公开(公告)号：US20060217834A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11087208

申请日：2005-03-23

申请人： Kerri Shotwell ,  James Fisher ,  Erika Dawson ,  Jonathan Peake ,  Theresa Howard ,  Gregory Kishi

发明人： Kerri Shotwell ,  James Fisher ,  Erika Dawson ,  Jonathan Peake ,  Theresa Howard ,  Gregory Kishi

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： Methods and apparatus are provided for dynamically compressing categories in a data storage library. In one embodiment, the method includes retrieving an identification of a first category in the data storage library, the first category being a last-compressed category. Next, an identification number of a first order of the first category is retrieved, the first order being a last compressed order. Compression is resumed of orders in the first category with an order next following the first order and continued with additional orders in the first category. If a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the identification of the first category and the identification number of the order of the first category being compressed are stored. If, however, the predetermined amount of time has not elapsed and compression of the first category is complete, compression of a second category is begun.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于动态压缩数据存储库中的类别的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括检索数据存储库中的第一类别的标识，第一类别是最后压缩类别。 接下来，检索第一类别的第一级的标识号，第一级是最后的压缩顺序。 压缩在第一类中的订单恢复，下一个订单紧随第一个订单，并在第一个类别中继续添加订单。 如果经过了预定的时间量，则存储第一类别的标识和被压缩的第一类别的顺序的标识号。 然而，如果预定时间量没有经过并且第一类别的压缩完成，则开始第二类别的压缩。

公开(公告)号：US20050262326A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-24

申请号：US11190293

申请日：2005-07-26

申请人： Wayne Carlson ,  Kevin Gibble ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Wayne Carlson ,  Kevin Gibble ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99956

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for borrow processing in storage pools. A plurality of physical volumes are allocated to a first storage pool. A determination is made whether the first storage pool has less than a threshold number of empty physical volumes. If the first storage pool has less than the threshold number of empty physical volumes, then at least one empty physical volume is borrowed to the first storage pool from a second storage pool.

公开(公告)号：US20070073964A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-29

申请号：US11235986

申请日：2005-09-26

申请人： Erika Dawson ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Erika Dawson ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： A method and apparatus for handling multi-volume datasets in a tape storage system are disclosed. In response to a write request for a multi-volume dataset, the information of the multi-volume dataset are captured by intercepting and deciphering a set of volume mount commands. Otherwise, the information of the multi-volume dataset are captured by snooping header information from a previous volume listed in a header of the multi-volume dataset. A chain of logical volume names that belongs to the multi-volume dataset is then built. Finally, the chain of logical volume names is then stored in a chain database.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在磁带存储系统中处理多卷数据集的方法和装置。 响应对多卷数据集的写入请求，多卷数据集的信息通过拦截和解密一组卷安装命令来捕获。 否则，多卷数据集的信息通过从多卷数据集的标题中列出的先前卷中的标头信息进行侦听来捕获。 然后构建属于多卷数据集的逻辑卷名称链。 最后，将逻辑卷名称链存储在链式数据库中。

公开(公告)号：US20050066116A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10656993

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Keith Bello ,  Dean Hanson ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Keith Bello ,  Dean Hanson ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F11/2097

摘要： A method to write information to two virtual tape servers. The method writes a file to a virtual host device disposed in a first virtual tape server, where the virtual host device comprises an adjustable bandwidth. The method queues a job to copy the file to a second virtual tape server, determines the age of the copy job, and copies that file to the second virtual tape server. The method sets an age threshold, and determines if the copy job age is greater than that age threshold. If the copy job age is greater than the age threshold, then the method decreases the adjustable bandwidth, if not, the method restores the adjustable bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 将信息写入两个虚拟磁带服务器的方法。 该方法将文件写入设置在第一虚拟磁带服务器中的虚拟主机设备，其中虚拟主机设备包括可调节的带宽。 该方法将作业排队以将文件复制到第二个虚拟磁带服务器，确定复制作业的年龄，并将该文件复制到第二个虚拟磁带服务器。 该方法设置年龄阈值，并确定复印作业年龄是否大于该年龄阈值。 如果复印作业年龄大于年龄阈值，则该方法会减少可调节的带宽，否则，该方法将恢复可调整的带宽。

公开(公告)号：US20060294336A1

公开(公告)日：2006-12-28

申请号：US11459274

申请日：2006-07-21

申请人： Kevin Gibble ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Kevin Gibble ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G11B15/026

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and program for managing data in storage units. Storage pool information indicates an assignment of a plurality of storage units to a plurality of storage pools, wherein each pool is assigned zero or more storage units, wherein data associated with one storage pool is stored in a storage unit assigned to the storage pool, wherein the storage pool information for each pool indicates a threshold and target storage pool, and wherein the target storage pool is capable of being different from the storage pool. One storage unit associated with a source storage pool is selected and a determination is made of the threshold from the storage pool information for the source storage pool. A determination is made of whether the selected storage unit satisfies the determined threshold and if the selected storage unit satisfies the determined threshold, then a target storage unit in the target storage pool is selected if the storage pool information for the source storage pool indicates a target storage pool different from the source storage pool. Data from the selected storage unit is copied to the selected target storage unit.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于管理存储单元中的数据的方法，系统和程序。 存储池信息指示将多个存储单元分配给多个存储池，其中每个池被分配零个或多个存储单元，其中与一个存储池相关联的数据被存储在分配给该存储池的存储单元中，其中 每个池的存储池信息指示阈值和目标存储池，并且其中目标存储池能够与存储池不同。 选择与源存储池相关联的一个存储单元，并根据源存储池的存储池信息确定阈值。 确定所选择的存储单元是否满足确定的阈值，并且如果所选存储单元满足所确定的阈值，则如果源存储池的存储池信息指示目标，则选择目标存储池中的目标存储单元 存储池不同于源存储池。 来自所选存储单元的数据被复制到所选择的目标存储单元。

公开(公告)号：US20060218199A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11087027

申请日：2005-03-22

申请人： Gregory Kishi

发明人： Gregory Kishi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30303 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/106 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A method and system for scrubbing data within a data storage subsystem is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided for scrubbing data of a storage element within a data storage subsystem. In the described method embodiment, a request to access the storage element is processed utilizing a first processing module and access permission metadata associated with the storage element. A data scrub process is concurrently performed utilizing a second processing module by modifying the access permission metadata and validating data of the storage element substantially simultaneously with the processing.

公开(公告)号：US20060218113A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11086871

申请日：2005-03-22

申请人： Gregory Kishi

发明人： Gregory Kishi

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F2221/2143

摘要： A method and system for shredding data within a data storage subsystem is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided of continually shredding data within a data storage subsystem in which all the data of a first storage element is made permanently unreadable followed by the performance of a data shred process. In the described data shred process, second storage element is first selected (e.g., from plurality of candidate or potential storage elements), which includes a first storage object to be preserved and a second storage object to be shredded. Once the second storage element is selected, data of the first storage object is stored/copied within the first storage element. Thereafter, all data of the second storage element is rendered permanently unreadable.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在数据存储子系统内切碎数据的方法和系统。 根据一个实施例，提供了一种在数据存储子系统内连续地切碎数据的方法，其中使第一存储元件的所有数据永久地不可读，随后执行数据碎化处理。 在所描述的数据分割处理中，首先选择第二存储元件（例如，从多个候选或潜在的存储元件），其包括要保留的第一存储对象和待切割的第二存储对象。 一旦选择了第二存储元件，则第一存储对象的数据被存储/复制在第一存储元件内。 此后，第二存储元件的所有数据被永久地不可读。

公开(公告)号：US20050256999A1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-17

申请号：US10845699

申请日：2004-05-14

申请人： Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Gregory Kishi ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0682

摘要： Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide for obtaining data storage device specific information from a data storage device using standard read/write commands. This method uses a host application to write a unique sequence of records to a logical volume of the data storage device. The data storage device detects the unique sequence of records for the logical volume and writes device specific information to the logical volume allowing the host application the ability to read the data storage device specific information using a read command for the logical volume.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使用标准读/写命令从数据存储设备获得数据存储设备特定信息的系统，方法和制品。 该方法使用主机应用程序将唯一的记录序列写入数据存储设备的逻辑卷。 数据存储设备检测逻辑卷的唯一的记录序列，并将设备特定信息写入逻辑卷，允许主机应用程序使用逻辑卷的读取命令读取数据存储设备的特定信息。

公开(公告)号：US20060149898A1

公开(公告)日：2006-07-06

申请号：US11029322

申请日：2005-01-05

申请人： Keith Bello ,  Cheryl Friauf ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman

发明人： Keith Bello ,  Cheryl Friauf ,  Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for recalling a logical volume from a mountable media for use in a virtual tape server. The apparatus includes a receiving module, a queuing module, and an optimizer module. The receiving module receives recall requests for logical volumes stored in a mountable media such as a tape cartridge. The queuing module places the requests in a queue to be processed in turn. The optimizer module reorders the queue based on one or more optimization rules in order to process the recall requests more efficiently.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从用于虚拟磁带服务器的可安装介质调用逻辑卷的装置，系统和方法。 该装置包括接收模块，排队模块和优化器模块。 接收模块接收存储在可安装介质（如磁带盒）中的逻辑卷的调用请求。 排队模块将请求放入队列中依次进行处理。 优化器模块基于一个或多个优化规则重新排序队列，以便更有效地处理回收请求。

公开(公告)号：US20060101084A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-11

申请号：US10972929

申请日：2004-10-25

申请人： Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman ,  Jonathan Peake

发明人： Gregory Kishi ,  Mark Norman ,  Jonathan Peake

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： A hierarchical data storage system including a policy based migration engine to select a migration policy and migrate data from a first set of removable storage media, such as tape cartridges, to a second set of removable storage media in accordance with the migration policy. The hierarchical data storage system further includes a control unit including a processor, a host interface to couple the processor to a host, a library manager interface to couple the processor to an automated tape library, a storage device interface to couple said processor to a storage device, and a memory unit.

摘要翻译： 分层数据存储系统，包括基于策略的迁移引擎，用于根据迁移策略选择迁移策略并将数据从诸如磁带盒的第一组可移动存储介质迁移到第二组可移动存储介质。 所述分级数据存储系统还包括控制单元，所述控制单元包括处理器，将所述处理器耦合到主机的主机接口，将所述处理器耦合到自动磁带库的库管理器接口，将所述处理器耦合到存储器 设备和存储器单元。