Method, system, and program for transferring data between storage devices
    4.
    发明授权
    Method, system, and program for transferring data between storage devices 有权
    用于在存储设备之间传输数据的方法,系统和程序

    公开(公告)号:US06779058B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-08-17

    申请号:US09904976

    申请日:2001-07-13

    IPC分类号: G06F1300

    摘要: Provided is a method, system, and an article of manufacture for maintaining data accessible by a host in two storage devices, wherein the data is comprised of a plurality of data sets. A determination is made of a percentage of uncopied data at the first storage device, wherein uncopied data comprises data sets to be copied from the first storage device to the second storage device. If the calculated percentage is greater than a threshold amount, a rate at which uncopied data sets are transferred from the first storage device to the second storage device is increased.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于维护主机在两个存储设备中可访问的数据的方法,系统和制品,其中数据由多个数据集组成。 确定在第一存储设备处未被占用的数据的百分比,其中未被覆盖的数据包括要从第一存储设备复制到第二存储设备的数据集。 如果计算出的百分比大于阈值量,则从第一存储装置向第二存储装置传送未被覆盖的数据集的速率增加。

    Preferential caching of uncopied logical volumes in an IBM peer-to-peer virtual tape server
    5.
    发明授权
    Preferential caching of uncopied logical volumes in an IBM peer-to-peer virtual tape server 失效
    在对等虚拟磁带服务器中优先缓存未使用的逻辑卷

    公开(公告)号:US06745212B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-01

    申请号:US09892931

    申请日:2001-06-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1200

    摘要: Disclosed is a system, method, and an article of manufacture for preferentially keeping an uncopied data set in one of two storage devices in a peer-to-peer environment when data needs to be removed from the storage devices. Each time a data set is modified or newly created, flags are used to denote whether the data set needs to be copied from one storage device to the other. The preferred embodiments modify the timestamp for each uncopied data set by adding a period of time, and thus give preference to the uncopied data set when the data from the storage device is removed based on the least recently used as denoted by timestamp of each data set. Once the data set is copied, the timestamp is set back to normal by subtracting the same period of time added on when the data set was flagged as needing to be copied.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种系统,方法和制品,用于在数据需要从存储设备中移除时,优先地将未覆盖的数据集保存在对等环境中的两个存储设备之一中。 每次数据集被修改或新创建时,标志用于表示数据集是否需要从一个存储设备复制到另一个存储设备。 优选实施例通过添加一段时间来修改每个未被覆盖的数据集的时间戳,并且因此当来自存储设备的数据基于每个数据集的时间戳所表示的最近最少使用的数据时,优先于未被占用的数据集 。 复制数据集后,通过减去数据集标记为需要复制的相同时间段,将时间戳设置为正常。

    Automated database back-up within a data storage system using removable
media
    6.
    发明授权
    Automated database back-up within a data storage system using removable media 失效
    使用可移动媒体的数据存储系统中的自动数据库备份

    公开(公告)号:US5943688A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-24

    申请号:US865523

    申请日:1997-05-29

    IPC分类号: G06F11/14 G06F12/16

    摘要: A data storage system provides a method and apparatus for preserving consistency between a database back-up and a set of storage volumes. The system includes a storage manager, or storage controller, interconnected to a plurality of storage volumes, a drive, and a database storage. The storage manager receives data files from an attached data processing unit. The storage manager directs the data files such that the files are written to a selected storage volume loaded into the drive. The storage manager maintains reference information and storage volume location information for each data file in the database storage. The storage manager detects a volume full condition when the storage media approaches a predetermined position prior to the physical end of the volume. The storage manager generates a back-up copy of the current database, transfers the database back-up to the drive, and directs the drive to write the database back-up onto the selected storage volume. Thus, each selected storage volume contains a database back-up which remains consistent with the data files currently stored on the selected storage volume and previously stored on previously selected storage volumes.

    摘要翻译: 数据存储系统提供了用于保持数据库备份和一组存储卷之间的一致性的方法和装置。 该系统包括互连到多个存储卷的存储管理器或存储控制器,驱动器和数据库存储器。 存储管理器从连接的数据处理单元接收数据文件。 存储管理器引导数据文件,使得文件被写入加载到驱动器中的所选存储卷。 存储管理器维护数据库存储器中每个数据文件的引用信息和存储卷位置信息。 存储管理器在存储介质在物理物理结束之前接近预定位置时检测卷满状态。 存储管理器生成当前数据库的备份副本,将数据库备份传输到驱动器,并指示驱动器将数据库备份写入所选存储卷。 因此,每个所选择的存储卷包含数据库备份,其与当前存储在所选择的存储卷上并且先前存储在先前选择的存储卷上的数据文件保持一致。

    Cache disk storage upgrade
    7.
    发明授权
    Cache disk storage upgrade 失效
    缓存磁盘存储升级

    公开(公告)号:US07600073B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-06

    申请号:US11535253

    申请日:2006-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06

    摘要: Upgrades are made to the available capacity of cache disk storage without adding drawer(s) or blade(s) when the upgrade is requested. A cache control is configured to respond to a requested capacity upgrade, establishing a capacity restriction applicable to a filesystem providing active perceived available capacity spanning the disk drive subunits, such as drawers, blades or disk drives. The active perceived available data storage capacity and unused capacity of the filesystem are spread across the disk drive subunits. The capacity restriction is related to the requested upgrade adjustment, and the capacity restriction controls rates of data transfer with respect to the filesystem. The capacity restriction may comprise a freespace threshold for throttling of a fill rate of resident data pending premigration from the cache disk storage filesystem, and a premigration threshold for increasing drain rate of premigration data from the cache disk storage filesystem.

    摘要翻译: 在请求升级时,不需要添加抽屉或刀片,升级缓存磁盘存储的可用容量。 高速缓存控制被配置为响应所请求的容量升级,建立适用于提供横跨磁盘驱动器子单元(例如抽屉,刀片或磁盘驱动器)的主动感知可用容量的文件系统的容量限制。 主动感知的可用数据存储容量和文件系统的未使用容量分布在磁盘驱动器子单元上。 容量限制与所请求的升级调整有关,容量限制控制文件系统的数据传输速率。 容量限制可以包括用于限制待缓存磁盘存储文件系统的预迁移的驻留数据的填充率的自由空间阈值,以及用于增加来自高速缓存磁盘存储文件系统的预迁移数据的排出速率的预迁移阈值。

    CACHE DISK STORAGE UPGRADE
    8.
    发明申请
    CACHE DISK STORAGE UPGRADE 失效
    高速缓存存储升级

    公开(公告)号:US20080077735A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-27

    申请号:US11535253

    申请日:2006-09-26

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: Upgrades are made to the available capacity of cache disk storage without adding drawer(s) or blade(s) when the upgrade is requested. A cache control is configured to respond to a requested capacity upgrade, establishing a capacity restriction applicable to a filesystem providing active perceived available capacity spanning the disk drive subunits, such as drawers, blades or disk drives. The active perceived available data storage capacity and unused capacity of the filesystem are spread across the disk drive subunits. The capacity restriction is related to the requested upgrade adjustment, and the capacity restriction controls rates of data transfer with respect to the filesystem. The capacity restriction may comprise a freespace threshold for throttling of a fill rate of resident data pending premigration from the cache disk storage filesystem, and a premigration threshold for increasing drain rate of premigration data from the cache disk storage filesystem.

    摘要翻译: 在请求升级时,不需要添加抽屉或刀片,升级缓存磁盘存储的可用容量。 高速缓存控制被配置为响应所请求的容量升级,建立适用于提供横跨磁盘驱动器子单元(例如抽屉,刀片或磁盘驱动器)的主动感知可用容量的文件系统的容量限制。 主动感知的可用数据存储容量和文件系统的未使用容量分布在磁盘驱动器子单元上。 容量限制与所请求的升级调整有关,容量限制控制文件系统的数据传输速率。 容量限制可以包括用于限制待缓存磁盘存储文件系统的预迁移的驻留数据的填充率的自由空间阈值,以及用于增加来自高速缓存磁盘存储文件系统的预迁移数据的排出速率的预迁移阈值。

    Method, system, and program for moving data among storage units

    公开(公告)号:US07103731B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-05

    申请号:US10231815

    申请日:2002-08-29

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    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.