公开(公告)号：US06957303B2

公开(公告)日：2005-10-18

申请号：US10422734

申请日：2003-04-25

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： The storage system is configured to expand from small to large configurations at a reasonable cost with performance decided approximately to a target system scale. The storage system has a plurality of protocol transformation units, each used for transforming a protocol to be exchanged with the server or disk drives, and a plurality of data caching control units, each having a cache memory unit for storing data and a function for controlling the cache memory unit. The plurality of data cashing control units are divided into a plurality of control clusters while the cache memory unit is controlled only in its corresponding control cluster independently and the system management unit is connected to an interconnection, such that the system management unit manages the plurality of protocol transformation units and the plurality of control clusters are managed integrally as one system.

摘要翻译： 存储系统配置为以合理的成本从小型扩展到大型配置，性能大致决定于目标系统规模。 存储系统具有多个协议转换单元，每个协议变换单元用于变换要与服务器或磁盘驱动器交换的协议，以及多个数据高速缓存控制单元，每个具有用于存储数据的高速缓冲存储器单元和用于控制的功能 高速缓冲存储器单元。 多个数据兑现控制单元被分成多个控制簇，而高速缓冲存储器单元仅在其对应的控制簇中被独立地控制，并且系统管理单元连接到互连，使得系统管理单元管理多个 协议变换单元和多个控制集群作为一个系统一体地管理。

公开(公告)号：US20060242361A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11474462

申请日：2006-06-26

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.

公开(公告)号：US07069385B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-27

申请号：US10795719

申请日：2004-03-09

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F12/0866

摘要： A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.

摘要翻译： 存储系统1包括：多个协议转换单元10，其将与服务器3或硬盘组2交换的数据的读/写协议转换为系统内的协议; 多个高速缓存控制单元21，其包括存储与服务器3或硬盘组2读取/写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器单元111，并且包括控制高速缓冲存储器单元111的功能; 以及连接协议变换部10和高速缓存控制部21的互联网31。 在该存储系统1中，将多个高速缓存控制部21分割为多个控制集群70，高速缓存存储部111的控制在控制集群内独立，系统管理部60作为单个系统管理多个 协议转换单元10和多个控制集群70连接到互连网络30。

公开(公告)号：US07743211B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-22

申请号：US12213522

申请日：2008-06-20

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0873 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/284 ,  G06F2212/314

摘要： A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.

摘要翻译： 存储系统1包括：多个协议转换单元10，其将与服务器3或硬盘组2交换的数据的读/写协议转换为系统内的协议; 多个高速缓存控制单元21，其包括存储与服务器3或硬盘组2读取/写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器单元111，并且包括控制高速缓冲存储器单元111的功能; 以及连接协议转换单元10和高速缓存控制单元21的互连网络31.在该存储系统1中，多个高速缓存控制单元21被分成多个控制簇70，高速缓存存储单元111的控制在 以及作为单个系统管理多个协议变换单元10并且多个控制集群70连接到互连网络30的系统管理单元60。

公开(公告)号：US07571280B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US11474462

申请日：2006-06-26

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.

摘要翻译： 存储系统1包括：多个协议转换单元10，其将与服务器3或硬盘组2交换的数据的读/写协议转换为系统内的协议; 多个高速缓存控制单元21，其包括存储与服务器3或硬盘组2读取/写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器单元111，并且包括控制高速缓冲存储器单元111的功能; 以及连接协议转换单元10和高速缓存控制单元21的互连网络31.在该存储系统1中，多个高速缓存控制单元21被分成多个控制簇70，高速缓存存储单元111的控制在 以及作为单个系统管理多个协议变换单元10并且多个控制集群70连接到互连网络30的系统管理单元60。

公开(公告)号：US20080270701A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12213522

申请日：2008-06-20

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0873 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F2212/261 ,  G06F2212/284 ,  G06F2212/314

摘要： A storage system 1 includes: plural protocol transformation units 10 that transform, to a protocol within the system, a read/write protocol of data exchanged with servers 3 or hard disk groups 2; plural cache control units 21 that include cache memory units 111 storing data read/written with the servers 3 or the hard disk groups 2 and which include the function of controlling the cache memory units 111; and an interconnection network 31 that connects the protocol transformation units 10 and the cache control units 21. In this storage system 1, the plural cache control units 21 are divided into plural control clusters 70, control of the cache memory units 111 is independent inside the control clusters, and a system management unit 60 that manages, as a single system, the plural protocol transformation units 10 and the plural control clusters 70 is connected to the interconnection network 30.

摘要翻译： 存储系统1包括：多个协议转换单元10，其将与服务器3或硬盘组2交换的数据的读/写协议转换为系统内的协议; 多个高速缓存控制单元21，其包括存储与服务器3或硬盘组2读取/写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器单元111，并且包括控制高速缓冲存储器单元111的功能; 以及连接协议变换部10和高速缓存控制部21的互联网31。 在该存储系统1中，将多个高速缓存控制部21分割为多个控制集群70，高速缓存存储部111的控制在控制集群内独立，系统管理部60作为单个系统管理多个 协议转换单元10和多个控制集群70连接到互连网络30。

公开(公告)号：US06950914B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-27

申请号：US10712031

申请日：2003-11-14

申请人： Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

发明人： Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/10 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/2002 ,  G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/2038 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/12

摘要： The relation between a NAS server and a port set with a network address given to the NAS server is uniquely decided at 1:1 so that the processing performance of a TCP/IP processor or the NAS server creates a bottleneck to lower the response.A host computer separates: an I/F portion, to which an address which sends a command is given; a NAS server portion; a cache control portion which processes a device; and an I/F portion which accesses an external storage, and accesses them through an internal network 170 so that the corresponding relation between the I/F and the NAS server and the corresponding relation between the address given to the I/F and the NAS server can be arbitrarily reconfigured according to the processing load or the like.

摘要翻译： NAS服务器与给予NAS服务器的网络地址的端口之间的关系是以1：1唯一确定的，因此TCP / IP处理器或NAS服务器的处理性能会产生瓶颈以降低响应。 主计算机分离：给出发送命令的地址的I / F部分; NAS服务器部分; 高速缓存控制部分，处理设备; 以及访问外部存储器的I / F部分，并且通过内部网络170访问它们，使得I / F和NAS服务器之间的对应关系以及给予I / F的地址与NAS之间的对应关系 服务器可以根据处理负载等任意重新配置。

公开(公告)号：US20050033804A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-10

申请号：US10712031

申请日：2003-11-14

申请人： Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

发明人： Naoko Iwami ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/10 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/00 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/2002 ,  G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/2038 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  H04L41/0803 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/12

摘要： The relation between a NAS server and a port set with a network address given to the NAS server is uniquely decided at 1:1 so that the processing performance of a TCP/IP processor or the NAS server creates a bottleneck to lower the response. A host computer separates: an I/F portion, to which an address which sends a command is given; a NAS server portion; a cache control portion which processes device; and an I/F portion which accesses an external storage, and accesses them through an internal network 170 so that the corresponding relation between the I/F and the NAS server and the corresponding relation between the address given to the I/F and the NAS server can be arbitrarily reconfigurated according to the processing load or the like.

摘要翻译： NAS服务器与给予NAS服务器的网络地址的端口之间的关系是以1：1唯一确定的，因此TCP / IP处理器或NAS服务器的处理性能会产生瓶颈以降低响应。 主计算机分离：给出发送命令的地址的I / F部分; NAS服务器部分; 处理设备的高速缓存控制部分; 以及访问外部存储器的I / F部分，并且通过内部网络170访问它们，使得I / F和NAS服务器之间的对应关系以及给予I / F的地址与NAS之间的对应关系 服务器可以根据处理负载等任意重新配置。

公开(公告)号：US20050076157A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-07

申请号：US10735155

申请日：2003-12-12

申请人： Kazuyoshi Serizawa ,  Norio Shimozono ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami

发明人： Kazuyoshi Serizawa ,  Norio Shimozono ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Naoko Iwami

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/004 ,  G06F11/1443 ,  G06F11/2089

摘要： In a storage system having a plurality of virtualization apparatuses that allocate a storage area which a storage device has, form a plurality of virtual volumes, and process input-output from a host processor to one of the virtual volumes, a request for completing all the input-output being processed that is received from the host processor and temporarily holding the input-output processing received subsequently is issued to the plurality of virtualization apparatuses, when a completion report of the processing of the input-output in response to the request is received from the plurality of virtualization apparatuses and the completion report is received from all the virtualization apparatuses to which the request was issued, an instruction of an allocation change of the storage area of the storage device is sent to all the virtualization apparatuses, and when the completion report of the allocation change is received from all the virtualization apparatuses, the storage area of the storage device is allocated to the virtual volume by sending an instruction for releasing a state of the input-output held temporarily to all the virtualization apparatuses.

摘要翻译： 在具有分配存储装置所具有的存储区域的多个虚拟化装置的存储系统中，形成多个虚拟卷，并且处理从主机处理器到虚拟卷之一的输入输出， 当接收到响应于该请求的输入输出的处理的完成报告时，从多个虚拟化装置发出从主机处理器接收到的临时保持随后接收的输入输出处理的输入输出， 从多个虚拟化装置接收到从发出请求的所有虚拟化装置完成报告，存储装置的存储区域的分配改变指示被发送给所有的虚拟化装置，当完成 从所有的虚拟化设备，s的存储区域接收到分配更改的报告 通过发送用于释放临时保持的输入输出的状态到所有虚拟化设备的指令，将虚拟卷分配给虚拟卷。

公开(公告)号：US07380004B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-27

申请号：US10884976

申请日：2004-07-07

申请人： Norio Shimozono ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kiyoshi Honda ,  Naoko Iwami

发明人： Norio Shimozono ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kiyoshi Honda ,  Naoko Iwami

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： A storage system is provided with a plurality of interface units each for connection with a server; an interface unit for connection with hard disk drives; a plurality of microprocessor units each for processing commands; and a switch unit for interconnecting the interface units and microprocessor units. A management console is also connected to the storage system. The storage system forces the management console to select an unused interface unit from among the plurality of interface units for use in a data input/output process between the server and the storage system, select a microprocessor unit which meets required performance of the server from among the plurality of microprocessor units for use in the data input/output process, and notify the administrator of the selected interface unit and microprocessor unit.

摘要翻译： 存储系统设置有多个接口单元，每个接口单元用于与服务器连接; 用于与硬盘驱动器连接的接口单元; 多个微处理器单元，每个用于处理命令; 以及用于互连接口单元和微处理器单元的开关单元。 管理控制台也连接到存储系统。 存储系统迫使管理控制台从服务器和存储系统之间的数据输入/输出过程中选择用于多个接口单元中的未使用的接口单元，从而从服务器和存储系统之间选择满足服务器所需性能的微处理器单元 多个微处理器单元用于数据输入/输出处理，并通知所选择的接口单元和微处理器单元的管理员。