公开(公告)号：US07389380B2

公开(公告)日：2008-06-17

申请号：US11480838

申请日：2006-07-06

申请人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/283 ,  G06F2212/286

摘要： The present invention provides a technique for, in the case in which a failure has occurred in a shared memory, controlling a period of a pseudo through operation to reduce a period in which performance of a disk array device falls. Control information is divided into management information, which is required to be duplexed, and directory information, which is only required to simplexed, and the management information and the directory information are stored in separate shared memories. In the case in which a failure has occurred in the shared memory of an expanded memory unit (Option) storing the directory information, the directory information is reestablished in the shared memory of a basic memory unit (Basic). The pseudo through operation is cancelled at the point when the directory information is reestablished. After a package of the expanded memory unit is replaced with a normal product, the directory information is reestablished again. Management information managed in the other cluster is copied to the shared memory of the basis memory unit to complete maintenance and recovery work.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种在共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，控制伪通过操作的周期以减少磁盘阵列设备的性能下降的周期的技术。 将控制信息划分为需要双工的管理信息和仅需要进行单工的目录信息，并将管理信息和目录信息存储在单独的共享存储器中。 在存储目录信息的扩展存储器单元（Option）的共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，在基本存储器单元（Basic）的共享存储器中重新设置目录信息。 在重新建立目录信息时，伪通过操作被取消。 在扩展的存储器单元的包装被正常产品替换之后，目录信息被重新建立。 在另一个集群中管理的管理信息被复制到基础存储器单元的共享存储器中，以完成维护和恢复工作。

公开(公告)号：US07096317B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-22

申请号：US10768146

申请日：2004-02-02

申请人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/283 ,  G06F2212/286

摘要： The present invention provides a technique for, in the case in which a failure has occurred in a shared memory, controlling a period of a pseudo through operation to reduce a period in which performance of a disk array device falls. Control information is divided into management information, which is required to be duplexed, and directory information, which is only required to simplexed, and the management information and the directory information are stored in separate shared memories. In the case in which a failure has occurred in the shared memory of an expanded memory unit (Option) storing the directory information, the directory information is reestablished in the shared memory of a basic memory unit (Basic). The pseudo through operation is cancelled at the point when the directory information is reestablished. After a package of the expanded memory unit is replaced with a normal product, the directory information is reestablished again. Management information managed in the other cluster is copied to the shared memory of the basis memory unit to complete maintenance and recovery work.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种在共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，控制伪通过操作的周期以减少磁盘阵列设备的性能下降的周期的技术。 将控制信息划分为需要双工的管理信息和仅需要进行单工的目录信息，并将管理信息和目录信息存储在单独的共享存储器中。 在存储目录信息的扩展存储器单元（Option）的共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，在基本存储器单元（Basic）的共享存储器中重新设置目录信息。 在重新建立目录信息时，伪通过操作被取消。 在扩展的存储器单元的包装被正常产品替换之后，目录信息被重新建立。 在另一个集群中管理的管理信息被复制到基础存储器单元的共享存储器中，以完成维护和恢复工作。

公开(公告)号：US20060253651A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-09

申请号：US11480838

申请日：2006-07-06

申请人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/283 ,  G06F2212/286

摘要： The present invention provides a technique for, in the case in which a failure has occurred in a shared memory, controlling a period of a pseudo through operation to reduce a period in which performance of a disk array device falls. Control information is divided into management information, which is required to be duplexed, and directory information, which is only required to simplexed, and the management information and the directory information are stored in separate shared memories. In the case in which a failure has occurred in the shared memory of an expanded memory unit (Option) storing the directory information, the directory information is reestablished in the shared memory of a basic memory unit (Basic). The pseudo through operation is cancelled at the point when the directory information is reestablished. After a package of the expanded memory unit is replaced with a normal product, the directory information is reestablished again. Management information managed in the other cluster is copied to the shared memory of the basis memory unit to complete maintenance and recovery work.

公开(公告)号：US20050132136A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10768146

申请日：2004-02-02

申请人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Masao Inoue ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F11/1666 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/283 ,  G06F2212/286

摘要： The present invention provides a technique for, in the case in which a failure has occurred in a shared memory, controlling a period of a pseudo through operation to reduce a period in which performance of a disk array device falls. Control information is divided into management information, which is required to be duplexed, and directory information, which is only required to simplexed, and the management information and the directory information are stored in separate shared memories. In the case in which a failure has occurred in the shared memory of an expanded memory unit (Option) storing the directory information, the directory information is reestablished in the shared memory of a basic memory unit (Basic). The pseudo through operation is cancelled at the point when the directory information is reestablished. After a package of the expanded memory unit is replaced with a normal product, the directory information is reestablished again. Management information managed in the other cluster is copied to the shared memory of the basis memory unit to complete maintenance and recovery work.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种在共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，控制伪通过操作的周期以减少磁盘阵列设备的性能下降的周期的技术。 将控制信息划分为需要双工的管理信息和仅需要进行单工的目录信息，并将管理信息和目录信息存储在单独的共享存储器中。 在存储目录信息的扩展存储器单元（Option）的共享存储器中发生故障的情况下，在基本存储器单元（Basic）的共享存储器中重新建立目录信息。 在重新建立目录信息时，伪通过操作被取消。 在扩展的存储器单元的包装被正常产品替换之后，目录信息被重新建立。 在另一个集群中管理的管理信息被复制到基础存储器单元的共享存储器中，以完成维护和恢复工作。

公开(公告)号：US07673107B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-02

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 ,  G06F21/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F9/26 ,  G06F9/34 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/16

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：US20060090048A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US11016806

申请日：2004-12-21

申请人： Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Yoshihito Nakagawa ,  Hisao Honma ,  Kelshi Tamura

发明人： Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Yoshihito Nakagawa ,  Hisao Honma ,  Kelshi Tamura

IPC分类号： G06F12/10

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

摘要： The present invention makes it possible, by virtualizing an external memory resource as an internal memory resource, to effectively utilize memory resources, and to synchronize the storage contents of a virtualized inner volume and a real inner volume. The first storage device comprises an internal volume and a virtual internal volume. The entity of the virtual internal volume is the external volume of a second storage device. The external volume can be dealt with as a volume inside the first storage device by mapping the external volume in the storage hierarchy of the first storage device. Furthermore, a copying pair can be formed by internal volume and virtual internal volume, and the contents of both volumes can be synchronized.

摘要翻译： 本发明可以通过虚拟化作为内部存储器资源的外部存储器资源来有效地利用存储器资源，并且使虚拟内部卷和真实内部卷的存储内容同步。 第一存储设备包括内部卷和虚拟内部卷。 虚拟内部卷的实体是第二个存储设备的外部卷。 可以通过映射第一存储设备的存储层级中的外部卷来将外部卷作为第一存储设备内的卷来处理。 此外，可以通过内部卷和虚拟内部卷形成复制对，并且两个卷的内容可以同步。

公开(公告)号：US06983349B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US10428198

申请日：2003-04-30

申请人： Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

发明人： Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Hisao Honma

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： A method for controlling shared memories permits I/O data exchange among storage controllers. A storage controller is provided for each of a plurality of disk array devices. Each storage controller includes at least one shared memory. Each shared memory stores information about the disk array devices. On each shared memory, addresses of the shared memories of other storage controllers are stored. An I/O request is received from a host device with one storage controller A. The storage controller A identifies an address of a shared memory managing a volume that is a target of the request. If the address is of a shared memory of another storage controller B, the storage controller A issues an instruction to a switching device to establish a connection path between the storage controller A's memory and the storage controller B's memory. The host device is notified that a connection path has been established.

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：US07302606B2

公开(公告)日：2007-11-27

申请号：US10600828

申请日：2003-06-23

申请人： Takeo Fujimoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Osamu Sakaguchi

发明人： Takeo Fujimoto ,  Hisao Honma ,  Katsuhiro Okumoto ,  Osamu Sakaguchi

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/201 ,  G06F11/0724 ,  G06F11/073 ,  G06F11/079 ,  G06F11/141

摘要： In a shared bus connection scheme or an individual path connection scheme, a fault caused at a part of a system affects the same in its entirety. Also, these schemes do not permit the determination of fault locations. Adapters 11, 12 are connected to shared memories 21, 22 with a plurality of individual paths 31 through 38. An address locking unit (not shown) is arranged in each of the shared memories 21, 22 to perform address lock check on memory access operations from the adapters 11, 12. If an address to be accessed is in the locked state, the access is held in the lock wait state until the address is unlocked. The access is made when the address locking is cleared.

摘要翻译： 在共享总线连接方案或单独的路径连接方案中，系统的一部分引起的故障整体影响相同。 此外，这些方案不允许确定故障位置。 适配器11,12与多个单独路径31至38连接到共享存储器21,22。 每个共享存储器21,22中布置有地址锁定单元（未示出），以对适配器11,12的存储器访问操作进行地址锁定检查。 如果要访问的地址处于锁定状态，则访问将保持在锁定等待状态，直到地址被解锁。 当地址锁定被清除时进行访问。

公开(公告)号：US20070050547A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-01

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： G06F12/16

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。