公开(公告)号：US09075728B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US13091924

申请日：2011-04-21

申请人： Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

发明人： Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/20

CPC分类号： G06F12/0868 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F2212/261

摘要： A disk array device includes, a cache memory, a plurality of types of disk drives of which data transfer capacity are different, redundant transmission paths that are data transfer paths between the cache memory and the disk drives, and a controller to divide the disk drives into two groups based on the data transfer capacity and allocate each of the two groups to each of the redundant transmission paths when the disk drives have three types.

摘要翻译： 磁盘阵列装置包括高速缓冲存储器，数据传输容量不同的多种类型的磁盘驱动器，作为高速缓冲存储器和磁盘驱动器之间的数据传送路径的冗余传输路径，以及用于划分磁盘驱动器的控制器 基于数据传输容量分为两组，当磁盘驱动器有三种类型时，将两组中的每一个分配给每个冗余传输路径。

公开(公告)号：US08601312B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US13015756

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

发明人： Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/06

摘要： A storage apparatus for storing data includes a plurality of physical media provided with storage areas to store data, a storage group determining unit configured to determine, upon detecting a request to write new data to a virtual volume to be accessed, a storage group from which to allocate storage area by selecting a storage group from among a plurality of storage groups made up of the plurality of physical media, wherein the selected storage group is other than any storage groups that include a physical medium where a failure has occurred, and a storage area allocator configured to allocate storage area on the physical media existing within the storage group that was determined by the storage group determining unit to the virtual volume, the size of the storage area corresponds to the data size of the new data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储数据的存储装置，包括设置有存储数据的存储区域的多个物理介质，存储组确定单元，被配置为在检测到要向要访问的虚拟卷写入新数据的请求时，确定存储组， 通过从由所述多个物理介质构成的多个存储组中选择存储组来分配存储区域，其中，所选择的存储组不同于包括发生故障的物理介质的任何存储组，以及存储 区域分配器，被配置为将由存储组确定单元确定的存储组中存在的物理介质上的存储区域分配给虚拟卷，存储区域的大小对应于新数据的数据大小。

公开(公告)号：US20110296103A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：US13116298

申请日：2011-05-26

申请人： Atsushi IGASHIRA ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

发明人： Atsushi IGASHIRA ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1096 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1092

摘要： According to an embodiment, a storage apparatus including: a plurality of storage media of which a first RAID is composed, a logical storage area of the first RAID for storing data being set over; a plurality of expansion storage media of which a second RAID is composed; a spare storage medium that is different from in any of the storage media or the expansion storage media; and a configuration control unit that when the spare storage medium is set in the first RAID, sets the logical storage area in the storage media, and when the expansion storage media are set in the storage apparatus, sets the expansion storage media in the second RAID, excludes the spare storage medium that is set in the first RAID, and moves the logical storage area that is set in the first RAID to the second RAID.

摘要翻译： 根据实施例，一种存储装置，包括：组合有第一RAID的多个存储介质，用于存储正在设置的数据的第一RAID的逻辑存储区域; 组成第二RAID的多个扩展存储介质; 与任何存储介质或扩展存储介质不同的备用存储介质; 以及配置控制单元，当所述备用存储介质被设置在所述第一RAID中时，设置所述存储介质中的逻辑存储区域，并且当在所述存储装置中设置所述扩展存储介质时，将所述扩展存储介质设置在所述第二RAID 不包括设置在第一RAID中的备用存储介质，并将设置在第一RAID中的逻辑存储区域移动到第二RAID。

公开(公告)号：US20110191629A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-04

申请号：US13015756

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： Hidejirou DAIKOKUYA ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

发明人： Hidejirou DAIKOKUYA ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota

IPC分类号： G06F12/06 ,  G06F11/14

CPC分类号： G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/06

摘要： A storage apparatus for storing data includes a plurality of physical media provided with storage areas to store data, a storage group determining unit configured to determine, upon detecting a request to write new data to a virtual volume to be accessed, a storage group from which to allocate storage area by selecting a storage group from among a plurality of storage groups made up of the plurality of physical media, wherein the selected storage group is other than any storage groups that include a physical medium where a failure has occurred, and a storage area allocator configured to allocate storage area on the physical media existing within the storage group that was determined by the storage group determining unit to the virtual volume, the size of the storage area corresponds to the data size of the new data.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储数据的存储装置，包括设置有存储数据的存储区域的多个物理介质，存储组确定单元，被配置为在检测到要向要访问的虚拟卷写入新数据的请求时，确定存储组， 通过从由所述多个物理介质构成的多个存储组中选择存储组来分配存储区域，其中，所选择的存储组不同于包括发生故障的物理介质的任何存储组，以及存储 区域分配器，被配置为将由存储组确定单元确定的存储组中存在的物理介质上的存储区域分配给虚拟卷，存储区域的大小对应于新数据的数据大小。

公开(公告)号：US09164838B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-20

申请号：US13557282

申请日：2012-07-25

申请人： Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Takeshi Watanabe ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Ryota Tsukahara

发明人： Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Takeshi Watanabe ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Ryota Tsukahara

IPC分类号： G06F11/10 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/2221 ,  G06F2211/1073 ,  G11C29/4401

摘要： A disk array device includes hard disks from which RAID groups are configured. Therein, a volume setting unit sets one or more used areas. A data check control unit determines, on the basis of the state into which the used areas have been set, which areas in the RAID groups are subject to a diagnosis. A data check execution unit that executes a cyclical diagnosis on the areas determined, by the data check control unit, to be those subject to a diagnosis.

摘要翻译： 磁盘阵列设备包括配置RAID组的硬盘。 其中，音量设定单元设定一个或多个使用的区域。 数据检查控制单元基于已经设置了使用区域的状态来确定RAID组中的哪些区域进行诊断。 一种数据检查执行单元，其对由数据检查控制单元确定为被诊断的区域执行循环诊断。

公开(公告)号：US08977892B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-10

申请号：US13541822

申请日：2012-07-05

申请人： Kenji Kobayashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Ryota Tsukahara ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

发明人： Kenji Kobayashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Ryota Tsukahara ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G11B5/09 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G11B20/18

CPC分类号： G11B5/09 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/079 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G11B5/012 ,  G11B20/18 ,  G11B2220/415

摘要： A disk control apparatus includes a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor in which executes a process as follows. The process includes diagnosing whether or not a failure has occurred on each of a plurality of disk apparatuses, determining, when the failure has occurred, whether or not the failure is a pre-defined failure, and excluding from diagnosis targets, when the failure is the pre-defined failure, a disk apparatus group included in a RAID together with a failed disk apparatus that is determined to have the pre-defined failure in the plurality of disk apparatuses.

摘要翻译： 磁盘控制装置包括处理器和耦合到处理器的存储器，其中执行如下处理。 该过程包括诊断多个盘装置中的每一个是否发生故障，确定何时发生故障，故障是否是预定义的故障，并且从诊断目标中排除，当故障是 预定义的故障，包括在RAID中的磁盘设备组以及被确定为在多个磁盘设备中具有预定义的故障的故障磁盘设备。

公开(公告)号：US08504768B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US13073409

申请日：2011-03-28

申请人： Kenji Kobayashi ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

发明人： Kenji Kobayashi ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1096

摘要： A storage apparatus has a plurality of storage media including each storage area in which a stripe is set extending over the storage area of the plurality of storage media. An access unit that writes a format data into the storage area, wherein when the plurality of storage media are formatted, the access unit writes an unformatted-state identifier indicating incompletion of formatting into at least a portion of storage area to be included in the stripe, or when the storage area to be included in the stripe is accessed for writing new data, the access unit reads out existing data stored in the storage area included in the stripe to be accessed. And when the unformatted-state identifier is detected from the existing data that has been read out, the access unit writes the new data or the format data to be written by formatting into the storage area.

摘要翻译： 存储装置具有多个存储介质，其包括每个存储区域，在该存储区域中设置有条带，其延伸在多个存储介质的存储区域上。 一种将格式数据写入存储区域的存取单元，其中当格式化多个存储介质时，访问单元将表示格式化不完整的未格式化标识符写入要包括在条带中的存储区域的至少一部分中 或者当访问要包括在条带中的存储区域以写入新数据时，访问单元读出存储在要被访问的条带中的存储区域中的现有数据。 并且当从已经读出的现有数据检测到未格式化状态标识符时，访问单元将新数据或格式化的格式数据写入存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US20090063769A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US12179942

申请日：2008-07-25

申请人： Hidejirou DAIKOKUYA ,  Mikio Ito ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Yoshihito Konta ,  Norihide Kubota

发明人： Hidejirou DAIKOKUYA ,  Mikio Ito ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Hideo Takahashi ,  Yoshihito Konta ,  Norihide Kubota

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F12/123

摘要： A RAID apparatus includes a plurality of recording devices, a first adaptor connected to a first interface which is connected to a high-level apparatus, a controller for controlling processing of data transmitted by the high-level apparatus, and a second adaptor that connects to a second interface connected to a plurality of recording devices. The controller has a first memory area in which said data are stored, a second memory area used for a write-back of the data in said plurality of recording devices, a write-back information control unit controlling a write-back type of data stored in the first memory area and a usage state of the second memory area, a write-back data determination unit for determination of data to be written-back based on the write-back information, and a write-back execution unit for executing a write-back of the data to be written back on the plurality of recording devices.

摘要翻译： RAID装置包括多个记录装置，连接到连接到高级装置的第一接口的第一适配器，用于控制由高级装置发送的数据的处理的控制器，以及连接到 连接到多个记录装置的第二接口。 控制器具有存储所述数据的第一存储区域，用于在所述多个记录装置中回写数据的第二存储区域，控制存储的数据的回写类型的回写信息控制单元 在所述第一存储器区域和所述第二存储区域的使用状态中，基于所述写回信息来确定要被写回的数据的写回数据确定单元，以及用于执行写入的写回执行单元 在要记录在多个记录装置上的数据的背面。

公开(公告)号：US08930748B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13371503

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Ryouta Tsukahara

发明人： Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Chikashi Maeda ,  Norihide Kubota ,  Atsushi Igashira ,  Kenji Kobayashi ,  Ryouta Tsukahara

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G11B27/36 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G06F11/20

CPC分类号： G11B27/36 ,  G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G11B27/002

摘要： A storage apparatus includes a plurality of first storage mediums in which data is redundantly stored and a controller. The controller includes a formatting section which performs formatting in each of the plurality of first storage mediums, a detection section which detects a failure that has occurred in the plurality of first storage mediums, a control section which makes the formatting section stop the formatting at the time of the detection of the failure by the detection section and which rebuilds the data stored in the plurality of first storage mediums in which the failure has occurred in a second storage medium other than the plurality of first storage mediums, and a rebuild processing section which rebuilds the data stored in the plurality of first storage mediums in the second storage medium in accordance with instructions from the control section.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括冗余存储数据的多个第一存储介质和控制器。 控制器包括格式化部分，其在多个第一存储介质中的每一个中执行格式化;检测部分，其检测在多个第一存储介质中发生的故障;控制部分，其使格式化部分停止在 检测部分检测到故障的时间，以及重建存储在其中发生故障的多个第一存储介质中的数据在除了多个第一存储介质之外的第二存储介质中的数据;以及重建处理部分， 根据来自控制部分的指令重建存储在第二存储介质中的多个第一存储介质中的数据。

公开(公告)号：US08402231B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US13016520

申请日：2011-01-28

申请人： Chikashi Maeda ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Norihide Kubota

发明人： Chikashi Maeda ,  Hidejirou Daikokuya ,  Kazuhiko Ikeuchi ,  Norihide Kubota

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/16

摘要： A virtual volume control unit allocates, upon detection of a write request for new data in a virtual volume to be accessed, an actual storage space of a physical medium existing in the same storage group to the virtual volume in accordance with volume capacity of the new data. A storage control unit stores the new data as actual data in the actual storage space of the physical medium allocated to the virtual volume. And a restoration control unit causes, upon detection of a fallback in data redundancy in the storage group, the actual data in a stored space among the actual storage spaces in the physical medium that caused the fallback to be preferentially restored in an actual storage space in a destination physical medium with reference to the physical media other than the physical medium that caused the fallback in the storage group.

摘要翻译： 虚拟卷控制单元在检测到要访问的虚拟卷中的新数据的写入请求时，根据新的容量来分配存储在同一存储组中的物理介质到虚拟卷的实际存储空间 数据。 存储控制单元将新数据作为实际数据存储在分配给虚拟卷的物理介质的实际存储空间中。 并且，恢复控制部在检测到存储组中的数据冗余的回退时，导致在物理介质中的实际存储空间中的存储空间中的实际数据在实际的存储空间中被优先恢复 参考除了导致存储组中的回退的物理介质之外的物理介质的目的物理介质。