公开(公告)号：US07574559B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-11

申请号：US11088782

申请日：2005-03-25

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： G06F12/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20050177548A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US11088772

申请日：2005-03-25

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： G06Q30/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US20050171929A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-04

申请号：US11088782

申请日：2005-03-25

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： G06Q30/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US06868398B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-15

申请号：US09987815

申请日：2001-11-16

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： G06Q30/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F17/60

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：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：US06889204B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-03

申请号：US10422955

申请日：2003-04-25

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： G06Q30/04 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F7/00 ,  G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  G06F17/60

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.

公开(公告)号：US07606984B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-20

申请号：US11069236

申请日：2005-03-02

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G06F12/14

CPC分类号： G06F21/78 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/6272 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  G06F2221/2149

摘要： N_Port_Name information capable of distinctly identifying a host computer has seen set in a microprocessor 42 of a storage controller 40 prior to start-up of host computers 10, 20, 30; upon startup of the host computers 10, 20, 30, when the storage controller 40 receives a frame issued, then the microprocessor 42 operates to perform comparison for determining whether the N_Port_Name information stored in the frame has been already set in the microprocessor 42 and registered to the N_Port_Name list within a control table maintained. When such comparison results in match, then continue execution of processing based on the frame instruction; if comparison results in failure of match, then reject any request.

公开(公告)号：US08275950B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-25

申请号：US13050216

申请日：2011-03-17

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F21/78 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/6272 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  G06F2221/2149

摘要： A storage system adapted to be coupled to a plurality of host devices via a fibre channel. The storage system including a plurality of storage devices, at least a portion of the plurality of storage devices corresponding to a logical unit of a plurality of logical units, the logical unit having a logical unit number (LUN). The storage system also including a storage control device having a cache memory and controlling to store data, addressed to the LUN, into the portion of the plurality of storage devices. The storages system also including an input device being adapted to be used to set information, which is used to prevent an unauthorized access to the logical unit and which corresponds to a relationship between a host device of the plurality of host devices and the logical unit.

摘要翻译： 一种适于经由光纤通道耦合到多个主机设备的存储系统。 所述存储系统包括多个存储装置，所述多个存储装置的至少一部分对应于多个逻辑单元的逻辑单元，所述逻辑单元具有逻辑单元号（LUN）。 存储系统还包括具有高速缓存存储器并且控制将存储到LUN的数据存储到多个存储设备的部分中的存储控制设备。 所述存储系统还包括适于用于设置信息的输入设备，所述信息用于防止对所述逻辑单元的未经授权的访问，并且对应于所述多个主机设备的主机设备与所述逻辑单元之间的关系。

公开(公告)号：US20100011132A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-14

申请号：US12564167

申请日：2009-09-22

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G06F13/14

CPC分类号： G06F21/78 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/6272 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  G06F2221/2149

摘要： N_Port_Name information capable of distinctly identifying a host computer has seen set in a microprocessor 42 of a storage controller 40 prior to start-up of host computers 10, 20, 30; upon startup of the host computers 10, 20, 30, when the storage controller 40 receives a frame issued, then the microprocessor 42 operates to perform comparison for determining whether the N_Port_Name information stored in the frame has been already set in the microprocessor 42 and registered to the N_Port_Name list within a control table maintained. When such comparison results in match, then continue execution of processing based on the frame instruction; if comparison results in failure of match, then reject any request.

摘要翻译： 在主计算机10,20,30的启动之前，能够清楚地识别主计算机的N_Port_Name信息已经被设置在存储控制器40的微处理器42中; 当主计算机10,20,30启动时，当存储控制器40接收到发出的帧时，微处理器42操作以进行比较，以确定存储在帧中的N_Port_Name信息是否已经在微处理器42中设置并被注册 到维护的控制表中的N_Port_Name列表。 当这种比较结果匹配时，则基于帧指令继续执行处理; 如果比较导致匹配失败，则拒绝任何请求。

公开(公告)号：US06535964B2

公开(公告)日：2003-03-18

申请号：US10077783

申请日：2002-02-20

申请人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

发明人： Akemi Sanada ,  Toshio Nakano ,  Hidehiko Iwasaki ,  Masahiko Sato ,  Kenji Muraoka ,  Kenichi Takamoto ,  Masaaki Kobayashi

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G06F21/78 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/6272 ,  G06F2221/2129 ,  G06F2221/2141 ,  G06F2221/2149

摘要： N_Port_Name information capable of distinctly identifying a host computer has seen set in a microprocessor 42 of a storage controller 40 prior to start-up of host computers 10, 20, 30; upon startup of the host computers 10, 20, 30, when the storage controller 40 receives a frame issued, then the microprocessor 42 operates to perform comparison for determining whether the N_Port_Name information stored in the frame has been already set in the microprocessor 42 and registered to the N_Port_Name list within a control table maintained. When such comparison results in match, then continue execution of processing based on the frame instruction; if comparison results in failure of match, then reject any request.