公开(公告)号：US07636916B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-22

申请号：US10839516

申请日：2004-05-05

申请人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Mark A. Reid

发明人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Mark A. Reid

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： An increase in the efficiency of copy operations in a data storage system is provided. A host device directs that a volume of customer data be stored through one of two virtual storage servers on media in an associated library. An initiating controller queues a request to copy the volume to a second library. If the request is not processed by the initiating controller within a predetermined period, the initiating controller broadcasts the copy request to other controllers, each of which queues the request. After one of the controllers processes the request and the volume has been copied to the second library, the processing controller broadcasts a message to the other controllers which then dequeue the copy request from their respective copy queues. Upon receipt of such message, the initiating controller transmits a message to the host device that the volume was successfully stored and copied.

摘要翻译： 提供了数据存储系统中复制操作的效率的提高。 主机设备指示通过相关库中的介质上的两个虚拟存储服务器之一来存储大量客户数据。 启动控制器将请求复制到第二个库中。 如果发起控制器在预定时间段内未处理请求，则启动控制器将复制请求广播到其他控制器，每个控制器将请求排队。 在其中一个控制器处理请求并将卷复制到第二个库之后，处理控制器向其他控制器广播消息，然后将其从其各自的副本队列中出现复制请求。 在接收到这样的消息时，启动控制器向主机设备发送该卷成功存储和复制的消息。

公开(公告)号：US07640316B2

公开(公告)日：2009-12-29

申请号：US10656993

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F15/167

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F11/2097

摘要： A method to write information to two virtual tape servers. The method writes a file to a virtual host device disposed in a first virtual tape server, where the virtual host device comprises an adjustable bandwidth. The method queues a job to copy the file to a second virtual tape server, determines the age of the copy job, and copies that file to the second virtual tape server. The method sets an age threshold, and determines if the copy job age is greater than that age threshold. If the copy job age is greater than the age threshold, then the method decreases the adjustable bandwidth, if not, the method restores the adjustable bandwidth.

摘要翻译： 将信息写入两个虚拟磁带服务器的方法。 该方法将文件写入设置在第一虚拟磁带服务器中的虚拟主机设备，其中虚拟主机设备包括可调节的带宽。 该方法将作业排队以将文件复制到第二个虚拟磁带服务器，确定复制作业的年龄，并将该文件复制到第二个虚拟磁带服务器。 该方法设置年龄阈值，并确定复印作业年龄是否大于该年龄阈值。 如果复印作业年龄大于年龄阈值，则该方法会减少可调节的带宽，否则，该方法将恢复可调整的带宽。

公开(公告)号：US07401124B2

公开(公告)日：2008-07-15

申请号：US10656679

申请日：2003-09-05

申请人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

发明人： Keith A. Bello ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Gregory T. Kishi ,  Jonathan W. Peake

IPC分类号： G06F15/167

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0671 ,  G06F3/0676

摘要： A method to write information to two geographically separated virtual tape servers, where the method provides a file to a virtual tape controller, writes that file to a first virtual tape server, and queues a copy job for the file in the virtual tape controller. Subsequently, the method provides the file to a second virtual tape server. The method sets a throughput threshold, determines the actual VTC throughput, and determines if the actual VTC throughput exceeds the throughput threshold. The method sets an age threshold and determines if the copy job age is greater than that age threshold. If the actual VTC throughput is greater than the throughput threshold and the copy job age is greater than the age threshold, then the method decreases the first adjustable host bandwidth and/or the second adjustable host bandwidth, otherwise the method restores the bandwidth to a nominal value.

摘要翻译： 将信息写入两个地理上分离的虚拟磁带服务器的方法，其中该方法向虚拟磁带控制器提供文件，将该文件写入第一个虚拟磁带服务器，并将虚拟磁带控制器中文件的复制作业排队。 随后，该方法将文件提供给第二虚拟磁带服务器。 该方法设置吞吐量阈值，确定实际VTC吞吐量，并确定实际VTC吞吐量是否超过吞吐量阈值。 该方法设置年龄阈值，并确定复印作业年龄是否大于该年龄阈值。 如果实际VTC吞吐量大于吞吐量阈值并且复制作业年龄大于年龄阈值，则该方法会降低第一可调主机带宽和/或第二可调主机带宽，否则该方法将带宽恢复到标称值 值。

公开(公告)号：US5426758A

公开(公告)日：1995-06-20

申请号：US949672

申请日：1992-09-23

申请人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Robert L. Kwok ,  Kenneth W. Lane ,  Donald M. Nordahl ,  Mark A. Reid ,  William G. Sherman, II

发明人： Susan K. Candelaria ,  Dean L. Hanson ,  Robert L. Kwok ,  Kenneth W. Lane ,  Donald M. Nordahl ,  Mark A. Reid ,  William G. Sherman, II

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G11B19/00 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/00 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G11B5/55

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G11B19/00 ,  G11B19/02 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G06F2003/0692 ,  G11B2220/20

摘要： A method and system for enhancing the efficiency of data accessing within a storage subsystem which is coupled to a host system via a storage subsystem controller and a data channel. The storage subsystem controller preferably includes a tracked cyclic storage device which has multiple disks which are rotatable about a single spindle. Recording tracks within each disk are then accessed utilizing multiple switchable transducer heads. A signal transmitted from the host system is utilized to define a sequence in which a group of recording tracks are to be accessed. That signal is then utilized to create a transducer head switching table within the storage subsystem controller which lists each recording track to be accessed and an associated control parameter for selecting a particular transducer head to be utilized to access a subsequent recording track. Each time the end of an accessed recording track is encountered, the transducer head switching table is accessed and the control parameter associated with that track is accessed and coupled to the tracked cyclic storage device transducer head switch in order to select a subsequent recording track for access. In this manner, a plurality of tracks may be accessed in any desired order. A pointer is established into the transducer head switching table at the listing of an initially accessed recording track and access may be terminated when that pointer is encountered.

摘要翻译： 一种用于增强在经由存储子系统控制器和数据信道耦合到主机系统的存储子系统内的数据访问的效率的方法和系统。 存储子系统控制器优选地包括跟踪的循环存储设备，其具有可围绕单个主轴旋转的多个盘。 然后使用多个可切换的换能器头访问每个磁盘内的记录磁道。 使用从主机系统发送的信号来定义要访问一组记录磁道的序列。 该信号然后用于在存储子系统控制器内创建换能器头切换台，其中列出了要被访问的每个记录轨道，以及相关联的控制参数，用于选择要用于访问后续记录轨道的特定换能器头。 每次遇到访问的记录轨道的结束时，传感器头切换台被访问，并且与该轨道相关联的控制参数被访问并耦合到被跟踪的循环存储设备换能器头切换器，以便选择随后的记录轨道进行访问 。 以这种方式，可以以任何期望的顺序访问多个轨道。 在最初访问的记录轨道的列表中，将指针建立到换能器头切换台中，并且当遇到该指针时可以终止访问。