公开(公告)号：US20090182777A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-16

申请号：US12351894

申请日：2009-01-12

申请人： Christian Bolik ,  Nils Haustein ,  Elinar Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

发明人： Christian Bolik ,  Nils Haustein ,  Elinar Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q50/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/00

摘要： With the present invention means are provided for automatically managing a storage infrastructure with a plurality of storage components in compliance with consumer service level objectives (SLOs). Therefore, the claimed method comprises: automated identification of available storage components, which are appropriate for storing consumer data under consideration of specified service level objectives (SLOs); automated mapping of said consumer SLO policies to said available storage components to select available storage components for specified data classes; and automated configuration of said selected storage components according to said mapping of consumer SLO policies.

摘要翻译： 利用本发明，提供了用于根据消费者服务水平目标（SLO）自动管理具有多个存储组件的存储基础设施的手段。 因此，所要求保护的方法包括：自动识别可用的存储组件，其适于在考虑到指定的服务级别目标（SLO）的情况下存储消费者数据; 将所述消费者SLO策略自动映射到所述可用存储组件以选择用于指定数据类别的可用存储组件; 以及根据所述消费者SLO策略的映射来自动配置所述选择的存储组件。

公开(公告)号：US20130151804A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-13

申请号：US13612196

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Gabriel Alatorre ,  Christian Bolik ,  Dietmar Noll ,  Laura Richardson ,  Aameek Singh ,  Sudhir V.R. Koka

发明人： Gabriel Alatorre ,  Christian Bolik ,  Dietmar Noll ,  Laura Richardson ,  Aameek Singh ,  Sudhir V.R. Koka

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F17/301 ,  G06F17/30165

摘要： A method, computer readable storage medium and computer system for controlling the allocation of data to one of a plurality of storage units of a storage system, the method comprising: accessing a source storage unit comprising the data; gathering file system level (FS-level) metadata from the source storage unit; analyzing the gathered FS-level metadata for determining if the data should be moved to one of the other storage units, said other storage unit acting as a destination storage unit; and in case the data should be moved, displaying an indication of the destination storage unit and/or automatically moving the data to the determined destination storage unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制向存储系统的多个存储单元之一分配数据的方法，计算机可读存储介质和计算机系统，所述方法包括：访问包括所述数据的源存储单元; 从源存储单元收集文件系统级（FS级）元数据; 分析收集的FS级元数据，以确定数据是否应移动到其他存储单元中的一个，所述另一个存储单元充当目的地存储单元; 并且在移动数据的情况下，显示目的地存储单元的指示和/或自动将数据移动到所确定的目的地存储单元。

公开(公告)号：US20090313395A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-17

申请号：US12338139

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Christian Bolik ,  Nile Haustein ,  Einar EL Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

发明人： Christian Bolik ,  Nile Haustein ,  Einar EL Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： A method for automatically identifying available storage components within a storage system, which are appropriate for storing consumer data in compliance with specified service level objectives (SLOs), including discovering available storage components; identifying and assigning service levels provided by each available storage component, wherein identifying and assigning service levels provided by each available storage component, includes classifying the available storage components based on their type of technology, and determining the SLO relevant capabilities of the available storage components; and storing resultant mapping of service levels to available storage components in a metadata repository.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动识别存储系统内的可用存储组件的方法，所述存储组件适于根据指定的服务级别目标（SLO）来存储消费者数据，包括发现可用的存储组件; 识别和分配由每个可用存储组件提供的服务级别，其中识别和分配由每个可用存储组件提供的服务级别，包括基于其技术类型对可用存储组件进行分类，以及确定可用存储组件的SLO相关能力; 并将服务水平的结果映射存储在元数据存储库中的可用存储组件。

公开(公告)号：US08930667B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13612196

申请日：2012-09-12

申请人： Gabriel Alatorre ,  Christian Bolik ,  Dietmar Noll ,  Laura Richardson ,  Aameek Singh ,  Sudhir V. R. Koka

发明人： Gabriel Alatorre ,  Christian Bolik ,  Dietmar Noll ,  Laura Richardson ,  Aameek Singh ,  Sudhir V. R. Koka

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F17/301 ,  G06F17/30165

摘要： A method, computer readable storage medium and computer system for controlling the allocation of data to one of a plurality of storage units of a storage system, the method comprising: accessing a source storage unit comprising the data; gathering file system level (FS-level) metadata from the source storage unit; analyzing the gathered FS-level metadata for determining if the data should be moved to one of the other storage units, said other storage unit acting as a destination storage unit; and in case the data should be moved, displaying an indication of the destination storage unit and/or automatically moving the data to the determined destination storage unit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于控制向存储系统的多个存储单元之一分配数据的方法，计算机可读存储介质和计算机系统，所述方法包括：访问包括所述数据的源存储单元; 从源存储单元收集文件系统级（FS级）元数据; 分析收集的FS级元数据，以确定数据是否应移动到其他存储单元中的一个，所述另一个存储单元充当目的地存储单元; 并且在移动数据的情况下，显示目的地存储单元的指示和/或自动将数据移动到所确定的目的地存储单元。

公开(公告)号：US07921246B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-05

申请号：US12338139

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Christian Bolik ,  Nile Haustein ,  Einar El Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

发明人： Christian Bolik ,  Nile Haustein ,  Einar El Lueck ,  Dietmar Noll

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： A method for automatically identifying available storage components within a storage system, which are appropriate for storing consumer data in compliance with specified service level objectives (SLOs), including discovering available storage components; identifying and assigning service levels provided by each available storage component, wherein identifying and assigning service levels provided by each available storage component, includes classifying the available storage components based on their type of technology, and determining the SLO relevant capabilities of the available storage components; and storing resultant mapping of service levels to available storage components in a metadata repository.

摘要翻译： 一种用于自动识别存储系统内的可用存储组件的方法，所述存储组件适于根据指定的服务级别目标（SLO）来存储消费者数据，包括发现可用的存储组件; 识别和分配由每个可用存储组件提供的服务级别，其中识别和分配由每个可用存储组件提供的服务级别，包括基于其技术类型对可用存储组件进行分类，以及确定可用存储组件的SLO相关能力; 并将服务水平的结果映射存储在元数据存储库中的可用存储组件。

公开(公告)号：US08862833B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US13415601

申请日：2012-03-08

申请人： Dietmar Noll ,  Christoph Reichert

发明人： Dietmar Noll ,  Christoph Reichert

IPC分类号： G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： Various embodiments storing volumes of data in a data storage system, including one or more data storage containers, the data storage containers being thin-provisioned to provide virtual data storage capacity which is greater than a real data storage capacity of the data storage hardware are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, a real data storage capacity of the data storage system for accommodating new volumes is determined. Over-allocation information relating to one or more data storage containers is determined. Extrapolated future anticipated use of one or more containers of the data storage system from historical data storage use information is determined. One or more candidate data storage containers on the basis of information from the determining the real data storage capacity, over-allocation information, and the extrapolated future anticipated use is selected. Additional system and computer program product embodiments are disclosed and provide related advantages.

摘要翻译： 提供了将数据量存储在包括一个或多个数据存储容器的数据存储系统中的数据存储容器，所述数据存储容器被精简地提供以提供大于数据存储硬件的真实数据存储容量的虚拟数据存储容量 。 在一个实施例中，仅作为示例，确定用于容纳新卷的数据存储系统的实际数据存储容量。 确定与一个或多个数据存储容器相关的过度分配信息。 确定从历史数据存储使用信息推断未来预期使用数据存储系统的一个或多个容器。 基于来自确定实际数据存储容量，过度分配信息和外推未来预期用途的信息，选择一个或多个候选数据存储容器。 公开了附加的系统和计算机程序产品实施例并提供相关的优点。

公开(公告)号：US20100180230A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12352474

申请日：2009-01-12

申请人： Matthew Robert Bogner ,  Dietmar Noll

发明人： Matthew Robert Bogner ,  Dietmar Noll

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481

摘要： A method in one embodiment includes determining which elements of a storage environment or system have been selected for addition to a group, each of the elements being associated with a tier; adding the selected elements to the group; determining whether a parent of each of the selected elements has also been selected, the parent of each of the selected elements being in a higher tier than the element; adding the parent to the group as an element if the parent of any of the selected elements has not been selected; associating the elements in the group into subgroups; generating a view of at least some of the elements in the group, the view representing the tier of the elements in the view, the elements being spatially organized by subgroup; and outputting the view. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一个实施例中的方法包括确定存储环境或系统的哪些元素已被选择用于添加到组中，每个元素与层相关联; 将所选元素添加到组中; 确定每个所选择的元素的父母是否也被选择，每个所选元素的父节点处于比该元素更高的层级中; 如果未选择任何所选元素的父项，则将父项添加到组作为元素; 将组中的元素与子组相关联; 产生组中至少一些元素的视图，视图表示视图中元素的层次，元素由子组进行空间组织; 并输出视图。 还公开了附加的系统，方法和计算机程序产品。

公开(公告)号：US08893050B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-18

申请号：US12352474

申请日：2009-01-12

申请人： Matthew Robert Bogner ,  Dietmar Noll

发明人： Matthew Robert Bogner ,  Dietmar Noll

IPC分类号： G06F3/048 ,  G06F3/0481

CPC分类号： G06F3/0481

摘要： A method in one embodiment includes determining which elements of a storage environment or system have been selected for addition to a group, each of the elements being associated with a tier; adding the selected elements to the group; determining whether a parent of each of the selected elements has also been selected, the parent of each of the selected elements being in a higher tier than the element; adding the parent to the group as an element if the parent of any of the selected elements has not been selected; associating the elements in the group into subgroups; generating a view of at least some of the elements in the group, the view representing the tier of the elements in the view, the elements being spatially organized by subgroup; and outputting the view. Additional systems, methods and computer program products are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一个实施例中的方法包括确定存储环境或系统的哪些元素已被选择用于添加到组中，每个元素与层相关联; 将所选元素添加到组中; 确定每个所选择的元素的父母是否也被选择，每个所选元素的父节点处于比该元素更高的层级中; 如果未选择任何所选元素的父项，则将父项添加到组作为元素; 将组中的元素与子组相关联; 产生组中至少一些元素的视图，视图表示视图中元素的层次，元素由子组进行空间组织; 并输出视图。 还公开了附加的系统，方法和计算机程序产品。