。

公开(公告)号：US07805585B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-28

申请号：US12269164

申请日：2008-11-12

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Wataru Okada ,  Yukinori Sakashita ,  Yuri Hiraiwa ,  Masahide Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/1097 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/3409 ,  G06F11/3433

摘要： This storage system modifies the migration plan in accordance with the state of the migration destination when a plurality of volumes are migrated all at once. Migration-source volumes are migrated collectively to volumes inside the migration-destination storage apparatus. The user can make settings related to migration-source volumes and migration-destination volumes in a migration plan, and can establish a mid-process control plan for modifying the migration plan in the middle of processing. If a failure occurs in the migration-destination storage apparatus subsequent to the commencement of data migration processing, a processing method controller either cancels or temporarily halts the data migration processing, or changes the migration destination, on the basis of the mid-process control plan. When changing the migration destination, a previously selected alternate storage apparatus is selected as the new migration-destination storage apparatus. When a failure occurs in the alternate storage apparatus, yet another alternate storage apparatus is selected.

摘要翻译： 当多个卷一次迁移时，该存储系统根据迁移目的地的状态修改迁移计划。 迁移源卷将共同迁移到迁移目的地存储设备内的卷。 用户可以在迁移计划中进行与迁移源卷和迁移目标卷相关的设置，并可以在处理过程中建立修改迁移计划的中间过程控制计划。 如果在迁移目的地存储装置中在数据迁移处理开始之后发生故障，则处理方法控制器基于中间处理控制计划来取消或暂时停止数据迁移处理或改变迁移目的地 。 当改变迁移目的地时，选择先前选择的替代存储装置作为新的迁移目的地存储装置。 当在替代存储装置中发生故障时，选择另一替代存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US09015412B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-21

申请号：US13384998

申请日：2011-09-13

申请人： Kyoko Miwa ,  Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Kyoko Miwa ,  Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/10

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F13/10

摘要： A storage system is configured to manage a pool to which multiple virtual volumes (VVOLs) are associated, assign a real area (RA) from any tier in an available tier pattern associated with a write-destination VVOL to a write-destination virtual area (VA), and carry out a reassignment process for migrating data inside the RA to an RA of a different tier, based on an access status of the RA. A management system is configured to assume a specified tier has been removed from the available tier pattern of a target VVOL, predict performance of all VVOLs associated with the pool to which the target VVOL is associated, determine whether there is a VVOL for which predicted performance is lower than a required performance, and when such a VVOL does not exist, instruct the storage system to remove the specified tier from the available tier pattern of the target VVOL.

摘要翻译： 存储系统被配置为管理与多个虚拟卷（VVOL）相关联的池，将与写目的地VVOL相关联的可用层模式中的任何层的实际区域（RA）分配给写目的地虚拟区域（ VA），并且基于RA的访问状态，执行用于将RA内的数据迁移到不同层的RA的重新分配过程。 管理系统被配置为假设已经从目标VVOL的可用层模式中去除了指定的层，预测与目标VVOL相关联的池相关联的所有VVOL的性能，确定是否存在预测性能的VVOL 低于所需的性能，当这种VVOL不存在时，指示存储系统从目标VVOL的可用层模式中删除指定的层。

公开(公告)号：US08984211B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13519462

申请日：2011-12-21

申请人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Akifumi Suzuki ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Masayasu Asano

发明人： Tsukasa Shibayama ,  Akifumi Suzuki ,  Nobuhiro Maki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Masayasu Asano

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G11C11/56 ,  G11C29/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7207 ,  G11C11/5621 ,  G11C29/82 ,  Y02D10/13

摘要： A storage system, which comprises multiple memory cells and a storage controller, wherein the storage controller manages cell mode information, which either directly or indirectly denotes the number of bits to be stored in multiple memory cells. The cell mode information can be changed in accordance with a request from a management system.

摘要翻译： 一种存储系统，其包括多个存储器单元和存储控制器，其中所述存储控制器管理单元模式信息，所述单元模式信息直接或间接地表示要存储在多个存储器单元中的位数。 小区模式信息可以根据来自管理系统的请求而改变。