公开(公告)号：US08095755B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-10

申请号：US12430149

申请日：2009-04-27

申请人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

发明人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F2201/82

摘要： Generating a consistent point in time copy of data in a source volume and a target volume is achieved responsively to a first data modification request by writing a first altered version of the data onto a single source volume, asynchronously transferring the first altered version from the first storage site to a target volume located at a remote second storage site, while avoiding copying the first altered version onto other volumes at the first storage site. While asynchronously transferring the first altered version de-queuing a second modification request, and responsively to the second modification request synchronously transferring the first altered version from the first storage site to the target volume. Then a second altered version of the data is written to the single source volume and a copy transferred to the target volume in like manner.

摘要翻译： 通过将第一修改版本的数据写入单个源卷上，通过将第一修改版本的数据写入到第一数据修改请求中，从第一个数据卷中异步传送第一个更改的版本，从而在源卷和目标卷中生成一致的时间点数据， 存储站点到位于远程第二存储站点处的目标卷，同时避免将第一修改版本复制到第一存储站点上的其他卷。 同时异步地将第一修改版本转移为排队第二修改请求，并且响应于第二修改请求同步地将第一修改版本从第一存储站点传送到目标卷。 然后将数据的第二个更改版本写入单个源卷，并以相似的方式将副本传输到目标卷。

公开(公告)号：US07650476B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US11550621

申请日：2006-10-18

申请人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

发明人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F2201/82

摘要： A method for generating a consistent point in time copy of data, the method includes: selecting at least one selected data block to be copied from a source volume to a target volume in response to a request to generate a consistent point in time copy of multiple data blocks; waiting until the source volume is ready to send the at least one selected data block to a remote volume while queuing at least one data block modify request; de-queuing the at least one queued modify requests while copying the at least one selected data block from the source volume to the target volume; wherein the copying includes utilizing a first copying mechanism to copy a first selected data block if a request to modify the first selected block is de-queued before the first selected data block is copied to the target volume; else, the copying includes using a second copying mechanism that is slower than the first copying mechanism.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生数据的一致的时间点副本的方法，所述方法包括：响应于产生多个一致的时间点副本的请求，选择要从源卷复制到目标卷的至少一个所选择的数据块 数据块 等待直到源卷准备好在排队至少一个数据块修改请求时将所述至少一个所选择的数据块发送到远程卷; 在将所述至少一个所选择的数据块从所述源卷复制到所述目标卷时，将所述至少一个排队的修改请求排队; 其中所述复制包括利用第一复制机构来复制第一所选择的数据块，如果在所述第一所选数据块被复制到所述目标卷之前，如果修改所述第一所选块的请求被排队，则复制所述第一复制机制; 否则，复印包括使用比第一复印机构慢的第二复印机构。

公开(公告)号：US20090210643A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-20

申请号：US12430149

申请日：2009-04-27

申请人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

发明人： Gal Ashour ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F2201/82

摘要： Generating a consistent point in time copy of data in a source volume and a target volume is achieved responsively to a first data modification request by writing a first altered version of the data onto a single source volume, asynchronously transferring the first altered version from the first storage site to a target volume located at a remote second storage site, while avoiding copying the first altered version onto other volumes at the first storage site. While asynchronously transferring the first altered version de-queuing a second modification request, and responsively to the second modification request synchronously transferring the first altered version from the first storage site to the target volume. Then a second altered version of the data is written to the single source volume and a copy transferred to the target volume in like manner.

摘要翻译： 通过将第一修改版本的数据写入单个源卷上，通过将第一修改版本的数据写入到第一数据修改请求中，从第一个数据卷中异步传送第一个更改的版本，从而在源卷和目标卷中生成一致的时间点数据， 存储站点到位于远程第二存储站点处的目标卷，同时避免将第一修改版本复制到第一存储站点上的其他卷。 同时异步地将第一修改版本转移为排队第二修改请求，并且响应于第二修改请求同步地将第一修改版本从第一存储站点传送到目标卷。 然后将数据的第二个更改版本写入单个源卷，并以相似的方式将副本传输到目标卷。

公开(公告)号：US20080098187A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：US11550621

申请日：2006-10-18

申请人： Gal ASHOUR ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

发明人： Gal ASHOUR ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Eli Malul ,  Ifat Nuriel ,  Noa Privman-Horesh ,  Dalit Tzafrir ,  Sam Clark Werner

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F2201/82

摘要： A method for generating a consistent point in time copy of data, the method includes: selecting at least one selected data block to be copied from a source volume to a target volume in response to a request to generate a consistent point in time copy of multiple data blocks; waiting until the source volume is ready to send the at least one selected data block to a remote volume while queuing at least one data block modify request; de-queuing the at least one queued modify requests while copying the at least one selected data block from the source volume to the target volume; wherein the copying includes utilizing a first copying mechanism to copy a first selected data block if a request to modify the first selected block is de-queued before the first selected data block is copied to the target volume; else, the copying includes using a second copying mechanism that is slower than the first copying mechanism.

摘要翻译： 一种用于产生数据的一致的时间点副本的方法，所述方法包括：响应于产生多个一致的时间点副本的请求，选择要从源卷复制到目标卷的至少一个所选择的数据块 数据块 等待直到源卷准备好在排队至少一个数据块修改请求时将所述至少一个所选择的数据块发送到远程卷; 在将所述至少一个所选择的数据块从所述源卷复制到所述目标卷时，将所述至少一个排队的修改请求排队; 其中所述复制包括利用第一复制机构来复制第一所选择的数据块，如果在所述第一所选数据块被复制到所述目标卷之前，如果修改所述第一所选块的请求被排队，则复制所述第一复制机制; 否则，复印包括使用比第一复印机构慢的第二复印机构。

公开(公告)号：US08150806B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-03

申请号：US11853286

申请日：2007-09-11

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Thomas Charles Jarvis ,  John Earle Lindley ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Orit Nissan-Messing ,  William James Scales ,  Aviad Zlotnick

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Thomas Charles Jarvis ,  John Earle Lindley ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Orit Nissan-Messing ,  William James Scales ,  Aviad Zlotnick

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： A mechanism is provided for managing operations in a data storage system. A first storage controller monitors operation state information associated with a plurality of operation states stored in a data structure. The first storage controller detects a change in the operation state information. The change in the operation state information is in response to a managing entity updating the operation state information to a first operation state in the plurality of operation states in the data structure. Responsive to detecting the change in the operation state information, the first storage controller identifies a reference to a first operation associated with the first operation state updated by the managing entity. The first operation is one operation in a plurality of operations. The first storage controller performs the first operation associated with the first operation state.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理数据存储系统中的操作的机制。 第一存储控制器监视与存储在数据结构中的多个操作状态相关联的操作状态信息。 第一存储控制器检测操作状态信息的变化。 操作状态信息的变化是响应于管理实体将操作状态信息更新为数据结构中的多个操作状态中的第一操作状态。 响应于检测操作状态信息的变化，第一存储控制器识别与由管理实体更新的第一操作状态相关联的第一操作的引用。 第一操作是多个操作中的一个操作。 第一存储控制器执行与第一操作状态相关联的第一操作。

公开(公告)号：US20090070383A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-12

申请号：US11853286

申请日：2007-09-11

申请人： Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Thomas Charles Jarvis ,  John Earle Lindley ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Orit Nissan-Messing ,  William James Scales ,  Aviad Zlotnick

发明人： Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  Kenneth F. Day, III ,  Michael Factor ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Olympia Gluck ,  Thomas Charles Jarvis ,  John Earle Lindley ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Orit Nissan-Messing ,  William James Scales ,  Aviad Zlotnick

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： A method for managing operations in a data storage system comprising at least a first storage controller operating according to a plurality of operation states set by a managing entity is provided. The method comprises the first storage controller performing a first operation associated with a first operation state, in response to the managing entity updating state information stored in a data structure readable by the first storage controller.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理数据存储系统中的操作的方法，包括至少第一存储控制器，其根据由管理实体设置的多个操作状态操作。 所述方法包括响应于所述管理实体更新存储在由所述第一存储控制器可读的数据结构中的状态信息而执行与第一操作状态相关联的第一操作的所述第一存储控制器。

公开(公告)号：US07761732B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11297126

申请日：2005-12-07

申请人： Robert Frederic Kern ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  William Frank Micka ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  John Thomas Flynn, Jr. ,  John Jay Wolfgang ,  Michael E. Factor ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Aviad Zlotnick

发明人： Robert Frederic Kern ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  William Frank Micka ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  John Thomas Flynn, Jr. ,  John Jay Wolfgang ,  Michael E. Factor ,  Amiram Hayardeny ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Aviad Zlotnick

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein a command is received for writing data to a first storage location. A determination is made that previously written data is stored in the first storage location. The previously written data is copied to a second storage location, in response to determining that the previously written data is stored in the first storage location. The data is written to the first storage location, in response to copying the previously written data to the second storage location.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，系统和制品，其中接收到用于向第一存储位置写入数据的命令。 确定先前写入的数据被存储在第一存储位置。 响应于确定先前写入的数据被存储在第一存储位置，先前写入的数据被复制到第二存储位置。 响应于将先前写入的数据复制到第二存储位置，数据被写入到第一存储位置。

公开(公告)号：US08341366B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US13356568

申请日：2012-01-23

申请人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

发明人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  H04L67/1095

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine. A splitter executing in a storage controller manages access to primary volumes. An initialization command is received to communicate with a replication engine. A replication command is received for one primary volume and the primary volume is indicated as subject to replication. A write request is received to write data to a target primary volume of the primary volumes that is indicated as subject to the replication. The data in the write request is written to the target primary volume. The data in the write request is sent to the replication engine. The replication engine executes a copy services function associated with the target primary volume to write the data to a replication engine volume.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在存储控制器和复制引擎之间分割写入的方法，系统和制品。 在存储控制器中执行的分离器管理对主卷的访问。 接收初始化命令以与复制引擎进行通信。 接收到一个主卷的复制命令，主卷被指定为受复制。 接收写入请求以将数据写入到以复制形式表示的主卷的目标主卷上。 写请求中的数据将写入目标主卷。 写请求中的数据被发送到复制引擎。 复制引擎执行与目标主卷关联的复制服务功能，以将数据写入复制引擎卷。

公开(公告)号：US08024534B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US11840179

申请日：2007-08-16

申请人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

发明人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2071

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for a replication engine communicating with a splitter to split writes between a storage controller and replication engine. Communication is initiated with the splitter implemented in a storage controller managing access to primary volumes. A command is sent to the splitter to copy writes to one primary volume to the replication engine. Write data is received from the splitter to one of the primary volumes following the splitter receiving the command to copy the writes to the replication engine. A determination is made of a copy services function to use for the received data. The determined copy services function is invoked to transfer the received data to a secondary storage volume.

摘要翻译： 提供了与分离器通信的复制引擎的方法，系统和制品，以在存储控制器和复制引擎之间分割写入。 通过在管理对主卷的访问的存储控制器中实现的分离器启动通信。 将命令发送到分离器，以将写入复制到一个主卷到复制引擎。 在分割器接收到复制到复制引擎的写入命令之后，将数据从分割器接收到主卷之一。 确定用于接收到的数据的复制服务功能。 调用确定的复制服务功能将接收到的数据传输到辅助存储卷。

公开(公告)号：US08131957B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-06

申请号：US11840169

申请日：2007-08-16

申请人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

发明人： Robert Francis Bartfai ,  Kenneth Wayne Boyd ,  James Chien-Chiung Chen ,  Kenneth Fairclough Day, III ,  Shachar Fienblit ,  Gregory Edward McBride ,  David W. Messina ,  Robert Bruce Nicholson ,  Gail Andrea Spear

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  H04L67/1095

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine. A splitter executing in a storage controller manages access to primary volumes. An initialization command is received to communicate with a replication engine. A replication command is received for one primary volume and the primary volume is indicated as subject to replication. A write request is received to write data to a target primary volume of the primary volumes that is indicated as subject to the replication. The data in the write request is written to the target primary volume. The data in the write request is sent to the replication engine. The replication engine executes a copy services function associated with the target primary volume to write the data to a replication engine volume.