公开(公告)号：US07788229B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-31

申请号：US12068290

申请日：2008-02-05

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/2082

摘要： An LU management table 61 that associates and stores the LU# of the P-Vol 10p and the LU# of the S-Vol 10s is provided. The CPU 53 specifies the LU# of the S-Vol 10s constituting the save source of the data with respect to the magnetic tape cartridge 74, acquires the LU# of the P-Vol 10p associated with the specified LU# from the LU management table 61, reads the saved data from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 storing the data by means of the magnetic tape drive 71, and stores the data read from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 to the P-Vol 10p with the acquired LU#. As a result, the data can be restored easily and properly to the P-Vol 10p.

公开(公告)号：US07831781B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US12007332

申请日：2008-01-09

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/2056

摘要： A storage system is characterized by including: a host apparatus for sending various requests and backup-target data; a virtualization apparatus including a volume that stores the data sent from the host apparatus and a virtual volume that stores replicated data for the data; and a virtual disk library apparatus having a controller apparatus that includes an actual volume for the virtual volume and a tape library apparatus having a tape that stores the replicated data stored in the actual volume, and is characterized in that the controller apparatus has a path switching unit for conducting switching, for a plurality of paths for transferring the data, between a path that connects the controller apparatus to the tape library apparatus and a path that connects the controller apparatus to the virtualization apparatus according to a request from the host apparatus.

摘要翻译： 存储系统的特征在于包括：主机装置，用于发送各种请求和备份目标数据; 包括存储从主机装置发送的数据的卷和存储数据的复制数据的虚拟卷的虚拟化装置; 以及虚拟磁盘库装置，其具有包括虚拟卷的实际卷的控制装置和存储存储在实际卷中的复制数据的磁带的磁带库装置，其特征在于，所述控制装置具有路径切换 用于在将控制器装置连接到磁带库装置的路径和根据来自主机装置的请求将控制装置连接到虚拟化装置的路径之间进行切换的多个路径，用于传送数据的路径。

公开(公告)号：US08812800B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US12811661

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/14

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1466 ,  G06F2201/815

摘要： The performance to transfer data to external storage media in thin provisioning is enhanced.A storage apparatus is connected via a network to a host system writing of data and to a tape management apparatus for managing tape storage media for storing the data. The storage apparatus is designed so that data, for which a write request is issued by the host system, is stored in a virtual volume; a predetermined area in a plurality of storage devices is allocated to a data storage area in the virtual volume storing the data; and if the virtual volume is a backup object to be backed up to the tape storage media, a predetermined area in a specified storage device, from among the plurality of storage devices, is allocated to the data storage area in the virtual volume; and if the virtual volume is not a backup object to be backed up to the tape storage media, a predetermined area in an unspecified storage device, from among the plurality of storage devices, is allocated to the data storage area in the virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 增强了在精简配置中将数据传输到外部存储介质的性能。 存储装置经由网络连接到主机系统写入数据，并将磁带管理装置用于管理用于存储数据的磁带存储介质。 存储装置被设计成使得由主机系统发出写入请求的数据被存储在虚拟卷中; 将多个存储装置中的预定区域分配给存储数据的虚拟卷中的数据存储区域; 并且如果所述虚拟卷是要备份到所述磁带存储介质的备份对象，则从所述多个存储装置中的指定存储装置中的预定区域被分配给所述虚拟卷中的数据存储区域; 并且如果所述虚拟卷不是要备份到所述磁带存储介质的备份对象，则从所述多个存储设备中的未指定存储设备中的预定区域被分配给所述虚拟卷中的数据存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US08145602B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-27

申请号：US12805347

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/2082

摘要： An LU management table 61 that associates and stores the LU# of the P-Vol 10p and the LU# of the S-Vol 10s is provided. The CPU 53 specifies the LU# of the S-Vol 10s constituting the save source of the data with respect to the magnetic tape cartridge 74, acquires the LU# of the P-Vol 10p associated with the specified LU# from the LU management table 61, reads the saved data from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 storing the data by means of the magnetic tape drive 71, and stores the data read from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 to the P-Vol 10p with the acquired LU#. As a result, the data can be restored easily and properly to the P-Vol 10p.

摘要翻译： 提供了关联并存储P-Vol 10p的LU＃和S-Vol 10s的LU＃的LU管理表61。 CPU53指定构成相对于磁带盒74的数据的保存源的S-Vol 10的LU＃，从LU管理表中获取与指定的LU＃相关联的P-Vol 10p的LU＃ 如图61所示，通过磁带驱动器71从存储数据的磁带盒74读取保存的数据，并将从磁带盒74读取的数据存储到具有获取的LU＃的P-Vol 10p中。 因此，可以轻松，正确地恢复数据到P-Vol 10p。

公开(公告)号：US08037268B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-11

申请号：US12318992

申请日：2009-01-14

申请人： Hirokazu Aikawa ,  Kazuhiro Usami ,  Hirokazu Ishii

发明人： Hirokazu Aikawa ,  Kazuhiro Usami ,  Hirokazu Ishii

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28 ,  G11B15/18 ,  G11B17/00 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B5/78

CPC分类号： G06F11/1448 ,  G06F11/1469

摘要： Aiming to suitably balance, when backing up data to a magnetic tape, search time and writing/reading performance depending on the purpose of the backup, provided is a disk array apparatus including a disk device having hard disks, a magnetic tape device including a magnetic tape to which data to be backed up is written, and a control unit performing writing and reading processings of data between the disk device and the magnetic tape device. The control unit includes an FM (file mark) interval managing unit which receives a purpose of use when backing up the data on the magnetic tape, and from FM intervals which is held in association with the purpose of use thus received and which indicates an interval of recording FMs on the magnetic tape, acquires an FM interval corresponding to the purpose of use thus received, and transmits the acquired FM interval to the control unit.

摘要翻译： 为了适当平衡，当将数据备份到磁带时，根据备份的目的来搜索时间和写入/读取性能，提供了一种包括具有硬盘的磁盘装置的磁盘阵列装置，包括磁性的磁带装置 写入要备份的数据的磁带，以及在磁盘装置和磁带装置之间执行写入和读取数据处理的控制单元。 控制单元包括FM（文件标记）间隔管理单元，其在磁带上备份数据时接收使用的目的，以及与由此接收的使用目的相关联的FM间隔，并且指示间隔 在磁带上记录FM，获取与这样接收的使用目的相对应的FM间隔，并将所获取的FM间隔发送到控制单元。

公开(公告)号：US20100293150A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-18

申请号：US12805347

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/2082

摘要： An LU management table 61 that associates and stores the LU# of the P-Vol 10p and the LU# of the S-Vol 10s is provided. The CPU 53 specifies the LU# of the S-Vol 10s constituting the save source of the data with respect to the magnetic tape cartridge 74, acquires the LU# of the P-Vol 10p associated with the specified LU# from the LU management table 61, reads the saved data from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 storing the data by means of the magnetic tape drive 71, and stores the data read from the magnetic tape cartridge 74 to the P-Vol 10p with the acquired LU#. As a result, the data can be restored easily and properly to the P-Vol 10p.

摘要翻译： 提供了关联并存储P-Vol 10p的LU＃和S-Vol 10s的LU＃的LU管理表61。 CPU53指定构成相对于磁带盒74的数据的保存源的S-Vol 10的LU＃，从LU管理表中获取与指定的LU＃相关联的P-Vol 10p的LU＃ 如图61所示，通过磁带驱动器71从存储数据的磁带盒74读取保存的数据，并将从磁带盒74读取的数据存储到具有获取的LU＃的P-Vol 10p中。 因此，可以轻松，正确地恢复数据到P-Vol 10p。

公开(公告)号：US08205054B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-19

申请号：US12351339

申请日：2009-01-09

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2211/103 ,  G06F2211/1059 ,  G06F2212/262

摘要： Pools of a plurality of types of storage devices are configured and are included in different layers. Based on at least one storage device of the same type, the pools of types corresponding to the type are configured. The controller in the storage system carries out storage location change processing in which the storage location of targeted data that has been stored into the targeted first real page allocated to a virtual page in a virtual volume is changed to the second real page that has not been allocated in a pool of the second type different from a pool of the first type including the targeted first real page in the case in which the controller conforms to the prescribed storage location change conditions. A size of a real page is different depending on a type of a pool.

摘要翻译： 多种类型的存储设备的池被配置并且被包括在不同的层中。 基于相同类型的至少一个存储设备，配置与类型相对应的类型的池。 存储系统中的控制器执行存储位置改变处理，其中已经存储到分配给虚拟卷中的虚拟页面的目标第一实际页面中的目标数据的存储位置被改变为尚未被存储的第二实际页面 分配在与控制器符合规定的存储位置改变条件的情况下不同于包括目标第一实际页的第一类型的池的第二类型的池中。 根据池的类型，实际页面的大小是不同的。

公开(公告)号：US20110320710A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US13223360

申请日：2011-09-01

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1448 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1469

摘要： A storage system including: a virtualization apparatus having a control unit, said control unit setting an actual volume for storing data sent from a host apparatus, formed in a storage area provided by a physical disk; and a virtual volume paired with the actual volume, for storing replicated data for the data; and an external storage apparatus having a logical volume that functions as an actual storage area for the virtual volume; and a tape associated with the logical volume, for storing the replicated data; wherein the external storage apparatus has a copy unit for copying the replicated data stored in the logical volume to the tape.

摘要翻译： 一种存储系统，包括：具有控制单元的虚拟化装置，所述控制单元设置用于存储从由主机装置发送的数据的实际卷，形成在由物理盘提供的存储区域中; 以及与实际卷配对的虚拟卷，用于存储数据的复制数据; 以及具有用作虚拟卷的实际存储区域的逻辑卷的外部存储装置; 以及与所述逻辑卷相关联的磁带，用于存储所述复制数据; 其中所述外部存储装置具有用于将存储在所述逻辑卷中的所述复制数据复制到所述磁带的复制单元。

公开(公告)号：US20110320707A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12811661

申请日：2010-06-24

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1466 ,  G06F2201/815

摘要： The performance to transfer data to external storage media in thin provisioning is enhanced.A storage apparatus is connected via a network to a host system writing of data and to a tape management apparatus for managing tape storage media for storing the data. The storage apparatus is designed so that data, for which a write request is issued by the host system, is stored in a virtual volume; a predetermined area in a plurality of storage devices is allocated to a data storage area in the virtual volume storing the data; and if the virtual volume is a backup object to be backed up to the tape storage media, a predetermined area in a specified storage device, from among the plurality of storage devices, is allocated to the data storage area in the virtual volume; and if the virtual volume is not a backup object to be backed up to the tape storage media, a predetermined area in an unspecified storage device, from among the plurality of storage devices, is allocated to the data storage area in the virtual volume.

摘要翻译： 增强了在精简配置中将数据传输到外部存储介质的性能。 存储装置经由网络连接到主机系统写入数据，并将磁带管理装置用于管理用于存储数据的磁带存储介质。 存储装置被设计成使得由主机系统发出写入请求的数据被存储在虚拟卷中; 将多个存储装置中的预定区域分配给存储数据的虚拟卷中的数据存储区域; 并且如果所述虚拟卷是要备份到所述磁带存储介质的备份对象，则从所述多个存储装置中的指定存储装置中的预定区域被分配给所述虚拟卷中的数据存储区域; 并且如果所述虚拟卷不是要备份到所述磁带存储介质的备份对象，则从所述多个存储设备中的未指定存储设备中的预定区域被分配给所述虚拟卷中的数据存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US08037265B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-11

申请号：US11672172

申请日：2007-02-07

申请人： Kazuhiro Usami

发明人： Kazuhiro Usami

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1448 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1469

摘要： Storage system and data management method to reduce the load on a virtualization apparatus by executing backup processing or restoration processing within one apparatus in which an externally connected storage apparatus and a tape library apparatus are installed. The storage system includes a virtualization apparatus and an external storage apparatus; the virtualization apparatus having: an actual volume for storing data sent from a host apparatus, formed in a storage area provided by a physical disk; and a virtual volume paired with the actual volume, for storing replicated data for the data, and the external storage apparatus having: a logical volume that functions as an actual storage area for the virtual volume; and a tape associated with the logical volume, for storing the replicated data, wherein the external storage apparatus has a copy unit for copying the replicated data stored in the logical volume to the tape.

摘要翻译： 存储系统和数据管理方法，通过在外部连接的存储装置和磁带库装置的一个装置内执行备份处理或恢复处理来减少虚拟化装置的负载。 存储系统包括虚拟化装置和外部存储装置; 所述虚拟化装置具有：形成在由物理盘提供的存储区域中的用于存储从主机装置发送的数据的实际卷; 以及与所述实际卷配对的虚拟卷，用于存储所述数据的复制数据，以及所述外部存储装置具有：用作所述虚拟卷的实际存储区域的逻辑卷; 以及与逻辑卷相关联的用于存储复制数据的磁带，其中外部存储装置具有用于将存储在逻辑卷中的复制数据复制到磁带的复制单元。