公开(公告)号：US5606529A

公开(公告)日：1997-02-25

申请号：US612618

申请日：1996-03-06

申请人： Hisao Honma ,  Kazuo Nakagoshi ,  Naoya Takahashi ,  Makoto Kogai ,  Kenichi Takamoto

发明人： Hisao Honma ,  Kazuo Nakagoshi ,  Naoya Takahashi ,  Makoto Kogai ,  Kenichi Takamoto

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G11C13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2003/0694 ,  G06F2212/2022 ,  G06F2212/312

摘要： A semiconductor storage device transfers data with an information processing device and includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory in which data is electrically re-writable, a volatile semiconductor memory connected to the non-volatile memory and temporarily storing data of the non-volatile semiconductor memory, and a CPU connected to the volatile semiconductor memory and the non-volatile semiconductor memory. The CPU controls the transfer of data among the non-volatile memory, the volatile memory and the CPU. The CPU also transfers data with the information processing device in accordance with a fixed-length form for data. When an access from the CPU to the volatile semiconductor makes a miss hit (i.e., misses), the CPU accesses the non-volatile semiconductor memory. When a failure is generated in the non-volatile semiconductor memory or when a predicted service life of the non-volatile semiconductor memory is elapsed, the non-volatile semiconductor memory can be substituted by an alternate memory.

摘要翻译： 半导体存储装置与信息处理装置传送数据，并且包括数据可重写的非易失性半导体存储器，与非易失性存储器连接的易失性半导体存储器，并临时存储非易失性半导体存储器的数据 连接到易失性半导体存储器和非易失性半导体存储器的CPU。 CPU控制非易失性存储器，易失性存储器和CPU之间的数据传输。 CPU还根据数据的固定长度形式与信息处理设备传输数据。 当从CPU到易失性半导体的访问造成未命中（即错过）时，CPU访问非易失性半导体存储器。 当在非易失性半导体存储器中产生故障时，或者当经过非易失性半导体存储器的预计使用寿命时，非易失性半导体存储器可以被备用存储器代替。

公开(公告)号：US5546348A

公开(公告)日：1996-08-13

申请号：US359787

申请日：1994-12-20

申请人： Hisao Honma ,  Kazuo Nakagoshi ,  Naoya Takahashi ,  Makoto Kogai ,  Kenichi Takamoto

发明人： Hisao Honma ,  Kazuo Nakagoshi ,  Naoya Takahashi ,  Makoto Kogai ,  Kenichi Takamoto

IPC分类号： G11C17/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G11C16/02 ,  G11C16/34 ,  G11C29/00 ,  G11C13/00

CPC分类号： G11C29/76 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G11C16/349 ,  G11C16/3495 ,  G06F11/076 ,  G06F2003/0694 ,  G06F2201/88

摘要： A semiconductor storage device is connected to at least one magnetic storage device. The input and output of data is made between the semiconductor storage device and an information processing device. The semiconductor storage device includes an electrically erasable non-volatile semiconductor memory which stores directory information of data stored in the magnetic storage device, a volatile semiconductor memory which has a storage capacity smaller than that of the non-volatile semiconductor memory and the storage contents of which are updated to store a part of the directory information having a higher frequency of access from the information processing device, and a CPU connected to the volatile semiconductor memory and the non-volatile semiconductor memory for making access to the volatile semiconductor memory and the non-volatile semiconductor memory in accordance with an access request from the information processing device, wherein when access to the volatile semiconductor memory made for access from the information processing device to the magnetic storage device hits on the part of the directory information, the CPU transfers the part of the directory information to the information processing device without making access to the non-volatile semiconductor memory and the information processing device makes access to the magnetic storage device on the basis of the part of the directory information When a failure is generated in the non-volatile semiconductor memory or when a predicted service life of the non-volatile semiconductor memory is elapsed, the non-volatile semiconductor memory is substituted by an alternate memory.

摘要翻译： 半导体存储装置连接到至少一个磁存储装置。 在半导体存储装置和信息处理装置之间进行数据的输入和输出。 半导体存储装置包括：电可擦除非易失性半导体存储器，其存储存储在磁存储装置中的数据的目录信息;易失性半导体存储器，其存储容量小于非易失性半导体存储器的存储容量;存储容量 其被更新以存储来自信息处理装置的具有较高访问频率的目录信息的一部分，以及连接到易失性半导体存储器和非易失性半导体存储器以用于访问易失性半导体存储器和非易失性半导体存储器的CPU的CPU， 根据来自所述信息处理装置的访问请求，所述非易失性半导体存储器，其中，当访问由所述信息处理装置访问的所述易失性半导体存储器到所述磁存储装置时，所述CPU转移所述目录信息的一部分， 信息的一部分目录信息 在不进入非易失性半导体存储器的情况下，信息处理装置和信息处理装置根据目录信息的一部分访问磁存储装置当在非易失性半导体存储器中产生故障时，或者当 经过非易失性半导体存储器的预期使用寿命，非替换存储器代替非易失性半导体存储器。

公开(公告)号：US08307158B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US13286896

申请日：2011-11-01

申请人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： There is provided a storage control system and a method in which various controls to a plurality of storage controllers connected to each other can be effectively performed. The storage control system and method controls first and second storage controllers, in which a second storage controller is connected to a first storage controller to which a host system is connected. With reference to a memory in which a table defining correspondence relationships between internal logical volumes and a host logical volume of the second storage controller is stored, a channel adapter of the first storage controller controls power supplies of driving mechanisms of storage devices corresponding to the internal logical volumes.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种可以有效地执行对彼此连接的多个存储控制器的各种控制的存储控制系统和方法。 存储控制系统和方法控制第一和第二存储控制器，其中第二存储控制器连接到主机系统连接到的第一存储控制器。 参考其中存储了定义内部逻辑卷与第二存储控制器的主机逻辑卷之间的对应关系的表的存储器，第一存储控制器的通道适配器控制对应于内部的存储设备的驱动机制的电源 逻辑卷。

公开(公告)号：US20100131731A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-27

申请号：US12691197

申请日：2010-01-21

申请人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Ai Satoyama

发明人： Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Ai Satoyama

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： In a system where a first storage system and a second storage system are connected to a third storage system, when the first storage system virtualizes and provides a device in the third storage system as a device in its own storage system, update data stored in a cache in the first storage system is written into the device of the third storage system to be reflected, attributes of the device are transferred to the second storage system, and the second storage system virtualizes the device of the third storage system as a device of its own storage system.

摘要翻译： 在第一存储系统和第二存储系统连接到第三存储系统的系统中，当第一存储系统将第三存储系统中的设备虚拟化并将其提供为其自己的存储系统中的设备时，更新存储在 将第一存储系统中的缓存写入要反映的第三存储系统的设备，将设备的属性传送到第二存储系统，并且第二存储系统将第三存储系统的设备虚拟化为其设备 自己的存储系统。

公开(公告)号：US20080016303A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-17

申请号：US11773081

申请日：2007-07-03

申请人： Katsuhiro OKUMOTO ,  Yoshihito Nakagawa ,  Hisao Honma ,  Keishi Tamura

发明人： Katsuhiro OKUMOTO ,  Yoshihito Nakagawa ,  Hisao Honma ,  Keishi Tamura

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1662 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2082

摘要： A virtualization system, including: at least one first port coupled to at least one host system; at least one second port coupled to a plurality of storage systems; wherein the virtualization system is capable to control to perform processes of splitting a relationship between the first virtual volume and the second virtual volume; storing first differential information identifying data of a first write request; write data of first write request to a storage area of the disk drives related to the first logical volume; storing second differential information identifying data of a second write request, the data of the second request being written after the splitting step, receiving a differential copying request; to copy differential data from the first virtual volume to the second virtual volume, or to copy differential data from the second virtual volume to the first virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 一种虚拟化系统，包括：耦合至少一个主机系统的至少一个第一端口; 耦合到多个存储系统的至少一个第二端口; 其中所述虚拟化系统能够控制以执行分割所述第一虚拟卷和所述第二虚拟卷之间的关系的处理; 存储识别第一写请求的数据的第一差分信息; 将第一写入请求的数据写入与第一逻辑卷相关的磁盘驱动器的存储区域; 存储识别第二写请求的数据的第二差分信息，所述第二请求的数据在分离步骤之后被写入，接收差分复制请求; 将差分数据从第一虚拟卷复制到第二虚拟卷，或将差分数据从第二虚拟卷复制到第一虚拟卷。

公开(公告)号：US07206905B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-17

申请号：US10862628

申请日：2004-06-08

申请人： Noboru Morishita ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Seiji Kaneko ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Noboru Morishita ,  Hiroshi Arakawa ,  Seiji Kaneko ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0871 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/262

摘要： When storage controllers are added to a storage system to change the storage system from a configuration having only one storage controller to a configuration having plural storage controllers, or when storage controllers are removed from the storage system to change the storage system from a configuration having plural storage controllers to a configuration having only one storage controller, a controller-internal management-information memory controller carries out a copy process to copy management information from each of the storage controllers to a management-information-memory switch or vice versa at the same time as processing of read and write requests for access to the management information, made by a channel interface or a disc interface, in order to change storage locations of the management information while processing the read and write requests made by the host.

摘要翻译： 当将存储控制器添加到存储系统以将存储系统从仅具有一个存储控制器的配置改变为具有多个存储控制器的配置时，或者当从存储系统移除存储控制器以从具有多个存储控制器的配置改变存储系统 存储控制器到仅具有一个存储控制器的配置，控制器内部管理信息存储器控制器执行复制处理，以将管理信息从每个存储控制器复制到管理信息存储器开关，反之亦然 作为由通道接口或光盘接口进行的用于访问管理信息的读取和写入请求的处理，以便在处理主机所做的读取和写入请求时改变管理信息的存储位置。

公开(公告)号：US06601134B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-29

申请号：US09298967

申请日：1999-04-26

申请人： Kenji Yamagami ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Kurosu ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Kenji Yamagami ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Kurosu ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/201 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A storage control apparatus is coupled to a central processing unit (CPU) and a storage unit to control input/output of data between the CPU and the storage unit. The storage control apparatus has at least two processors coupled to the CPU and the storage unit, a cache memory (CM) unit for temporarily storing data of the storage unit, a shared memory (SM) unit for storing information concerning control of the CM unit and the storage unit, and a selector coupled to the at least two processors, the CM unit and the SM unit through access paths to selectively apply access requests from the at least two processors to the CM unit and the SM unit.

摘要翻译： 存储控制装置耦合到中央处理单元（CPU）和存储单元，以控制CPU和存储单元之间的数据的输入/输出。 存储控制装置具有耦合到CPU和存储单元的至少两个处理器，用于临时存储存储单元的数据的高速缓冲存储器（CM）单元，用于存储关于CM单元的控制的信息的共享存储器（SM）单元 以及存储单元，以及通过访问路径耦合到所述至少两个处理器，所述CM单元和所述SM单元的选择器，以选择性地将来自所述至少两个处理器的访问请求应用于所述CM单元和所述SM单元。

公开(公告)号：US07464236B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-09

申请号：US11259087

申请日：2005-10-27

申请人： Kazuhide Sano ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa

发明人： Kazuhide Sano ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Kenta Ninose ,  Hiroshi Arakawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/2082 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F11/2076 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： The storage system of the present invention has a simple configuration and ensures redundancy of the system. The primary storage control device and the first secondary storage control device are connected by a synchronous read method, and the primary storage control device and the second secondary storage control device are connected by an asynchronous read method. The primary storage control device sets a management number in the update data and saves a journal data. The primary storage control device associates the management number with the update data and transmits them to the first secondary storage control device. The first secondary storage control device writes the update data to the first secondary volume, associates the management number with the storage destination address of the update data and stores them in the maintenance table. If the primary storage control device stops, the first secondary storage control device becomes anew a primary storage control device. The first secondary storage control device is connected to the second secondary storage control device by an asynchronous read method.

摘要翻译： 本发明的存储系统具有简单的配置，确保系统的冗余。 主存储控制装置和第一副存储控制装置通过同步读取方式连接，主存储控制装置和第二副存储控制装置通过异步读取方式连接。 主存储控制装置在更新数据中设置管理编号并保存日志数据。 主存储控制装置将管理编号与更新数据相关联，并将其发送到第一辅助存储控制装置。 第一辅助存储控制装置将更新数据写入第一辅助卷，将管理编号与更新数据的存储目的地地址相关联，并将其存储在维护表中。 如果主存储控制装置停止，则第一副存储控制装置变为主存储控制装置。 第一副存储控制装置通过异步读取方法连接到第二辅助存储控制装置。

公开(公告)号：US20080256317A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-16

申请号：US12213120

申请日：2008-06-16

申请人： Yasuyuki Nagasoe ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Yasuyuki Nagasoe ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/14

CPC分类号： G06F21/80 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0623 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0646 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system that is capable of communicating with one or more host devices that issue a host input/output request, including two or more physical devices, one or more logical devices provided in the two or more physical devices, said logical devices each representing a logical volume provided in the two or more physical devices, one or more memories that store security information that is information corresponding with each of the one or more logical devices that serves to control access based on a host input/output request for the logical device, and a control device that controls access of a host input/output, said security information being used to permit or deny a read/write request requesting access to the first logical device, said read/write request including a logical unit number (LUN) related to the first logical.

摘要翻译： 能够与发出主机输入/输出请求（包括两个或多个物理设备）的一个或多个主机设备进行通信的存储系统，所述两个或多个物理设备中提供的一个或多个逻辑设备，每个代表 在两个或多个物理设备中提供的逻辑卷，存储安全信息的一个或多个存储器，所述安全信息是基于用于逻辑设备的主机输入/输出请求的用于控制访问的一个或多个逻辑设备中的每一个的对应的信息， 以及控制主机输入/输出的访问的控制设备，所述安全信息被用于允许或拒绝请求访问第一逻辑设备的读/写请求，所述读/写请求包括相关的逻辑单元号（LUN） 到第一个逻辑。

公开(公告)号：US07360037B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US11038065

申请日：2005-01-21

申请人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Seiichi Higaki ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0622 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0637 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  Y02D10/154

摘要： There is provided a storage control system in which various controls to a plurality of storage controllers connected to each other can be effectively performed. The storage control system controls first and second storage controllers, in which a second storage controller 10 is connected to a first storage controller 1-1 to which a host system 1-2 is connected. With reference to a memory in which a table defining correspondence relationships between internal logical volumes and a host logical volume 32 of the second storage controller 10 is stored, a channel adapter 1-3 of the first storage controller 1-1 controls power supplies of driving mechanisms of storage devices corresponding to the internal logical volumes.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储控制系统，其中可以有效地执行对彼此连接的多个存储控制器的各种控制。 存储控制系统控制第一和第二存储控制器，其中第二存储控制器10连接到主机系统1-2连接到的第一存储控制器1-1。 参考其中存储了定义内部逻辑卷与第二存储控制器10的主机逻辑卷32之间的对应关系的表的存储器，第一存储控制器1-1的通道适配器1-3控制驱动的电源 对应于内部逻辑卷的存储设备的机制。