STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTIPLE STORAGE APPARATUSES WITH BOTH STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION FUNCTION AND CAPACITY VIRTUALIZATION FUNCTION
    1.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTIPLE STORAGE APPARATUSES WITH BOTH STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION FUNCTION AND CAPACITY VIRTUALIZATION FUNCTION 有权
    存储系统,包含多个存储虚拟化功能和容量虚拟化功能的多种存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US20120166736A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US13054389

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/08

    摘要: A first virtual storage and a second virtual storage share an external LU (Logical Unit) inside an external storage. The first virtual storage comprises a first LU, which comprises multiple first virtual areas and conforms to thin provisioning, and an external capacity pool, which is a storage area based on the external LU, and which is partitioned into multiple external pages, which are sub-storage areas. The second virtual storage comprises a second LU, which comprises multiple second virtual areas and conforms to thin provisioning. In a data migration from the first LU to the second LU, for a data migration from a first virtual area, to which an external page has been allocated, to a second virtual area, the first virtual storage notifies the second virtual storage of a migration-source address, which is an address of the first virtual area, and an external address, which is an address of the external page that has been allocated to this virtual area, and the second virtual storage stores a corresponding relationship between the notified migration-source address and external address.

    摘要翻译: 第一虚拟存储器和第二虚拟存储器在外部存储器内共享外部LU(逻辑单元)。 第一虚拟存储器包括第一LU,其包括多个第一虚拟区域并且符合精简配置;以及外部容量池,其是基于外部LU的存储区域,并且被划分为多个外部页面,其是子 储存区域。 第二虚拟存储器包括第二LU,其包括多个第二虚拟区域并且符合精简配置。 在从第一LU到第二LU的数据迁移中,对于从第一虚拟区域到已经分配了外部页面的数据迁移到第二虚拟区域,第一虚拟存储器向第二虚拟存储器通知迁移 作为第一虚拟区域的地址的源地址和作为被分配给该虚拟区域的外部页面的地址的外部地址,并且第二虚拟存储器存储所通知的迁移 - 源地址和外部地址。

    DATA MIGRATION SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD
    2.
    发明申请
    DATA MIGRATION SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD 有权
    数据移动系统和数据迁移方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120096231A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-19

    申请号:US12992383

    申请日:2010-10-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: A second storage maps a migration source volume to a virtual volume of a migration destination volume according to storage virtualization technology. A host system including a host switches an access path from an access path to the migration source volume to an access path to the migration destination volume. The second storage executes copy processing of migrating, from the migration source volume to the migration destination volume, data in an assigned area of a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of the migration source volume based on the information contained in the first thin provisioning information in the first storage, and copying that data from the migration destination volume to a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of a copy destination volume in the second storage. The second storage associates the virtual volume of the copy destination volume with the migration destination volume in substitute for the original virtual volume.

    摘要翻译: 根据存储虚拟化技术,第二个存储将迁移源卷映射到迁移目标卷的虚拟卷。 包括主机的主机系统将从访问路径到迁移源卷的访问路径切换到迁移目的地卷的访问路径。 所述第二存储器执行复制处理,所述复制处理根据所述第一精简配置信息中包含的信息,执行从所述迁移源卷迁移到所述迁移目的地卷的虚拟卷的分配区域中的数据, 第一存储器,以及根据第二存储器中的复制目的地卷的精简配置将数据从迁移目的地卷复制到虚拟卷。 第二个存储将复制目标卷的虚拟卷与迁移目标卷相关联,以替代原始虚拟卷。

    STORAGE SYSTEM AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD FOR USING STORAGE AREA BASED ON SECONDARY STORAGE AS CACHE AREA
    3.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD FOR USING STORAGE AREA BASED ON SECONDARY STORAGE AS CACHE AREA 审中-公开
    基于二级存储的存储区域存储系统和存储控制方法作为缓存区域

    公开(公告)号:US20130318196A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13514437

    申请日:2012-05-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/167

    CPC分类号: G06F12/0871 G06F12/0893

    摘要: In general, a DRAM is used as a cache memory, and when attempting to expand the capacity of the cache memory to increase the hit ratio, the DRAM is required to be physically augmented, which is not a simple task. Consequently, a storage system uses a page, which conforms to a capacity virtualization function (for example, a page allocatable to a logical volume in accordance with Thin Provisioning), as a cache area. This makes it possible to dynamically increase and decrease the cache capacity.

    摘要翻译: 通常,将DRAM用作高速缓冲存储器,并且当试图扩大高速缓冲存储器的容量以增加命中率时,需要物理地增加DRAM,这不是一项简单的任务。 因此,存储系统使用符合容量虚拟化功能(例如,根据精简配置的可分配给逻辑卷的页面)作为缓存区域的页面。 这使得可以动态地增加和减少高速缓存容量。

    Storage system comprising multiple storage apparatuses with both storage virtualization function and capacity virtualization function
    4.
    发明授权
    Storage system comprising multiple storage apparatuses with both storage virtualization function and capacity virtualization function 有权
    存储系统包括具有存储虚拟化功能和容量虚拟化功能的多个存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US08510515B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-13

    申请号:US13054389

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A first virtual storage and a second virtual storage share an external LU (Logical Unit) inside an external storage. The first virtual storage comprises a first LU, which comprises multiple first virtual areas and conforms to thin provisioning, and an external capacity pool, which is a storage area based on the external LU, and which is partitioned into multiple external pages, which are sub-storage areas. The second virtual storage comprises a second LU, which comprises multiple second virtual areas and conforms to thin provisioning. In a data migration from the first LU to the second LU, for a data migration from a first virtual area, to which an external page has been allocated, to a second virtual area, the first virtual storage notifies the second virtual storage of a migration-source address, which is an address of the first virtual area, and an external address, which is an address of the external page that has been allocated to this virtual area, and the second virtual storage stores a corresponding relationship between the notified migration-source address and external address.

    摘要翻译: 第一虚拟存储器和第二虚拟存储器在外部存储器内共享外部LU(逻辑单元)。 第一虚拟存储器包括第一LU,其包括多个第一虚拟区域并且符合精简配置;以及外部容量池,其是基于外部LU的存储区域,并且被划分为多个外部页面,其是子 储存区域。 第二虚拟存储器包括第二LU,其包括多个第二虚拟区域并且符合精简配置。 在从第一LU到第二LU的数据迁移中,对于从第一虚拟区域到已经分配了外部页面的数据迁移到第二虚拟区域,第一虚拟存储器向第二虚拟存储器通知迁移 作为第一虚拟区域的地址的源地址和作为被分配给该虚拟区域的外部页面的地址的外部地址,并且第二虚拟存储器存储所通知的迁移 - 源地址和外部地址。

    Data migration system and data migration method
    5.
    发明授权
    Data migration system and data migration method 有权
    数据迁移系统和数据迁移方法

    公开(公告)号:US08645653B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-04

    申请号:US12992383

    申请日:2010-10-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: A second storage maps a migration source volume to a virtual volume of a migration destination volume according to storage virtualization technology. A host system including a host switches an access path from an access path to the migration source volume to an access path to the migration destination volume. The second storage executes copy processing of migrating, from the migration source volume to the migration destination volume, data in an assigned area of a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of the migration source volume based on the information contained in the first thin provisioning information in the first storage, and copying that data from the migration destination volume to a virtual volume according to thin provisioning of a copy destination volume in the second storage. The second storage associates the virtual volume of the copy destination volume with the migration destination volume in substitute for the original virtual volume.

    摘要翻译: 根据存储虚拟化技术,第二个存储将迁移源卷映射到迁移目标卷的虚拟卷。 包括主机的主机系统将从访问路径到迁移源卷的访问路径切换到迁移目的地卷的访问路径。 所述第二存储器执行复制处理,所述复制处理根据所述迁移源卷的精简配置,基于所述第一精简配置信息中包含的信息,执行从所述迁移源卷迁移到所述迁移目的地卷的虚拟卷的分配区域中的数据 第一存储器,以及根据第二存储器中的复制目的地卷的精简配置将数据从迁移目的地卷复制到虚拟卷。 第二个存储将复制目标卷的虚拟卷与迁移目标卷相关联,以替代原始虚拟卷。

    COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD
    6.
    发明申请
    COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD 有权
    计算机系统和数据移动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120036330A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-09

    申请号:US12988523

    申请日:2010-08-06

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16 G06F12/02

    摘要: With a computer system having a host computer and first and second storage apparatuses, the second storage apparatus virtualizes first logical units in the first storage apparatus and provides them as second logical units to the host computer, collects configuration information about each first logical unit, and sets each piece of the collected configuration information to each corresponding second logical unit. The host computer adds a path to the second logical units and deletes a path to the first logical units. The second storage apparatus copies data stored in the first logical units to a storage area provided by the second storage device and associates the storage area with the second logical units.

    摘要翻译: 利用具有主计算机和第一和第二存储装置的计算机系统,第二存储装置虚拟化第一存储装置中的第一逻辑单元,并将它们作为第二逻辑单元提供给主计算机,收集关于每个第一逻辑单元的配置信息,以及 将所收集的配置信息的每一条设置到每个对应的第二逻辑单元。 主计算机向第二逻辑单元添加路径并删除到第一逻辑单元的路径。 第二存储装置将存储在第一逻辑单元中的数据复制到由第二存储装置提供的存储区域,并将存储区域与第二逻辑单元相关联。

    Computer system and data migration method
    7.
    发明授权
    Computer system and data migration method 有权
    计算机系统和数据迁移方法

    公开(公告)号:US08443160B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-14

    申请号:US12988523

    申请日:2010-08-06

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: With a computer system having a host computer and first and second storage apparatuses, the second storage apparatus virtualizes first logical units in the first storage apparatus and provides them as second logical units to the host computer, collects configuration information about each first logical unit, and sets each piece of the collected configuration information to each corresponding second logical unit. The host computer adds a path to the second logical units and deletes a path to the first logical units. The second storage apparatus copies data stored in the first logical units to a storage area provided by the second storage device and associates the storage area with the second logical units.

    摘要翻译: 利用具有主计算机和第一和第二存储装置的计算机系统,第二存储装置虚拟化第一存储装置中的第一逻辑单元,并将它们作为第二逻辑单元提供给主计算机,收集关于每个第一逻辑单元的配置信息,以及 将所收集的配置信息的每一条设置到每个对应的第二逻辑单元。 主计算机向第二逻辑单元添加路径并删除到第一逻辑单元的路径。 第二存储装置将存储在第一逻辑单元中的数据复制到由第二存储装置提供的存储区域,并将存储区域与第二逻辑单元相关联。

    COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD
    8.
    发明申请
    COMPUTER SYSTEM AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD 有权
    计算机系统和数据移动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120226860A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-06

    申请号:US13063433

    申请日:2011-03-02

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F12/08

    摘要: A path is formed between a host computer and storage apparatuses without depending on the configuration of the host computer and a network and a plurality of volumes having a copy function are migrated between storage apparatuses while keeping the latest data.A computer system includes a host computer and first and second storage apparatuses, wherein the second storage apparatus virtualizes a plurality of migration source volumes as a plurality of migration destination volumes and provides them to the host computer; and if the second storage apparatus receives an input/output request for each migration destination volume, it reflects data in each migration source volume via each migration destination volume and the host computer cancels a path to each migration source volume and registers a path to each migration destination volume; and if the second storage apparatus receives a write request, it writes write data to each migration destination volume and each migration source volume and migrates copy processing control information and data until the termination of migration processing.

    摘要翻译: 在主计算机和存储装置之间形成路径,而不依赖于主机和网络的配置,并且具有复制功能的多个卷在保持最新数据的同时在存储装置之间迁移。 计算机系统包括主计算机和第一和第二存储装置,其中第二存储装置将多个迁移源卷虚拟化为多个迁移目的地卷并将其提供给主计算机; 并且如果第二存储装置接收到每个迁移目的地卷的输入/输出请求,则其经由每个迁移目的地卷反映每个迁移源卷中的数据,并且主机计算机取消到每个迁移源卷的路径并注册到每个迁移的路径 目的地卷; 并且如果第二存储装置接收到写请求,则向每个迁移目的地卷和每个迁移源卷写入数据,并且迁移复制处理控制信息和数据直到迁移处理结束。

    Computer system and data migration method
    9.
    发明授权
    Computer system and data migration method 有权
    计算机系统和数据迁移方法

    公开(公告)号:US09292211B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US13063433

    申请日:2011-03-02

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F3/06 G06F12/08

    摘要: A path is formed between a host computer and storage apparatuses without depending on the configuration of the host computer and a network and a plurality of volumes having a copy function are migrated between storage apparatuses while keeping the latest data.A computer system includes a host computer and first and second storage apparatuses, wherein the second storage apparatus virtualizes a plurality of migration source volumes as a plurality of migration destination volumes and provides them to the host computer; and if the second storage apparatus receives an input/output request for each migration destination volume, it reflects data in each migration source volume via each migration destination volume and the host computer cancels a path to each migration source volume and registers a path to each migration destination volume; and if the second storage apparatus receives a write request, it writes write data to each migration destination volume and each migration source volume and migrates copy processing control information and data until the termination of migration processing.

    摘要翻译: 在主计算机和存储装置之间形成路径,而不依赖于主机和网络的配置,并且具有复制功能的多个卷在保持最新数据的同时在存储装置之间迁移。 计算机系统包括主计算机和第一和第二存储装置,其中第二存储装置将多个迁移源卷虚拟化为多个迁移目的地卷并将其提供给主计算机; 并且如果第二存储装置接收到每个迁移目的地卷的输入/输出请求,则其经由每个迁移目的地卷反映每个迁移源卷中的数据,并且主机计算机取消到每个迁移源卷的路径并注册到每个迁移的路径 目的地卷; 并且如果第二存储装置接收到写请求,则向每个迁移目的地卷和每个迁移源卷写入数据,并且迁移复制处理控制信息和数据直到迁移处理结束。

    STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE SYSTEM 失效
    存储系统,存储设备和控制存储系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130132673A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-23

    申请号:US13376754

    申请日:2011-11-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08

    摘要: A storage system enables a core storage apparatus to execute processing requiring securing of data consistency, while providing high write performance to a host computer.A storage system includes an edge storage apparatus 20 configured to communicate with a host computer 10 and including a cache memory 25, and a core storage apparatus 30 that communicates with the edge storage apparatus 20 and perform I/O processing on a storage device 39. When receiving a write request from the host computer 10, the edge storage apparatus 20 processes the write request by writeback. When about to execute storage function control processing, on condition that data consistency is be secured, such as pair split processing of a local copy function, the core storage apparatus 30 requests the edge storage apparatus 20 to perform forced destage of dirty data in the cache memory 25 and then executes the storage function control processing after the completion of the forced destage.

    摘要翻译: 存储系统使得核心存储装置执行需要保证数据一致性的处理,同时向主计算机提供高写入性能。 存储系统包括被配置为与主计算机10通信并包括高速缓冲存储器25的边缘存储装置20以及与边缘存储装置20通信并对存储装置39进行I / O处理的核心存储装置30。 当从主计算机10接收写请求时,边缘存储装置20通过回写处理写请求。 当即将执行存储功能控制处理时,在保证数据一致性的条件(例如本地复制功能的对分割处理)的情况下,核心存储装置30请求边缘存储装置20在高速缓存中执行脏数据的强制流出 存储器25,然后在强制流水完成之后执行存储功能控制处理。