公开(公告)号：US06950871B1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-27

申请号：US09606050

申请日：2000-06-29

申请人： Shigeo Honma ,  Hiroshi Morishima ,  Tokuhiro Tsukiyama ,  Hiroyuki Matsushima ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Yoji Tomono

发明人： Shigeo Honma ,  Hiroshi Morishima ,  Tokuhiro Tsukiyama ,  Hiroyuki Matsushima ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Yoji Tomono

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0629 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： In order to construct an integrated storage system by reinforcing collaboration of components or functions of a storage system in which a storage area network (SAN) is used, in a computer system having multiple client computers, multiple various servers, multiple various storages which keep data, and a local area network (LAN) which connects the computers and the servers, a storage area network (SAN) which lies between the servers and storages forms a switched circuit network which is capable of connecting any server and any storage through fiber channel FC switches. The computer system further includes a terminal which is equipped with operation and management software which performs storage management including management of logical volumes in the various storages, data arrangement, error monitoring, management of setting up the FC switches, and backup for data in the storages.

摘要翻译： 为了通过加强使用存储区域网络（SAN）的存储系统的组件或功能的协作来构建集成存储系统，在具有多个客户端计算机的计算机系统中，多个不同的服务器，保持数据的多个存储器 以及连接计算机和服务器的局域网（LAN），位于服务器和存储器之间的存储区域网络（SAN）形成切换电路网络，其能够通过光纤通道FC连接任何服务器和任何存储 开关。 该计算机系统还包括一个终端，该终端配备有执行存储管理的操作和管理软件，包括各种存储器中的逻辑卷的管理，数据安排，错误监视，设置FC交换机的管理，以及备份存储器中的数据 。

公开(公告)号：US08423825B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-16

申请号：US13115333

申请日：2011-05-25

申请人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

发明人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/142 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： The storage system is coupled to a computer and includes a plurality of physical storages being used to configure a first logical storage and a second logical storage, a control unit receiving a read request and a write request from the computer; and a cache memory storing data which is sent to the computer. The control unit determines whether a request from the computer is a write request or a read request. If it is a read request, the control unit reads data from the cache memory or at least one of the plurality of physical storages based on the read request. If it is a write request, the control unit determines whether destination of the write request is the first logical storage.

摘要翻译： 存储系统耦合到计算机并且包括用于配置第一逻辑存储器和第二逻辑存储器的多个物理存储器，从计算机接收读取请求和写入请求的控制单元; 以及存储发送到计算机的数据的高速缓冲存储器。 控制单元确定来自计算机的请求是写请求还是读请求。 如果是读取请求，则控制单元基于读取的请求从高速缓冲存储器或多个物理存储器中的至少一个读取数据。 如果是写请求，则控制单元确定写请求的目的地是否是第一逻辑存储。

公开(公告)号：US20120203965A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13448057

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Naoto Matsunami ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Masahiko Sato

发明人： Naoto Matsunami ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Masahiko Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： This invention provides a user or an operator with a management apparatus or method for displaying logical connection information between an interface connected to a computer and a switch and a storage system or a logical unit in the storage system in a virtual storage system, wherein the switch receives a first access request from said computer, converts said first access request to a second access request to one of said plural storage systems, and sends said second access request to one of said plural storage systems or one logical unit.

公开(公告)号：US20110225455A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-15

申请号：US13115333

申请日：2011-05-25

申请人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

发明人： Yoshiaki Eguchi ,  Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/142 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  Y10S707/99953

摘要： The storage system is coupled to a computer and includes a plurality of physical storages being used to configure a first logical storage and a second logical storage, a control unit receiving a read request and a write request from the computer; and a cache memory storing data which is sent to the computer. The control unit determines whether a request from the computer is a write request or a read request. If it is a read request, the control unit reads data from the cache memory or at least one of the plurality of physical storages based on the read request. If it is a write request, the control unit determines whether destination of the write request is the first logical storage.

摘要翻译： 存储系统耦合到计算机并且包括用于配置第一逻辑存储器和第二逻辑存储器的多个物理存储器，从计算机接收读取请求和写入请求的控制单元; 以及存储发送到计算机的数据的高速缓冲存储器。 控制单元确定来自计算机的请求是写请求还是读请求。 如果是读取请求，则控制单元基于读取的请求从高速缓冲存储器或多个物理存储器中的至少一个读取数据。 如果是写请求，则控制单元确定写请求的目的地是否是第一逻辑存储。

公开(公告)号：US07966517B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-21

申请号：US12052665

申请日：2008-03-20

申请人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Takashi Oeda

发明人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Takashi Oeda

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/1662 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04L69/40

摘要： A system and a method for causing migration of VNASs formed on NAS heads of one NAS system to other NAS heads on the same NAS system or on other NAS systems including independent storage systems. A VNAS management program on each NAS head includes a VNAS assign program, a failure detect program and a load balance program, that all include a capability for causing remote migration of VNASs on the NAS head in case a VNAS fails, the NAS head fails, or the entire NAS system fails. The VNAS management capability may cause VNAS migration if a NAS head is over loaded or if it is lightly loaded and may be powered down after its VNASs have been transferred.

摘要翻译： 一种将一个NAS系统的NAS头上形成的VNAS迁移到同一NAS系统或其他NAS系统（包括独立存储系统）的其他NAS头的系统和方法。 每个NAS头上的VNAS管理程序包括VNAS分配程序，故障检测程序和负载平衡程序，所有这些程序都包括在VNAS发生故障的情况下在NAS头上进行VNAS的远程迁移的能力，NAS头失败， 或整个NAS系统失败。 如果NAS头被加载或者轻载，并且在VNAS传输之后可以关闭，VNAS管理功能可能导致VNAS迁移。

公开(公告)号：US07870154B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US11864063

申请日：2007-09-28

申请人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Takashi Oeda

发明人： Hidehisa Shitomi ,  Takashi Oeda

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30203 ,  G06F17/30073 ,  G06F17/30079

摘要： An integrated NAS/CAS system is disclosed. The system includes a view management program that is able to provide a NAS view and a CAS view of files to NAS and CAS clients. The system applied NAS or CAS features to stored files according to the view status of the file. Migration of files from NAS to CAS for archiving may be done without transmitting the file, thereby reducing bandwidth requirements and increasing security. CAS features, such as retention policy and metadata can be added to the file when its view is changed from NAS to CAS.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种集成的NAS / CAS系统。 该系统包括能够向NAS和CAS客户端提供NAS视图和CAS视图的视图管理程序。 系统根据文件的视图状态将NAS或CAS功能应用于存储的文件。 文件从NAS转移到CAS以进行归档可以在不传输文件的情况下进行，从而减少带宽需求并增加安全性。 当其视图从NAS更改为CAS时，CAS功能（如保留策略和元数据）可以添加到文件中。

公开(公告)号：US07865772B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-04

申请号：US11968209

申请日：2008-01-02

申请人： Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Norifumi Nishikawa ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Nobuo Kawamura

发明人： Kazuhiko Mogi ,  Norifumi Nishikawa ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Nobuo Kawamura

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1469 ,  G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1471 ,  G06F2201/80 ,  G06F2201/84

摘要： A management device stores configuration history information indicating a history of system configuration changes, from this information, specifies a system configuration of a recovery time, which is a certain point in time in the past, specifies a system configuration of the current time, and compares the system configuration of the recovery time with the system configuration of the current time, and based on the results of this comparison, specifies whether or not there is a system configuration part in the system configuration of the current time for which, if data of the recovery time is recovered, a setting change is required in order to access this recovered data. When this system configuration part is specified, the management device constructs a system configuration for enabling a data utilization unit to access the recovered data by issuing an indication related to a required setting change to an element capable of carrying out the setting change for this system configuration part.

摘要翻译： 管理装置存储表示系统配置变更的历史的配置历史信息，从该信息指定恢复时间的系统配置，该恢复时间是过去的某个时间点，指定当前时间的系统配置，并比较 系统配置恢复时间与系统配置当前时间，并根据此比较的结果，指定系统配置中是否存在系统配置当前时间，如果数据为 恢复时间恢复，需要进行设置更改才能访问此恢复的数据。 当指定了该系统配置部分时，管理设备构造一个系统配置，使得数据利用单元通过向能够执行该系统配置的设置改变的元件发出与所需的设置改变相关的指示来访问恢复的数据 部分。

公开(公告)号：US07805564B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-28

申请号：US10898259

申请日：2004-07-26

申请人： Naoto Matsunami ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Masahiko Sato

发明人： Naoto Matsunami ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Akira Yamamoto ,  Yasuyuki Mimatsu ,  Masahiko Sato

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： This invention provides a user or an operator with a management apparatus or method for displaying logical connection information between an interface connected to a computer and a switch and a storage system or a logical unit in the storage system in a virtual storage system, wherein the switch receives a first access request from said computer, converts said first access request to a second access request to one of said plural storage systems, and sends said second access request to one of said plural storage systems or one logical unit.

摘要翻译： 本发明为用户或操作者提供一种管理装置或方法，用于在连接到计算机的接口与交换机之间显示逻辑连接信息，以及在虚拟存储系统中的存储系统中的存储系统或逻辑单元，其中开关 从所述计算机接收第一访问请求，将所述第一访问请求转换为所述多个存储系统之一的第二访问请求，并将所述第二访问请求发送到所述多个存储系统之一或一个逻辑单元。

公开(公告)号：US07694073B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-06

申请号：US11902385

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

发明人： Ai Satoyama ,  Yasutomo Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda ,  Kouji Arai

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2056 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1456 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F2201/84 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： In a cluster-structured disk subsystem, when creating a volume for an online backup separately from a volume for a normal I/O, it is desirable to be able to achieve such a creation for any volume under subsystem. Further, with an increase in the capacity of the subsystem, it becomes more difficult for a user to determine where to place a volume to which data is to be copied. Thus, a cluster-structured storage system is provided in which it is possible to reference/renew snapshot control information in shared memory of other clusters and achieve a snapshot between clusters via an inter-cluster connecting mechanism. In this system, control is performed inside/outside the cluster, and a control is performed inside/outside the cluster, and a volume to which data is to be copied is suggested to the user.

摘要翻译： 在集群结构的磁盘子系统中，当为一个常规I / O与卷分开创建联机备份卷时，希望能够为子系统下的任何卷实现这样的创建。 此外，随着子系统的容量的增加，用户更难确定放置要复制数据的卷的位置。 因此，提供了一种集群结构的存储系统，其中可以在其他集群的共享存储器中引用/更新快照控制信息，并通过集群间连接机制实现集群之间的快照。 在该系统中，在集群内部/外部执行控制，并且在集群内部/外部执行控制，并且向用户建议将要复制数据的卷。

公开(公告)号：US07669077B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-23

申请号：US12216472

申请日：2008-07-07

申请人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda

发明人： Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Takashi Oeda

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0775 ,  G06F11/0781 ,  G06F11/079 ,  H04L41/0213 ,  H04L41/046 ,  H04L41/065 ,  H04L41/08 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22

摘要： A SAN manager acquires configuration information from devices constituting a SAN and produces a corresponding relationship between a host computer and a virtual volume (virtual volume mapping) and a corresponding relationship between the host computer and a real volume (real volume mapping). Based on those pieces of mapping information, the SAN manager outputs a corresponding relationship between virtual and real volumes. Meanwhile, the failure notification messages received from the in-SAN devices are construed to detect and output an influence of the failure upon the access to a real or virtual volume. Furthermore, when receiving a plurality of failure notifications from the devices connected to the SAN, the plurality of failure notifications are outputted with an association based on the corresponding relationship between real and virtual volumes.

摘要翻译： SAN管理器从构成SAN的设备中获取配置信息，并在主机与虚拟卷（虚拟卷映射）之间产生对应的关系以及主计算机与实际卷（实际卷映射）之间的对应关系。 基于这些映射信息，SAN管理器输出虚拟卷和实际卷之间的对应关系。 同时，从SAN设备接收的故障通知消息被解释为检测并输出故障对真实或虚拟卷的访问的影响。 此外，当从连接到SAN的设备接收到多个故障通知时，基于实际卷和虚拟卷之间的对应关系，通过关联来输出多个故障通知。