公开(公告)号：US20110197044A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-11

申请号：US12864973

申请日：2010-02-08

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoichi Mizuno

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoichi Mizuno

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： A storage system comprises a virtual volume configured of multiple virtual areas and a pool configured of multiple actual area groups of different performances. The controller of the storage system manages which actual areas are assigned to which virtual areas and the access load on the actual areas assigned to the virtual areas. The controller, if the access load of a first actual area assigned to a first virtual area is inappropriate for a first actual area group comprising the first actual area, migrates data to a second actual area in a second actual area group which is appropriate for the access load of the first actual area from the first actual area. The controller performs data migration between actual areas for achieving data allocation at a certain point of time based on history information which is the information related to a virtual area at a point of time in the past and an actual area assigned to the virtual area. Data allocation is the allocation of data in a virtual area to an actual area in an actual area group.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括由多个虚拟区域构成的虚拟卷和由不同性能的多个实际区域组配置的池。 存储系统的控制器管理哪些实际区域被分配给哪些虚拟区域和分配给虚拟区域的实际区域上的访问负载。 控制器，如果分配给第一虚拟区域的第一实际区域的访问负载不适用于包括第一实际区域的第一实际区域组，则将数据迁移到适合于第一实际区域的第二实际区域组中的第二实际区域 从第一实际区域访问第一实际区域的负载。 控制器在实际区域之间进行数据迁移，用于根据作为与过去时间点的虚拟区域有关的信息的历史信息和分配给虚拟区域的实际区域，在某个时间点实现数据分配。 数据分配是将虚拟区域中的数据分配给实际区域组中的实际区域。

公开(公告)号：US08458424B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US12864973

申请日：2010-02-08

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoichi Mizuno

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoichi Mizuno

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： A storage system comprises a virtual volume configured of multiple virtual areas and a pool configured of multiple actual area groups of different performances. The controller of the storage system manages which actual areas are assigned to which virtual areas and the access load on the actual areas assigned to the virtual areas. The controller, if the access load of a first actual area assigned to a first virtual area is inappropriate for a first actual area group comprising the first actual area, migrates data to a second actual area in a second actual area group which is appropriate for the access load of the first actual area from the first actual area. The controller performs data migration between actual areas for achieving data allocation at a certain point of time based on history information which is the information related to a virtual area at a point of time in the past and an actual area assigned to the virtual area. Data allocation is the allocation of data in a virtual area to an actual area in an actual area group.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括由多个虚拟区域构成的虚拟卷和由不同性能的多个实际区域组配置的池。 存储系统的控制器管理哪些实际区域被分配给哪些虚拟区域和分配给虚拟区域的实际区域上的访问负载。 控制器，如果分配给第一虚拟区域的第一实际区域的访问负载不适用于包括第一实际区域的第一实际区域组，则将数据迁移到适合于第一实际区域的第二实际区域组中的第二实际区域 从第一实际区域访问第一实际区域的负载。 控制器在实际区域之间进行数据迁移，用于根据作为与过去时间点的虚拟区域有关的信息的历史信息和分配给虚拟区域的实际区域，在某个时间点实现数据分配。 数据分配是将虚拟区域中的数据分配给实际区域组中的实际区域。

公开(公告)号：US20110289287A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US12988653

申请日：2010-05-18

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Azusa Sudo

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Azusa Sudo

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： Proposes the realization of the performance stability operation of virtual volumes and the stabilized access performance for the virtual volumes in the storage apparatus. In the storage apparatus which configures a pool of multiple types of storage tiers of different performances, provides virtual volumes to the host computer and, in accordance with a write request from an application to a virtual volume, assigns pages to the relevant virtual volume from the pool, a policy associating an application with the virtual volume with which the relevant application reads/writes data, a storage tier to assign pages to the relevant virtual volume, and the priority of the relevant storage tier is managed and, in accordance with a write request from the application, complying with the corresponding policy, among the storage tiers associated with the corresponding virtual volume, pages are assigned from the storage tier of the higher priority to the relevant virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 提出实现虚拟卷的性能稳定性操作和存储设备中虚拟卷的稳定访问性能。 在配置不同性能的多种类型的存储层的存储装置中，向主计算机提供虚拟卷，并且根据从应用到虚拟卷的写请求，将页面从相应的虚拟卷分配给 池，将应用与相关应用读取/写入数据的虚拟卷相关联的策略，将页面分配给相关虚拟卷的存储层，并且管理相关存储层的优先级，并且根据写入 在与相应的虚拟卷相关联的存储层之中，从应用程序请求符合相应的策略，页面从较高优先级的存储层分配给相关的虚拟卷。

公开(公告)号：US09052823B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-09

申请号：US12988653

申请日：2010-05-18

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Azusa Sudo

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Azusa Sudo

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685

摘要： Proposes the realization of the performance stability operation of virtual volumes and the stabilized access performance for the virtual volumes in the storage apparatus. In the storage apparatus which configures a pool of multiple types of storage tiers of different performances, provides virtual volumes to the host computer and, in accordance with a write request from an application to a virtual volume, assigns pages to the relevant virtual volume from the pool, a policy associating an application with the virtual volume with which the relevant application reads/writes data, a storage tier to assign pages to the relevant virtual volume, and the priority of the relevant storage tier is managed and, in accordance with a write request from the application, complying with the corresponding policy, among the storage tiers associated with the corresponding virtual volume, pages are assigned from the storage tier of the higher priority to the relevant virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 提出实现虚拟卷的性能稳定性操作和存储设备中虚拟卷的稳定访问性能。 在配置不同性能的多种类型的存储层的存储装置中，向主计算机提供虚拟卷，并且根据从应用到虚拟卷的写请求，将页面从相应的虚拟卷分配给 池，将应用与相关应用读取/写入数据的虚拟卷相关联的策略，将页面分配给相关虚拟卷的存储层，并且管理相关存储层的优先级，并且根据写入 在与相应的虚拟卷相关联的存储层之中，从应用程序请求符合相应的策略，页面从较高优先级的存储层分配给相关的虚拟卷。

公开(公告)号：US20090083345A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US12068087

申请日：2008-02-01

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： There is provided a storage system providing a storage volume and being coupled via a network to a secondary storage system for storing a backup of data stored in the storage volume, the storage system copies data stored in the storage volume to the secondary storage system, upon receiving an instruction to create a backup; records the size of the data copied; predict the size of data to be copied in the future based on the recorded size of the copied data; records a usable bandwidth of the network at a time when the data is copied to the secondary storage system; predicts a usable bandwidth in the future based on the recorded usable bandwidth of the network; and predicts a time period required for copying data to the secondary storage system based on the predicted size of data to be copied and the predicted usable bandwidth of the network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种提供存储卷并经由网络耦合到辅助存储系统的存储系统，用于存储存储在存储卷中的数据的备份，存储系统将存储在存储卷中的数据复制到辅助存储系统 接收创建备份的指令; 记录复制的数据大小; 根据复制数据的记录尺寸预测将来要复制的数据的大小; 在将数据复制到次要存储系统时记录网络的可用带宽; 基于所记录的网络可用带宽预测将来的可用带宽; 并且基于要复制的数据的预测大小和网络的预测可用带宽来预测将数据复制到辅助存储系统所需的时间段。

公开(公告)号：US07849058B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US12068087

申请日：2008-02-01

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1461 ,  H04L67/1097

摘要： There is provided a storage system providing a storage volume and being coupled via a network to a secondary storage system for storing a backup of data stored in the storage volume, the storage system copies data stored in the storage volume to the secondary storage system, upon receiving an instruction to create a backup; records the size of the data copied; predict the size of data to be copied in the future based on the recorded size of the copied data; records a usable bandwidth of the network at a time when the data is copied to the secondary storage system; predicts a usable bandwidth in the future based on the recorded usable bandwidth of the network; and predicts a time period required for copying data to the secondary storage system based on the predicted size of data to be copied and the predicted usable bandwidth of the network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种提供存储卷并经由网络耦合到辅助存储系统的存储系统，用于存储存储在存储卷中的数据的备份，存储系统将存储在存储卷中的数据复制到辅助存储系统 接收创建备份的指令; 记录复制的数据大小; 根据复制数据的记录尺寸预测将来要复制的数据的大小; 在将数据复制到次要存储系统时记录网络的可用带宽; 基于所记录的网络可用带宽预测将来的可用带宽; 并且基于要复制的数据的预测大小和网络的预测可用带宽来预测将数据复制到辅助存储系统所需的时间段。

公开(公告)号：US08069323B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-29

申请号：US12314275

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga ,  Toshihiko Murakami

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga ,  Toshihiko Murakami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system is provided which is capable of realizing a remote copy function for speeding up lines virtually by satisfying such demand to distribute copy data into a plurality of lines. In a storage system for connecting a local storage device and a remote storage device via a plurality of lines, the local storage device includes a remote copy program for distributing data of a plurality of logical volumes accessed from a host computer into a plurality of paths on the basis of status of the plurality of paths interposing the plurality of lines, to perform a remote copy from the local storage device to the remote storage device. Accordingly, the local storage device distributes data of the logical volumes into the plurality of lines to copy the data to the remote storage device, resulting in speeding up the lines virtually.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储系统，其能够实现远程复制功能，用于通过满足将复制数据分发到多条线路的需求来虚拟地加速线路。 在用于经由多条线路连接本地存储设备和远程存储设备的存储系统中，本地存储设备包括远程复制程序，用于将从主计算机访问的多个逻辑卷的数据分发到多个路径上 作为插入多条线路的多路径的状态的基础，从本地存储装置执行远程复制到远程存储装置。 因此，本地存储装置将逻辑卷的数据分配到多条线中以将数据复制到远程存储装置，从而实际上加速了线路。

公开(公告)号：US20100100695A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12314275

申请日：2008-12-08

申请人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga ,  Toshihiko Murakami

发明人： Azusa Sudo ,  Kenta Shiga ,  Toshihiko Murakami

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2074 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system is provided which is capable of realizing a remote copy function for speeding up lines virtually by satisfying such demand to distribute copy data into a plurality of lines. In a storage system for connecting a local storage device and a remote storage device via a plurality of lines, the local storage device includes a remote copy program for distributing data of a plurality of logical volumes accessed from a host computer into a plurality of paths on the basis of status of the plurality of paths interposing the plurality of lines, to perform a remote copy from the local storage device to the remote storage device. Accordingly, the local storage device distributes data of the logical volumes into the plurality of lines to copy the data to the remote storage device, resulting in speeding up the lines virtually.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储系统，其能够实现远程复制功能，用于通过满足将复制数据分发到多条线路的需求来虚拟地加速线路。 在用于经由多条线路连接本地存储设备和远程存储设备的存储系统中，本地存储设备包括远程复制程序，用于将从主计算机访问的多个逻辑卷的数据分发到多个路径上 作为插入多条线路的多路径的状态的基础，从本地存储装置执行远程复制到远程存储装置。 因此，本地存储装置将逻辑卷的数据分配到多条线中以将数据复制到远程存储装置，从而实际上加速了线路。