公开(公告)号：US08200893B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US13194841

申请日：2011-07-29

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和将闪存置于离线模式和在线模式下的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的一些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US08019930B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12019049

申请日：2008-01-24

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和具有在离线模式和在线模式下放置和处理闪存的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的一些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US08862839B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-14

申请号：US13466588

申请日：2012-05-08

申请人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu Asano ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： A storage system which has flash memories constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in on-line mode and off-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode. The storage system includes: when some or all of flash memory in on-line mode is placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器和具有在线模式和离线模式下放置和处理闪速存储器的功能并且以在线模式存储和管理闪存的管理信息的功能的存储系统。 该存储系统包括：当在线模式中的一些或所有闪速存储器处于离线模式时，通过在用作管理区域的区域中移动现有数据来创建闪存中脱机模式下的管理区域 到管理区以外的地区; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US20110289265A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US13194841

申请日：2011-07-29

申请人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

发明人： Masayasu ASANO ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Nobuhiro Maki

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F2212/7201

摘要： An object of the present invention is to provide a storage system and storage management method, which prevent a problem in the operation of stored data from being caused by unknown states of volume information and life information, when flash memories are placed in off-line mode and again placed in on-line mode. According to the present invention, there is provided a storage system 1200 which has flash memories 1300 constituting a storage area and a function of placing and handling the flash memories in off-line mode and on-line mode, and which stores and manages management information of the flash memories in on-line mode, the storage system including: when some or all of the flash memories in on-line mode are placed in off-line mode, creating a management area in off-line mode in the flash memories by moving existing data in an area used as the management area to an area other than the management area; writing the management information of the flash memories to the created management area; and placing the flash memories in off-line mode.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种存储系统和存储管理方法，当闪存被置于离线模式时，防止存储的数据的操作由体积信息和生命信息的未知状态引起的问题 并再次置于在线模式。 根据本发明，提供了一种存储系统1200，其具有构成存储区域的闪速存储器1300和将闪存置于离线模式和在线模式下的功能，并且存储和管理管理信息 存储系统包括：当处于在线模式的闪存中的某些或全部处于离线模式时，通过闪存中的闪存中的离线模式创建管理区域 将用作管理区域的区域中的现有数据移动到管理区域以外的区域; 将闪速存储器的管理信息写入创建的管理区域; 并将闪存置于离线模式。

公开(公告)号：US07849264B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US11968216

申请日：2008-01-02

申请人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yuichi Taguchi

发明人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yuichi Taguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0646 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F17/30315 ,  H04L41/0893

摘要： The load of managing a storage system is lessened. In a storage system where multiple logical volumes are included in a logical volume group and a copy of the logical volume group is made in a pool area different from the one to which the logical volume group belongs, a management computer adds to the pool area capacity when the capacity of a pool area exceeds a predetermined threshold. When the pool area includes multiple logical volume groups, the management computer requests the storage system to create a pool area for each of the logical volume groups and to create the logical volume groups respectively for the created pool areas. When the pool area includes one logical volume group, the management computer requests the storage system to make the capacity of the pool area coincide with the capacity of a pool area to which the logical volume group is copied.

摘要翻译： 管理存储系统的负担减轻了。 在逻辑卷组中包含多个逻辑卷的存储系统中，并且在与逻辑卷组所属的池区域不同的池区域中进行逻辑卷组的副本，管理计算机将添加到池区域容量 当池区域的容量超过预定阈值时。 当池区域包含多个逻辑卷组时，管理计算机请求存储系统为每个逻辑卷组创建一个池区域，并为创建的池区域分别创建逻辑卷组。 当池区域包括一个逻辑卷组时，管理计算机请求存储系统使池区域的容量与复制逻辑卷组的池区域的容量一致。

公开(公告)号：US20080215843A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-04

申请号：US11968216

申请日：2008-01-02

申请人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yuichi Taguchi

发明人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayasu Asano ,  Yuichi Taguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0646 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F17/30315 ,  H04L41/0893

摘要： The load of managing a storage system is lessened. In a storage system where multiple logical volumes are included in a logical volume group and a copy of the logical volume group is made in a pool area different from the one to which the logical volume group belongs, a management computer adds to the pool area capacity when the capacity of a pool area exceeds a predetermined threshold. When the pool area includes multiple logical volume groups, the management computer requests the storage system to create a pool area for each of the logical volume groups and to create the logical volume groups respectively for the created pool areas. When the pool area includes one logical volume group, the management computer requests the storage system to make the capacity of the pool area coincide with the capacity of a pool area to which the logical volume group is copied.

摘要翻译： 管理存储系统的负担减轻了。 在逻辑卷组中包含多个逻辑卷的存储系统中，并且在与逻辑卷组所属的池区域不同的池区域中进行逻辑卷组的副本，管理计算机将添加到池区域容量 当池区域的容量超过预定阈值时。 当池区域包括多个逻辑卷组时，管理计算机请求存储系统为每个逻辑卷组创建一个池区域，并为创建的池区域分别创建逻辑卷组。 当池区域包括一个逻辑卷组时，管理计算机请求存储系统使池区域的容量与复制逻辑卷组的池区域的容量一致。

公开(公告)号：US08032490B2

公开(公告)日：2011-10-04

申请号：US12078615

申请日：2008-04-02

申请人： Toru Tanaka ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Toru Tanaka ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F11/3476

摘要： A storage system capable of identifying all volumes to be audited is provided.Operation logs 3005 concerning the operations of volumes are associated with a time and stored in storage apparatuses 1400 and 1500, and a management computer 1100 collects information about these operation logs 3005, restores the status history of the operation logs 3005, sets, as an audit range, the operation logs 3005 including volumes with an audit period and audit target data stored therein, extracts the operation logs 3005 belonging to the audit range from the restored status history of the operation logs 3005, and transmits the extracted operation logs 3005 to a computer (requesting computer) 1000. As a result, all the audit target volumes can be identified.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种能够识别要审核的所有卷的存储系统。 关于卷的操作的操作日志3005与时间相关联并存储在存储设备1400和1500中，并且管理计算机1100收集关于这些操作日志3005的信息，恢复操作日志3005的状态历史，设置为审计 范围内，包含审核期间的卷和审核对象数据的操作日志3005从恢复的操作日志3005的状态历史中提取属于审核范围的操作日志3005，并将提取的操作日志3005发送到计算机 （请求计算机）1000.因此，可以识别所有审核目标卷。

公开(公告)号：US08024532B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-20

申请号：US12062705

申请日：2008-04-04

申请人： Yuichi Taguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Noriko Nakajima

发明人： Yuichi Taguchi ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Noriko Nakajima

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0623 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F21/6245 ,  G06F2221/2143

摘要： There is provided a computer system comprising a first storage system and a second storage system coupled to the first storage system. The first storage system provides a first storage area. The second storage system provides a second storage area. The second storage system reads and writes the requested data from and to the first storage area associated with the second storage area; specifies the first storage area associated with the second storage area from which the data is to be erased upon reception of a request for erasing the data stored in the second storage area; and transmits the request for erasing the data to the first storage system providing the specified first storage area. The first storage system erases the data stored in the specified first storage area, based on a data erasure condition included in the request for erasing the data.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种包括耦合到第一存储系统的第一存储系统和第二存储系统的计算机系统。 第一存储系统提供第一存储区域。 第二存储系统提供第二存储区域。 第二存储系统从与第二存储区域相关联的第一存储区域读取和写入请求的数据; 在接收到擦除存储在第二存储区域中的数据的请求时，指定与要擦除数据的第二存储区域相关联的第一存储区域; 并向提供指定的第一存储区域的第一存储系统发送擦除数据的请求。 第一存储系统基于包含在擦除数据的请求中的数据擦除条件，擦除存储在指定的第一存储区域中的数据。

公开(公告)号：US07984230B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-19

申请号：US11585111

申请日：2006-10-24

申请人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yuichi Taguchi

发明人： Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Yuichi Taguchi

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0679 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： There is provided a logical volume management method for storage system. When a logical volume is created on a flash memory drive, a management computer allocates logical volume while flash memory chip border of flash memory drive is taken into account. Specifically, a table for managing a correlation between each parity group and the flash memory chip of the flash memory drive is obtained and the logical volume is allocated in such a manner that a flash memory chip is not shared by a plurality of logical volumes. When complete erasing of logical volume data is performed, the management computer specifies a flash memory chip on which complete data erasing is to be performed, and the storage system completely erases data exclusively on the chip of interest with a use of a function of completely erasing data at a time by chip unit of the flash memory chip (chip erasing).

摘要翻译： 为存储系统提供了逻辑卷管理方法。 当在闪存驱动器上创建逻辑卷时，管理计算机分配逻辑卷，同时考虑闪存驱动器的闪存芯片边框。 具体地，获得用于管理闪存驱动器的每个奇偶校验组和闪速存储器芯片之间的相关性的表，并且以使得闪存芯片不被多个逻辑卷共享的方式分配逻辑卷。 当执行逻辑卷数据的完全擦除时，管理计算机指定要执行完整数据擦除的闪存芯片，并且存储系统使用完全擦除的功能完全擦除感兴趣的芯片上的数据 闪存芯片的芯片单元一次的数据（芯片擦除）。

公开(公告)号：US07669022B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-23

申请号：US11639790

申请日：2006-12-14

申请人： Naoko Maruyama ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Naoko Maruyama ,  Yuichi Taguchi ,  Hiroshi Nasu ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0796 ,  G06F11/1448 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1466 ,  G06F11/2094

摘要： A computer system for preventing data loss that includes: a first storage system having a data storage extent for storing data sent from a host computer; a second storage system having at least one actual replicated data storage extent associated with the data storage extent; an archive appliance having a storage medium associated with the replicated data storage extent in the second storage system; and a data copy unit for controlling copy processing for reading data from the data storage extent in the first storage system and writing the read data to a first actual replicated data storage extent in the second storage system in accordance with specific configuration information. The system also has a connection switching unit for changing the specific configuration information so that a second actual replicated data storage extent, instead of the first actual replicated data storage extent, is associated with the data storage extent.

摘要翻译： 一种用于防止数据丢失的计算机系统，包括：具有用于存储从主计算机发送的数据的数据存储区域的第一存储系统; 具有与数据存储范围相关联的至少一个实际复制数据存储范围的第二存储系统; 存档装置，具有与第二存储系统中的复制数据存储区域相关联的存储介质; 以及数据复制单元，用于控制从第一存储系统中的数据存储范围读取数据的复制处理，并且根据具体配置信息将读取的数据写入第二存储系统中的第一实际复制数据存储范围。 该系统还具有用于改变特定配置信息的连接切换单元，使得第二实际复制数据存储范围而不是第一实际复制数据存储范围与数据存储范围相关联。