公开(公告)号：US5390186A

公开(公告)日：1995-02-14

申请号：US615929

申请日：1990-11-20

申请人： Tomohiro Murata ,  Masaharu Akatsu ,  Kenzo Kurihara ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akira Yamamoto

发明人： Tomohiro Murata ,  Masaharu Akatsu ,  Kenzo Kurihara ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akira Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G11C29/00 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/073 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/1405 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  G06F2212/312 ,  G11C29/74

摘要： In order for a disk control unit with built-in cache to write non-reflective data in the cache to a disk drive without stopping extension of a read/write command from host computer in the event of a fault in the cache or its backup memory, the track data in normal one of the cache and its backup memory is written to a certain physical track of the disk drive upon judging at read/write command execution that the accessed track is a non-reflective track, and a read/write command from the host computer is implemented for the physical track of the disk drive which has completed the non-reflective track write operation.

摘要翻译： 为了使具有内置缓存的磁盘控制单元将高速缓存中的非反射数据写入磁盘驱动器，而不会在高速缓存或其备份存储器中发生故障的情况下停止从主机计算机读取/写入命令的扩展 在读取/写入命令执行时判定所访问的轨道是非反射轨迹以及读取/写入命令时，高速缓存及其备用存储器中的正常一个中的轨道数据被写入到磁盘驱动器的某个物理轨道 对于完成了非反射轨道写入操作的磁盘驱动器的物理轨道，实现了从主机计算机。

公开(公告)号：US07082496B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-25

申请号：US10632840

申请日：2003-08-04

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

IPC分类号： G06F12/12

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866

摘要： In an information processing system having a data processing apparatus, a control unit for a cache memory, and a storage unit for storing a record, respectively interconnected together, wherein when the control unit receives from the data processing apparatus a write request for a record to be written and if the record to be written is not being stored in the cache memory, the control unit receives a data to be written in the object record from the data processing apparatus and stores the received data in the cache memory. After notifying the data processing apparatus of a completion of a data write process, the control unit checks if the object record in which the data stored in the cache memory is being stored in the storage unit, if the object record is being stored in the storage unit, the data in the cache memory is written in the storage unit, and if not, the data in the cache memory is not written and such effect is notified to the data processing apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US6085286A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-04

申请号：US217371

申请日：1998-12-21

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866

摘要： In an information processing system having a data processing apparatus, a control unit for a cache memory, and a storage unit for storing a record, respectively interconnected together, wherein when the control unit receives from the data processing apparatus a write request for a record to be written and if the record to be written is not being stored in the cache memory, the control unit receives a data to be written in the object record from the data processing apparatus and stores the received data in the cache memory. After notifying the data processing apparatus of a completion of a data write process, the control unit checks if the object record in which the data stored in the cache memory is being stored in the storage unit, if the object record is being stored in the storage unit, the data in the cache memory is written in the storage unit, and if not, the data in the cache memory is not written and such effect is notified to the data processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 在具有数据处理装置，高速缓冲存储器的控制单元和分别互连在一起的记录的存储单元的信息处理系统中，其中当控制单元从数据处理装置接收到对记录的写请求时， 写入，并且如果要写入的记录未被存储在高速缓冲存储器中，则控制单元从数据处理装置接收要写入对象记录中的数据，并将接收到的数据存储在高速缓冲存储器中。 在通知数据处理装置完成数据写入处理之后，如果对象记录被存储在存储单元中，则控制单元检查存储在存储单元中的存储在高速缓冲存储器中的数据的对象记录是否存储在存储单元中 高速缓冲存储器中的数据被写入存储单元中，如果不存在，则高速缓冲存储器中的数据不被写入，并且将该效果通知给数据处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US5694576A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-02

申请号：US530711

申请日：1995-09-19

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/12

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866

摘要： In an information processing system having a data processing apparatus, a control unit for a cache memory, and a storage unit for storing a record, respectively interconnected together, wherein when the control unit receives from the data processing apparatus a write request for a record to be written and if the record to be written is not being stored in the cache memory, the control unit receives a data to be written in the object record from the data processing apparatus and stores the received data in the cache memory. After notifying the data processing apparatus of a completion of a data write process, the control unit checks if the object record in which the data stored in the cache memory is being stored in the storage unit, if the object record is being stored in the storage unit, the data in the cache memory is written in the storage unit, and if not, the data in the cache memory is not written and such effect is notified to the data processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 在具有数据处理装置，高速缓冲存储器的控制单元和分别互连在一起的记录的存储单元的信息处理系统中，其中当控制单元从数据处理装置接收到对记录的写请求时， 写入，并且如果要写入的记录未被存储在高速缓冲存储器中，则控制单元从数据处理装置接收要写入对象记录中的数据，并将接收到的数据存储在高速缓冲存储器中。 在通知数据处理装置完成数据写入处理之后，如果对象记录被存储在存储单元中，则控制单元检查存储在存储单元中的存储在高速缓冲存储器中的数据的对象记录是否存储在存储单元中 高速缓冲存储器中的数据被写入存储单元中，如果不存在，则高速缓冲存储器中的数据不被写入，并且将该效果通知给数据处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US5497472A

公开(公告)日：1996-03-05

申请号：US375234

申请日：1995-01-19

申请人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

发明人： Akira Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yoshihiro Asaka ,  Yoshiaki Kuwahara ,  Akira Kurano ,  Masafumi Nozawa ,  Hiroyuki Kitajima

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866

摘要： In an information processing system having a data processing apparatus, a control unit for a cache memory, and a storage unit for storing a record, respectively interconnected together, wherein when the control unit receives from the data processing apparatus a write request for a record to be written and if the record to be written is not being stored in the cache memory, the control unit receives a data to be written in the object record from the data processing apparatus and stores the received data in the cache memory. After notifying the data processing apparatus of a completion of a data write process, the control unit checks if the object record in which the data stored in the cache memory is being stored in the storage unit, if the object record is being stored in the storage unit, the data in the cache memory is written in the storage unit, and if not, the data in the cache memory is not written and such effect is notified to the data processing apparatus.

摘要翻译： 在具有数据处理装置，高速缓冲存储器的控制单元和分别互连在一起的记录的存储单元的信息处理系统中，其中当控制单元从数据处理装置接收到对记录的写请求时， 写入，并且如果要写入的记录未被存储在高速缓冲存储器中，则控制单元从数据处理装置接收要写入对象记录中的数据，并将接收到的数据存储在高速缓冲存储器中。 在通知数据处理装置完成数据写入处理之后，如果对象记录被存储在存储单元中，则控制单元检查存储在高速缓冲存储器中的数据是否存储在存储单元中的对象记录 高速缓冲存储器中的数据被写入存储单元中，如果不存在，则高速缓冲存储器中的数据不被写入，并且将该效果通知给数据处理装置。

公开(公告)号：US08930745B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13504304

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Daisuke Endo ,  Koji Iwamitsu ,  Shigeo Homma

发明人： Daisuke Endo ,  Koji Iwamitsu ,  Shigeo Homma

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1076 ,  G06F11/1443 ,  G06F11/2005 ,  G06F11/201

摘要： Since the whole storage device is blocked according to the conventional data saving method when failure occurs to the storage device in a storage subsystem, so that when failure occurs to two storage devices at the same time within a same RAID group, double failure is caused and data loss occurs. In order to solve the problem, the present invention divides a storage device into storage areas of predetermined units, constructs RAID groups from two or more storage areas, and when failure occurs to the storage area, selects a data migration destination storage area from either the RAID group in which failure has occurred or the RAID group other than the RAID group in which failure has occurred, migrates the data stored in the storage area where failure has occurred to the selected data migration destination storage area, and blocks only the storage area where failure has occurred.

摘要翻译： 由于当存储子系统中的存储装置发生故障时，根据传统的数据保存方法阻止整个存储装置，使得当在同一RAID组内同时发生两个存储装置的故障时，引起双重故障， 数据丢失发生。 为了解决该问题，本发明将存储装置划分为预定单元的存储区域，从两个以上的存储区域构成RAID组，当存储区域发生故障时，从两个以上的存储区域中选择数据迁移目的地存储区域 发生故障的RAID组或发生故障的RAID组以外的RAID组将存储在发生故障的存储区域中的数据迁移到选定的数据迁移目的地存储区域，并且仅阻止存储区域 发生故障

公开(公告)号：US20100005329A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12236529

申请日：2008-09-24

申请人： Masataka Innan ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

发明人： Masataka Innan ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Akinobu Shimada ,  Hideo Tabuchi

IPC分类号： G06F1/32 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0643 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3268 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0625 ,  G06F3/0634 ,  G06F3/0649 ,  G06F3/067 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  Y02D10/154 ,  Y02D50/20

摘要： There is provided a storage system including a file server connecting to a computer over a network and a storage apparatus connecting to the file server connecting over the network, wherein the file server includes a first controller, the storage apparatus includes multiple storage devices having multiple storage areas and a second controller that controls accesses to the multiple storage areas, each of the multiple storage areas has at least one power saving mode among multiple power saving modes with different shift times from the power saving modes to a ready mode, the first controller, in response to the reception of data from the computer, sets an indicator relating to the performance of response to an access from the computer to the data and refers to the indicator of the data and selects a first storage area having the power saving mode satisfying the indicator, and the second controller stores the data to the first storage area.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种存储系统，包括通过网络连接到计算机的文件服务器和连接到通过网络连接的文件服务器的存储装置，其中文件服务器包括第一控制器，该存储装置包括具有多个存储器的多个存储装置 区域和控制对多个存储区域的访问的第二控制器，多个存储区域中的每一个在具有从省电模式到就绪模式的不同移位时间的多个省电模式之间具有至少一个省电模式，第一控制器， 响应于来自计算机的数据的接收，设置与从计算机到数据的访问的响应的性能有关的指示符，并且参考数据的指示符，并选择具有满足以下条件的省电模式的第一存储区域 指示符，并且第二控制器将数据存储到第一存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US20130246722A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13499260

申请日：2012-03-13

申请人： Susumu Suzuki ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yuko Matsui

发明人： Susumu Suzuki ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Yuko Matsui

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0652 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： A storage system coupled to a host has a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device that includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory configured by a plurality of pages, and a storage controller coupled to the semiconductor storage device. In the case where data stored in the plurality of pages become unnecessary, with this plurality of pages being the basis of a region of a logical volume based on the nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, the storage controller transmits, to the nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, an unnecessary reduction request for reducing the number of pages that are the basis of the region having the unnecessary data stored therein. On the basis of the unnecessary reduction request, the nonvolatile semiconductor storage device invalidates the plurality of pages that are the basis of the region having the unnecessary data stored therein.

摘要翻译： 耦合到主机的存储系统具有非易失性半导体存储装置，其包括由多页构成的非易失性半导体存储器和耦合到半导体存储装置的存储控制器。 在多页中存储的数据变得不必要的情况下，以该多页是基于非易失性半导体存储装置的逻辑卷的区域的基础，存储控制器向非易失性半导体存储装置发送 用于减少作为其中存储有不必要数据的区域的基础的页数的不必要的减少请求。 基于不必要的减少请求，非易失性半导体存储装置使存储有不需要的数据的区域的基础的多个页面无效。

公开(公告)号：US08463995B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US12918608

申请日：2010-07-16

申请人： Yuko Matsui ,  Hiroshi Kawano ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

发明人： Yuko Matsui ,  Hiroshi Kawano ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Masayuki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0689 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/0813 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： A storage system has multiple disk controller (DKC) units that are coupled to one another in accordance with a coupling mode that satisfies the following (a1) through (a3): (a1) One DKC inside one DKC unit and one DKC inside another DKC unit are coupled via a second type of coupling medium that differs from the internal bus of the DKC and has a longer maximum communication distance than a first type of coupling medium, which is the same type of coupling medium as the internal bus of the DKC; (a2) the one DKC unit virtualizes a logical volume of the other DKC unit and provides this virtualized logical volume to host(s) coupled to the one DKC unit; and (a3) the other DKC unit virtualizes a logical volume of the DKC unit and provides this virtualized logical volume to host(s) coupled to the other DKC unit.

摘要翻译： 存储系统具有根据满足以下（a1）至（a3）的耦合模式彼此耦合的多个盘控制器（DKC）：（a1）一个DKC单元内的一个DKC和另一个DKC内的一个DKC 单元通过与DKC的内部总线不同的第二类型的耦合介质耦合，并且具有比与DKC的内部总线相同类型的耦合介质的第一类耦合介质的更长的最大通信距离; （a2）一个DKC单元虚拟化另一DKC单元的逻辑卷，并将该虚拟化逻辑卷提供给耦合到该DKC单元的主机; 和（a3）另一个DKC单元虚拟化DKC单元的逻辑卷并将该虚拟化逻辑卷提供给耦合到另一个DKC单元的主机。

公开(公告)号：US20120173813A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13061291

申请日：2011-01-05

申请人： Rikiya Mizuta ,  Yuko Matsui ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Hiroshi Kawano

发明人： Rikiya Mizuta ,  Yuko Matsui ,  Masayuki Yamamoto ,  Shigeo Homma ,  Hiroshi Kawano

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A first storage control apparatus unit has a first logical volume. A second storage control apparatus unit has a second logical volume, which is a virtual logical volume and is mapped to the first logical volume, and a third logical volume that is associated with the first logical volume. The second storage control apparatus unit receives, from a host, an I/O command which has information including, as information denoting an I/O-destination area, an ID of the second logical volume and an address of an area of the second logical volume. The second storage control apparatus unit identifies a logical volume having an area that serves as an entity of the I/O-destination area, and a storage control apparatus unit that has this logical volume.

摘要翻译： 第一存储控制装置单元具有第一逻辑卷。 第二存储控制装置单元具有作为虚拟逻辑卷并映射到第一逻辑卷的第二逻辑卷以及与第一逻辑卷相关联的第三逻辑卷。 第二存储控制装置单元从主机接收具有作为表示I / O目的地区域的信息的信息的I / O命令，第二逻辑卷的ID和第二逻辑的区域的地址 卷。 第二存储控制装置单元识别具有作为I / O目的地区域的实体的区域的逻辑卷，以及具有该逻辑卷的存储控制装置单元。