Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same
    3.
    发明授权
    Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same 有权
    存储装置和数据存储方法采用该方法

    公开(公告)号:US08171217B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US13191079

    申请日:2011-07-26

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06

    摘要: A storage apparatus comprises a disk device and a disk adapter for controlling the disk device. The disk adapter controls the disk device and forms a data volume and a pool volume, creates a data block for parity data, compresses write data and the created parity data, and stores a number of compressed data blocks equal to or less than a predetermined number and stores compressed parity data that are within a predetermined size in storage areas in an actual volume, and stores the remaining compressed data blocks of a number greater than the predetermined number and compressed parity data that exceed the predetermined size in storage areas in the pool volume corresponding to a virtual volume.

    摘要翻译: 存储装置包括盘装置和用于控制盘装置的盘适配器。 磁盘适配器控制磁盘设备并形成数据卷和池卷,创建奇偶校验数据的数据块,压缩写入数据和创建的奇偶校验数据,并存储等于或小于预定数量的压缩数据块数 并将处于预定大小的压缩奇偶校验数据存储在实际卷中的存储区域中,并且将大于预定数量的剩余压缩数据块和超过预定大小的压缩奇偶校验数据存储在池卷中的存储区域中 对应于虚拟卷。

    Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same 有权
    存储装置和数据存储方法采用该方法

    公开(公告)号:US08037244B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-11

    申请号:US12007940

    申请日:2008-01-17

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06

    摘要: A storage apparatus comprises a disk device and a disk controller for controlling the disk device. The disk controller provides a data volume including an actual volume and virtual volume with a volume capacity virtualization function. The virtual volume is associated with a pool volume for storing the actual data and the actual data is stored in the pool volume. In response to a write command from a host computer, the disk controller compresses write data under RAID 5 control and stores the compressed data in a storage area in the actual volume. If the entire compressed data cannot be stored in that storage area, the disk controller stores the remaining portion of the compressed data in the virtual volume.

    摘要翻译: 存储装置包括盘装置和用于控制盘装置的盘控制器。 磁盘控制器提供包括具有卷容量虚拟化功能的实际卷和虚拟卷的数据卷。 虚拟卷与用于存储实际数据的池卷相关联,实际数据存储在池卷中。 响应于来自主计算机的写入命令,磁盘控制器在RAID 5控制下压缩写入数据,并将压缩数据存储在实际卷中的存储区域中。 如果整个压缩数据不能存储在该存储区域中,则磁盘控制器将剩余部分的压缩数据存储在虚拟卷中。

    STORAGE SYSTEM AND ITS MULTIPLE EXTENT EXCLUSIVE CONTROL METHOD
    5.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM AND ITS MULTIPLE EXTENT EXCLUSIVE CONTROL METHOD 有权
    存储系统及其多种独特的控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110029698A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12311520

    申请日:2009-03-06

    IPC分类号: G06F13/10

    摘要: Proposed is technology for shortening the time required for analyzing and processing commands issued from multiple hosts and speeding up the processing. When a controller receives a command including random IO processing and the reception of commands is complete, it determines whether the valid extents prescribed in seek parameters attached to an LOC command overlap, and executes extent exclusive wait processing which causes access to the logical volume to enter a wait state or access processing to the logical volume based on the determination result. If the reception of commands is incomplete, the controller determines whether the access ranges (extents) designated in a DX command overlap, and executes extent exclusive wait processing or access processing to the logical volume based on the determination result.

    摘要翻译: 提出的技术是缩短分析和处理从多台主机发出的命令所需的时间并加快处理的技术。 当控制器接收到包括随机IO处理并且命令的接收完成的命令时,它确定附加到LOC命令的寻求参数中规定的有效范围是否重叠,并且执行扩展独占等待处理,这导致对逻辑卷的访问进入 基于确定结果等待状态或对逻辑卷的访问处理。 如果命令的接收不完整,则控制器确定在DX命令中指定的访问范围(扩展区)是否重叠,并且基于确定结果对逻辑卷执行扩展独占等待处理或访问处理。

    Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same
    6.
    发明申请
    Storage apparatus and data storage method using the same 有权
    存储装置和数据存储方法采用该方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090106492A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-23

    申请号:US12007940

    申请日:2008-01-17

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A storage apparatus comprises a disk device and a disk controller for controlling the disk device. The disk controller provides a data volume including an actual volume and virtual volume with a volume capacity virtualization function. The virtual volume is associated with a pool volume for storing the actual data and the actual data is stored in the pool volume. In response to a write command from a host computer, the disk controller compresses write data under RAID 5 control and stores the compressed data in a storage area in the actual volume. If the entire compressed data cannot be stored in that storage area, the disk controller stores the remaining portion of the compressed data in the virtual volume.

    摘要翻译: 存储装置包括盘装置和用于控制盘装置的盘控制器。 磁盘控制器提供包括具有卷容量虚拟化功能的实际卷和虚拟卷的数据卷。 虚拟卷与用于存储实际数据的池卷相关联,实际数据存储在池卷中。 响应于来自主计算机的写入命令,磁盘控制器在RAID 5控制下压缩写入数据,并将压缩数据存储在实际卷中的存储区域中。 如果整个压缩数据不能存储在该存储区域中,则磁盘控制器将剩余部分的压缩数据存储在虚拟卷中。

    STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD
    7.
    发明申请
    STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD 失效
    存储设备和数据管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130024643A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-24

    申请号:US13147286

    申请日:2011-07-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02

    摘要: To efficiently manage data including control information.A storage apparatus connected to a host requesting data writing includes one or a plurality of storage devices and a controller for allocating a storage area in page units to an area of a virtual volume to write the data in response to a request from the host to write the data wherein if the data regarding which the host makes the write request includes control information and data excluding the control information is specified data, the controller releases the allocation of the page allocated to the area for writing the relevant data.

    摘要翻译: 有效地管理包括控制信息在内的数据。 连接到请求数据写入的主机的存储装置包括一个或多个存储装置和一个控制器,用于将页面单元中的存储区域分配给虚拟卷的区域,以响应于来自主机的请求写入数据 数据,其中如果关于主机进行写入请求的数据包括控制信息,并且排除控制信息的数据是指定数据,则控制器释放分配给用于写入相关数据的区域的页面的分配。

    STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CACHE MEMORY
    8.
    发明申请
    STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CACHE MEMORY 审中-公开
    存储控制设备,以及缓存存储器的控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110276757A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-10

    申请号:US12377305

    申请日:2009-02-03

    IPC分类号: G06F12/08 G06F12/00

    摘要: The storage control device of the present invention uses a plurality of queues to manage cache segments which are in use, so as to retain cache segments which contain large amounts of data for long periods of time. One of the queues manages segments in which large amounts of valid data are stored. Another queue manages segments in which small amounts of valid data are stored. If the number of unused segments becomes insufficient, then a segment which is positioned at the LRU end of the other queue is released, and is shifted to a free queue. Due to the use of this other queue, it is possible to retain segments in which comparatively large amounts of data are stored for comparatively long periods of time.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的存储控制装置使用多个队列来管理正在使用的高速缓存段,以便在长时间段内保留包含大量数据的高速缓存段。 其中一个队列管理存储大量有效数据的段。 另一个队列管理存储少量有效数据的段。 如果未使用的段数不足,则释放位于另一个队列的LRU端的段,并将其移动到空闲队列。 由于使用了这个其他队列,所以可以保留相对较长时间内存储相对大量数据的段。

    Storage apparatus and data management method
    9.
    发明授权
    Storage apparatus and data management method 失效
    存储设备和数据管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US08566558B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US13147286

    申请日:2011-07-22

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: To efficiently manage data including control information.A storage apparatus connected to a host requesting data writing includes one or a plurality of storage devices and a controller for allocating a storage area in page units to an area of a virtual volume to write the data in response to a request from the host to write the data wherein if the data regarding which the host makes the write request includes control information and data excluding the control information is specified data, the controller releases the allocation of the page allocated to the area for writing the relevant data.

    摘要翻译: 有效地管理包括控制信息在内的数据。 连接到请求数据写入的主机的存储装置包括一个或多个存储装置和一个控制器,用于将页面单元中的存储区域分配给虚拟卷的区域,以响应于来自主机的请求写入数据 数据,其中如果关于主机进行写入请求的数据包括控制信息,并且排除控制信息的数据是指定数据,则控制器释放分配给用于写入相关数据的区域的页面的分配。

    STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA ACCESS METHOD
    10.
    发明申请
    STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA ACCESS METHOD 有权
    存储设备和数据访问方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120059988A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-08

    申请号:US12922574

    申请日:2010-09-02

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Improving response time performance by executing exclusive extent processing of a plurality of I/O requests is proposed. A storage apparatus, which includes a plurality of microprocessors, a first memory which stores counter values indicating the order of the I/Os to and from the storage areas, and a second memory which stores control information of the I/O requests for each of the I/O requests, is configured such that the microprocessors store, if there is one I/O request from the host apparatus, an I/O request range of the one I/O request in an area for storing control information of the one I/O request of the second memory, the microprocessors acquire the counter value from the first memory and store the counter value in the area for storing control information of the one I/O request of the second memory, and the microprocessors compare, if the counter value of the one I/O request is greater than the counter value of another I/O request, the I/O request range of the one I/O request stored in the second memory with the I/O request range of the other I/O request.

    摘要翻译: 提出了通过执行多个I / O请求的独占范围处理来改善响应时间性能。 一种存储装置,包括多个微处理器,第一存储器,其存储指示到存储区域和从存储区域的I / O的顺序的计数器值,以及第二存储器,其存储每个的I / O请求的控制信息 I / O请求被配置为使得如果来自主机设备的I / O请求有一个I / O请求,则微处理器存储用于存储该I / O控制信息的区域中的一个I / O请求的I / O请求范围 第二存储器的I / O请求,微处理器从第一存储器获取计数器值,并将计数器值存储在用于存储第二存储器的一个I / O请求的控制信息的区域中,并且微处理器比较如果 一个I / O请求的计数器值大于另一个I / O请求的计数器值,存储在第二个存储器中的I / O请求的I / O请求范围与其他I / O请求范围相同 I / O请求。