Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volume
    2.
    发明授权
    Technique for translating a pure virtual file system data stream into a hybrid virtual volume 有权
    将纯虚拟文件系统数据流翻译成混合虚拟卷的技术

    公开(公告)号:US07243207B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-10

    申请号:US10950893

    申请日:2004-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30067 G06F3/065

    摘要: A technique converts a stream of virtual volume block numbers (vvbns) into a hybrid virtual volume (vvol) file system containing both physical volume block numbers (pvbns) and vvbns. The stream of vvbns is illustratively embodied as a file system data stream of a vvol that is transferred by a source to a destination in accordance with image transfer operations, such as volume copying and synchronous or asynchronous mirroring. Transfer of the vvol involves converting a file system on the source vvol into the file system data stream (i.e., a “pure” vvol stream), where all blocks of the vvol are represented by vvbns. The file system data stream is then transferred to the destination, where the vvbns of the pure vvol stream blocks are converted to pvbns of a hybrid stream.

    摘要翻译: 一种技术将虚拟卷块数(vvbns)流转换为包含物理卷块号(pvbns)和vvbns的混合虚拟卷(vvol)文件系统。 vvbns的流被说明性地表现为根据诸如卷复制和同步或异步镜像的图像传送操作由源传输到目的地的vvol的文件系统数据流。 vvol的传输涉及将源vvol上的文件系统转换为文件系统数据流(即,“纯”vvol流),其中vvol的所有块由vvbns表示。 文件系统数据流然后被传送到目的地,其中纯vvol流块的vvbns被转换成混合流的pvbn。

    Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream
    3.
    发明授权
    Technique for translating a hybrid virtual volume file system into a pure virtual file system data stream 有权
    将混合虚拟卷文件系统翻译成纯虚拟文件系统数据流的技术

    公开(公告)号:US07194595B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-20

    申请号:US10951196

    申请日:2004-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A technique translates a hybrid virtual volume (vvol) having a file system that contains intermingled virtual and physical volume block numbers (vbns) into a “pure” stream of virtual vbns (vvbns). The stream of vvbns is illustratively embodied as an output file system data stream of a vvol image that is transferred by a source storage system (“source”) to a destination storage system (“destination”) in accordance with image transfer operations, such as volume copying and synchronous or asynchronous mirroring, provided by a volume replication facility. The blocks that are sent as part of the image transfer are selected from a container file of the hybrid vvol on the source. In particular, the invention is directed to a technique for translating physical vbns (pvbns) of a source aggregate on the source to pure vvbns of the output file system data stream that can be used on a destination aggregate of the destination, where embedded pvbns in the source hybrid vvol image are not valid.

    摘要翻译: 一种技术将具有文件系统的混合虚拟卷(vvol)将包含混合的虚拟和物理卷块号(vbns)的虚拟卷(vvol)转换为“纯”虚拟虚拟虚拟流(vbnbn)。 vvbns的流被示例性地实现为根据图像传送操作将源存储系统(“源”)传送到目的地存储系统(“目的地”)的vvol图像的输出文件系统数据流,例如 卷复制和同步或异步镜像,由卷复制工具提供。 作为图像传输的一部分发送的块从源上的混合vvol的容器文件中选择。 特别地,本发明涉及一种用于将源上的源聚合的物理vbn(pvbn)转换为可以在目的地的目的地聚合上使用的输出文件系统数据流的纯vvbn的技术,其中嵌入的pvbn 源混合vvol映像无效。

    Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy
    4.
    发明授权
    Uniquely identifying block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy 有权
    独特地识别存储卷层次结构中的块上下文签名

    公开(公告)号:US07996636B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11935704

    申请日:2007-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A technique uniquely identifies block context signatures in a storage volume hierarchy of a storage system. In particular, the technique assigns unique volume identifiers (“IDs,” e.g., buffer tree or “bufftree” IDs) to volumes of the storage volume hierarchy, and allows clone volumes to determine that data blocks belong to an appropriate ancestor volume (e.g., and were written by the ancestor volume prior to creation of the clone). In this manner, the novel technique may uniquely identify and accurately determine whether an accessed data block is a correct data block (e.g., alleviating occurrences of data ID aliasing).

    摘要翻译: 技术唯一地标识存储系统的存储卷层级中的块上下文签名。 特别地,该技术将独特的卷标识符(“ID”,例如缓冲树或“bufftree”ID)分配给存储卷层次结构的卷,并允许克隆卷确定数据块属于适当的祖先卷(例如, 并在创建克隆之前由祖先卷编写)。 以这种方式,新技术可以唯一地识别和准确地确定所访问的数据块是否是正确的数据块(例如,缓解数据ID混叠的发生)。

    EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT
    5.
    发明申请
    EXTENSION OF WRITE ANYWHERE FILE SYSTEM LAYOUT 有权
    写入任何文件系统布局的扩展

    公开(公告)号:US20120179891A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US13351017

    申请日:2012-01-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/10

    摘要: A file system layout apportions an underlying physical volume into one or more virtual volumes (vvols) of a storage system. The underlying physical volume is an aggregate comprising one or more groups of disks, such as RAID groups, of the storage system. The aggregate has its own physical volume block number (pvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that pvbn space. Each vvol has its own virtual volume block number (vvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that vvbn space. Notably, the block allocation structures of a vvol are sized to the vvol, and not to the underlying aggregate, to thereby allow operations that manage data served by the storage system (e.g., snapshot operations) to efficiently work over the vvols.

    摘要翻译: 文件系统布局将底层物理卷分配到存储系统的一个或多个虚拟卷(vvols)中。 底层物理卷是包含存储系统的一组或多组磁盘(如RAID组)的聚合。 聚合具有自己的物理卷块数(pvbn)空间,并在该pvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构之类的元数据。 每个vvol具有自己的虚拟卷块号(vvbn)空间,并在该vvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构的元数据。 值得注意的是,vvol的块分配结构的大小适合于vvol,而不是基础聚合,从而允许管理由存储系统服务的数据(例如,快照操作)的操作有效地在vvols上工作。

    Extension of write anywhere file system layout
    6.
    发明授权
    Extension of write anywhere file system layout 有权
    扩展写任意文件系统布局

    公开(公告)号:US08583892B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-12

    申请号:US13351017

    申请日:2012-01-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A file system layout apportions an underlying physical volume into one or more virtual volumes (vvols) of a storage system. The underlying physical volume is an aggregate comprising one or more groups of disks, such as RAID groups, of the storage system. The aggregate has its own physical volume block number (pvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that pvbn space. Each vvol has its own virtual volume block number (vvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that vvbn space. Notably, the block allocation structures of a vvol are sized to the vvol, and not to the underlying aggregate, to thereby allow operations that manage data served by the storage system (e.g., snapshot operations) to efficiently work over the vvols.

    摘要翻译: 文件系统布局将底层物理卷分配到存储系统的一个或多个虚拟卷(vvols)中。 底层物理卷是包含存储系统的一组或多组磁盘(如RAID组)的聚合。 聚合具有自己的物理卷块数(pvbn)空间,并在该pvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构的元数据。 每个vvol具有自己的虚拟卷块号(vvbn)空间,并在该vvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构的元数据。 值得注意的是,vvol的块分配结构的大小适合于vvol,而不是基础聚合,从而允许管理由存储系统服务的数据(例如,快照操作)的操作有效地在vvols上工作。

    Extension of write anywhere file system layout
    7.
    发明授权
    Extension of write anywhere file system layout 有权
    扩展写任意文件系统布局

    公开(公告)号:US08099576B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-17

    申请号:US12185552

    申请日:2008-08-04

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: An underlying physical volume of a storage system is an aggregate having a plurality of storage devices. The aggregate has its own physical volume block number (pvbn) space. A file system layout apportions the underlying physical volume into a plurality of virtual volumes of the storage system each having a virtual volume identification (vvid). Each virtual volume has its own virtual volume block number (vvbn) space. The block allocation structures of a virtual volume are sized to the virtual volume, and not to the underlying aggregate, to thereby allow operations that manage data served by the storage system (e.g., snapshot operations) to efficiently work over the virtual volumes. Each storage block in a virtual volume is identified by the triplet: pvbn, vvid, and vvbn.

    摘要翻译: 存储系统的基础物理卷是具有多个存储设备的聚合。 聚合具有自己的物理块号(pvbn)空间。 文件系统布局将底层物理卷分配到存储系统的多个虚拟卷中,每个虚拟卷具有虚拟卷标识(vvid)。 每个虚拟卷都有自己的虚拟卷块号(vvbn)空间。 虚拟卷的块分配结构的大小适合于虚拟卷,而不是基础聚合,从而允许管理由存储系统服务的数据(例如,快照操作)的操作以有效地在虚拟卷上工作。 虚拟卷中的每个存储块由三元组:pvbn,vvid和vvbn标识。

    Extension of write anywhere file system layout
    8.
    发明授权
    Extension of write anywhere file system layout 有权
    扩展写任意文件系统布局

    公开(公告)号:US07409494B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-05

    申请号:US10836817

    申请日:2004-04-30

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A file system layout apportions an underlying physical volume into one or more virtual volumes (vvols) of a storage system. The underlying physical volume is an aggregate comprising one or more groups of disks, such as RAID groups, of the storage system. The aggregate has its own physical volume block number (pvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that pvbn space. Each vvol has its own virtual volume block number (vvbn) space and maintains metadata, such as block allocation structures, within that vvbn space. Notably, the block allocation structures of a vvol are sized to the vvol, and not to the underlying aggregate, to thereby allow operations that manage data served by the storage system (e.g., snapshot operations) to efficiently work over the vvols. The file system layout extends the file system layout of a conventional write anywhere file layout system implementation, yet maintains performance properties of the conventional implementation.

    摘要翻译: 文件系统布局将底层物理卷分配到存储系统的一个或多个虚拟卷(vvols)中。 底层物理卷是包含存储系统的一组或多组磁盘(如RAID组)的聚合。 聚合具有自己的物理卷块数(pvbn)空间,并在该pvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构的元数据。 每个vvol具有自己的虚拟卷块号(vvbn)空间,并在该vvbn空间内维护诸如块分配结构的元数据。 值得注意的是,vvol的块分配结构的大小适合于vvol,而不是基础聚合,从而允许管理由存储系统服务的数据(例如,快照操作)的操作有效地在vvols上工作。 文件系统布局扩展了常规写入任何文件布局系统实现的文件系统布局,但是保持了传统实现的性能特性。

    Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing
    9.
    发明授权
    Block reallocation planning during read-ahead processing 有权
    预读处理期间的块重新分配计划

    公开(公告)号:US07996445B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11741662

    申请日:2007-04-27

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A data storage system pre-fetches data blocks from a mass storage device, then determines whether reallocation of the pre-fetched blocks would improve access to them. If access would be improved, the pre-fetched blocks are written to different areas of the mass storage device. Several different implementations of such data storage systems are described.

    摘要翻译: 数据存储系统从大容量存储设备预取数据块,然后确定预取块的重新分配是否会改善对它们的访问。 如果访问将被改进,则预取的块被写入大容量存储设备的不同区域。 描述了这种数据存储系统的若干不同实现。

    Block Reallocation Planning During Read-Ahead Processing
    10.
    发明申请
    Block Reallocation Planning During Read-Ahead Processing 有权
    预读处理期间的块重新分配计划

    公开(公告)号:US20080270706A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-30

    申请号:US11741662

    申请日:2007-04-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A data storage system pre-fetches data blocks from a mass storage device, then determines whether reallocation of the pre-fetched blocks would improve access to them. If access would be improved, the pre-fetched blocks are written to different areas of the mass storage device. Several different implementations of such data storage systems are described.

    摘要翻译: 数据存储系统从大容量存储设备预取数据块,然后确定预取块的重新分配是否会改善对它们的访问。 如果访问将被改进,则预取的块被写入大容量存储设备的不同区域。 描述了这种数据存储系统的若干不同实现。