公开(公告)号：US20120191929A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-26

申请号：US13011138

申请日：2011-01-21

申请人： William ZIETZKE ,  Yoshiki KANO ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Fumimasa NAKANE ,  Hiromichi OTA

发明人： William ZIETZKE ,  Yoshiki KANO ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Fumimasa NAKANE ,  Hiromichi OTA

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5072 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： Exemplary embodiments provide rapid creation and deployment of virtual machines by reducing communication processes between virtual machine user and storage and server administrators. One embodiment is a method for deploying virtual machines of host computers. A storage subsystem provides a pool of pre-created virtual volumes in the storage subsystem prior to deploying the virtual machines, the pre-created virtual volumes having pre-copied images for the virtual machines. The method comprises: selecting one of the pre-created virtual volumes for deploying one of the virtual machines; calculating a volume size for the selected virtual volume based on a specified image size for data and OS image; resizing the selected virtual volume according to the calculated volume size; and requesting one of the host computers to deploy the virtual machine using the resized virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 示例性实施例通过减少虚拟机用户与存储器和服务器管理员之间的通信过程来提供虚拟机的快速创建和部署。 一个实施例是用于部署主计算机的虚拟机的方法。 存储子系统在部署虚拟机之前在存储子系统中提供预先创建的虚拟卷池，预先创建的虚拟卷具有虚拟机的预复制映像。 该方法包括：选择预先创建的虚拟卷之一来部署虚拟机之一; 基于数据和OS映像的指定图像大小来计算所选虚拟卷的卷大小; 根据计算的卷大小调整所选虚拟卷的大小; 并请求其中一台主机使用调整大小的虚拟卷部署虚拟机。

公开(公告)号：US20120254861A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-04

申请号：US13074269

申请日：2011-03-29

申请人： Robert Eugene DOWN, JR. ,  William ZIETZKE ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Yoshiki KANO

发明人： Robert Eugene DOWN, JR. ,  William ZIETZKE ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Yoshiki KANO

IPC分类号： G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45579

摘要： Embodiments of the invention provide a capability to validate volume status on the host and storage system stored virtual machine image in the datacenter management server. In one embodiment, a server system includes a storage system having a plurality of volumes, a plurality of host systems, and a management server coupled with the storage system and the host systems via a network. A method of managing the server system comprises: generating a golden image in the storage system corresponding to a virtual machine image file; copying virtual machine data from the golden image to some of the plurality of volumes in the storage system; and keeping track, by the management server, of status of the volumes which have copied virtual machine data by monitoring activity of the virtual machines.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了在数据中心管理服务器中验证主机和存储系统上存储的虚拟机映像的卷状态的能力。 在一个实施例中，服务器系统包括具有多个卷的存储系统，多个主机系统和经由网络与存储系统和主机系统耦合的管理服务器。 管理服务器系统的方法包括：在与虚拟机图像文件对应的存储系统中生成黄金图像; 将所述黄金图像中的虚拟机数据复制到所述存储系统中的所述多个卷中的一些卷; 并通过监视虚拟机的活动，跟踪管理服务器通过复制虚拟机数据的卷的状态。

公开(公告)号：US20120179799A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-12

申请号：US13005037

申请日：2011-01-12

申请人： Yoshiki KANO ,  William ZIETZKE ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Yasuto NISHII ,  Fumimasa NAKANE

发明人： Yoshiki KANO ,  William ZIETZKE ,  Dan RITCHIE ,  Yasuto NISHII ,  Fumimasa NAKANE

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/505 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A method selects an interface in a storage subsystem for processing storage operations, each interface associated with a corresponding processor. A management server has plural providers, each for executing storage operations on one of the processors via the corresponding interface. The method comprises: collecting information on status of each of the providers; based on the status of each provider, determining an operational characteristic of operation time as a function of a number of operational units for each provider; comparing the operational characteristics of the providers; for a given number of operational units in the storage operations to be processed, selecting from among the providers one provider which has the lowest operation time for the given number of operational units; and identifying the interface based on the selected provider to be used for executing the storage operations via the identified interface on the corresponding processor.

摘要翻译： 方法选择存储子系统中的接口来处理存储操作，每个接口与对应的处理器相关联。 管理服务器具有多个提供者，每个提供者用于经由相应的接口在一个处理器上执行存储操作。 该方法包括：收集每个提供者的状态信息; 基于每个提供商的状态，确定作为每个提供商的操作单元的数量的函数的操作时间的操作特性; 比较供应商的运营特征; 对于要处理的存储操作中的给定数量的操作单元，从提供者中选择一个对于给定数量的操作单元具有最低操作时间的提供者; 以及基于所选择的供应商，通过所述相应处理器上识别的接口来识别用于执行存储操作的所述接口。

公开(公告)号：US08706859B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US13074269

申请日：2011-03-29

申请人： Robert Eugene Down, Jr. ,  William Zietzke ,  Dan Ritchie ,  Yoshiki Kano

发明人： Robert Eugene Down, Jr. ,  William Zietzke ,  Dan Ritchie ,  Yoshiki Kano

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/4557 ,  G06F2009/45579

摘要： Embodiments of the invention provide a capability to validate volume status on the host and storage system stored virtual machine image in the datacenter management server. In one embodiment, a server system includes a storage system having a plurality of volumes, a plurality of host systems, and a management server coupled with the storage system and the host systems via a network. A method of managing the server system comprises: generating a golden image in the storage system corresponding to a virtual machine image file; copying virtual machine data from the golden image to some of the plurality of volumes in the storage system; and keeping track, by the management server, of status of the volumes which have copied virtual machine data by monitoring activity of the virtual machines.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了在数据中心管理服务器中验证主机和存储系统上存储的虚拟机映像的卷状态的能力。 在一个实施例中，服务器系统包括具有多个卷的存储系统，多个主机系统和经由网络与存储系统和主机系统耦合的管理服务器。 管理服务器系统的方法包括：在与虚拟机图像文件对应的存储系统中生成黄金图像; 将所述黄金图像中的虚拟机数据复制到所述存储系统中的所述多个卷中的一些卷; 并通过监视虚拟机的活动，跟踪管理服务器通过复制虚拟机数据的卷的状态。

公开(公告)号：US08631111B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US13005037

申请日：2011-01-12

申请人： Yoshiki Kano ,  William Zietzke ,  Dan Ritchie ,  Yasuto Nishii ,  Fumimasa Nakane

发明人： Yoshiki Kano ,  William Zietzke ,  Dan Ritchie ,  Yasuto Nishii ,  Fumimasa Nakane

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F9/505 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： A method selects an interface in a storage subsystem for processing storage operations, each interface associated with a corresponding processor. A management server has plural providers, each for executing storage operations on one of the processors via the corresponding interface. The method comprises: collecting information on status of each of the providers; based on the status of each provider, determining an operational characteristic of operation time as a function of a number of operational units for each provider; comparing the operational characteristics of the providers; for a given number of operational units in the storage operations to be processed, selecting from among the providers one provider which has the lowest operation time for the given number of operational units; and identifying the interface based on the selected provider to be used for executing the storage operations via the identified interface on the corresponding processor.

摘要翻译： 方法选择存储子系统中的接口来处理存储操作，每个接口与对应的处理器相关联。 管理服务器具有多个提供者，每个提供者用于经由相应的接口在一个处理器上执行存储操作。 该方法包括：收集每个提供者的状态信息; 基于每个提供商的状态，确定作为每个提供商的操作单元的数量的函数的操作时间的操作特性; 比较供应商的运营特征; 对于要处理的存储操作中的给定数量的操作单元，从提供者中选择一个对于给定数量的操作单元具有最低操作时间的提供者; 以及基于所选择的供应商，通过所述相应处理器上识别的接口来识别用于执行存储操作的所述接口。