Computer system, storage apparatus and storage management method
    1.
    发明申请
    Computer system, storage apparatus and storage management method 审中-公开
    计算机系统,存储设备和存储管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060085673A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-20

    申请号:US11039937

    申请日:2005-01-24

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: It is made possible to create automatically and appropriately a secondary volume which is a replication for a volume stored in a storage apparatus. Moreover, with respect to an application which uses the secondary volume, it is also made possible to perform appropriately setting thereof. In accordance with a request from a data conversion batch execution portion 140, a storage management portion 130 creates the secondary volume based on information of an extended volume management table 132 by using a secondary VOL creation portion 110 of a storage apparatus 100 and notifies to a data conversion batch execution program. The data conversion batch execution program determines a volume to be used based on the received information on the secondary volume and optimizes a batch execution process according to the secondary volume by using an execution process control portion 144.

    摘要翻译: 可以自动和适当地创建作为存储在存储设备中的卷的复制的辅助卷。 此外,对于使用二次卷的应用,也可以适当地进行设定。 根据来自数据转换批执行部分140的请求,存储管理部分130通过使用存储装置100的副VOL创建部分110,基于扩展卷管理表132的信息来创建二次卷,并通知给 数据转换批处理执行程序。 数据转换批执行程序基于所接收到的次级卷上的信息确定要使用的卷,并且通过使用执行处理控制部分144来优化根据次卷的批处理执行处理。

    Allocation of logical volumes to flash memory drives
    2.
    发明授权
    Allocation of logical volumes to flash memory drives 有权
    将逻辑卷分配到闪存驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US07984230B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-19

    申请号:US11585111

    申请日:2006-10-24

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

    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)。

    DATA MIGRATING METHOD TAKING END TIME INTO CONSIDERATION
    3.
    发明申请
    DATA MIGRATING METHOD TAKING END TIME INTO CONSIDERATION 有权
    数据移动方法结束时间考虑

    公开(公告)号:US20100325378A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-23

    申请号:US12871961

    申请日:2010-08-31

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16 G06F12/00

    摘要: There is provided a data migrating method including the steps of: calculating, in a case where data stored in a volume is migrated to another volume, a required period of time for migrating the data based on a size of data to be migrated and volume configuration information on the volume in which the migrated data is stored and the volume to which the data is to be migrated; determining a start time at which the data migration starts to generate a volume migration plan; setting a priority of the generated volume migration plan; prioritizing, in a case where a periods of time during which the generated volume migration plan is executed and a period of time during which an existing volume migration plan is executed are overlapped with each other, and changing the start time of at least one of those volume migration plans having a lower priority.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种数据迁移方法,包括以下步骤:在存储在卷中的数据被迁移到另一卷的情况下,根据要迁移的数据的大小和卷配置来计算迁移数据所需的时间段 存储迁移数据的卷的信息以及要迁移数据的卷; 确定数据迁移开始的开始时间以生成卷迁移计划; 设置生成的卷迁移计划的优先级; 在执行生成的卷迁移计划的时间段和执行现有卷迁移计划的时间段彼此重叠的同时,改变其中的至少一个的开始时间, 卷迁移计划具有较低的优先级。

    Method, computer and system for managing a storage subsystem configuration
    4.
    发明授权
    Method, computer and system for managing a storage subsystem configuration 失效
    用于管理存储子系统配置的方法,计算机和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07730259B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-01

    申请号:US11684781

    申请日:2007-03-12

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided is a storage subsystem configuration management method for use in a computer system, comprising: obtaining storage configuration information and hardware resource use information; determining, based on the obtained hardware resource use information, a configuration of a storage subsystem so that a load is not concentrated on a specific hardware resource; transmitting a configuration change instruction to make a change to the determined configuration to the storage subsystem; and making a configuration change based on the configuration change instruction received from the management computer through the first interface.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于计算机系统的存储子系统配置管理方法,包括:获取存储配置信息和硬件资源使用信息; 基于所获得的硬件资源使用信息,确定存储子系统的配置,使得负载不集中在特定硬件资源上; 发送配置改变指令以将所确定的配置改变为所述存储子系统; 并且基于从管理计算机通过第一接口接收到的配置改变指令进行配置改变。

    Storage system, data migration method and management computer
    5.
    发明授权
    Storage system, data migration method and management computer 失效
    存储系统,数据迁移方法和管理电脑

    公开(公告)号:US07689837B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-30

    申请号:US11134348

    申请日:2005-05-23

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00

    CPC分类号: H04L63/0428 H04L9/00

    摘要: At the time of migrating encrypted data into another storage apparatus, decrypt this data after migration is simplified, and security against tapping, falsification and the like is maintained when a calculation method of encrypted data is re-written into another calculation method, and also access performance is improved. In a storage system 100 which is provided with a storage apparatus having a volume 120 and which is accessible from a host computer, it is made possible to execute the data migration when a storage apparatus provided with a mechanism capable of decrypting the encrypted data is chosen as a migration destination of this data, and also to keep holding surely the encrypted data by updating and saving again an encryption method applied to a encryption of the encrypted data into another method by internal processing of the apparatus even when the apparatus and the encryption method become obsolete.

    摘要翻译: 在将加密数据迁移到另一存储装置中时,在简化迁移之后对该数据进行解密,并且当将加密数据的计算方法重新写入另一种计算方法时,保持对窃听,伪造等的安全性,并且还访问 性能提升。 在具有体积为120并且可以从主计算机访问的存储装置的存储系统100中,当具有能够解密加密数据的机制的存储装置被选择时,可以执行数据迁移 作为该数据的迁移目的地,并且即使在设备和加密方法中也通过更新再次将应用于加密数据的加密的加密方法再次保存到另一种方法中,通过该设备的内部处理来保持加密数据 变得过时了

    STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING ALLOCATION-ON-USE VOLUME AND POWER SAVING FUNCTION
    6.
    发明申请
    STORAGE SYSTEM HAVING ALLOCATION-ON-USE VOLUME AND POWER SAVING FUNCTION 审中-公开
    具有分配使用量和节电功能的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100070731A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-18

    申请号:US12270928

    申请日:2008-11-14

    IPC分类号: G06F12/02 G06F1/32 G06F12/00

    摘要: A storage system includes physical memory devices, pool volumes, including real areas, an allocation-on-use (AOU) volume including virtual areas, and a controller allocating a non-allocated real area in a pool including the pool volumes to a virtual area corresponding to an address specified by a writing command when no real area is allocated to the virtual area, and writing data corresponding to the received writing command to the allocated real area. The controller moves data stored in all the real areas in a first pool volume allocated to the AOU volume to a second pool volume, and changes a power consuming status of the physical memory device constituting the first pool volume to a power saving mode after the data has been moved.

    摘要翻译: 存储系统包括物理存储设备,包括实际区域的池卷,包括虚拟区域的使用分配(AOU)卷,以及将包括池卷的池中的未分配实际区域分配给虚拟区域的控制器 对应于当没有实际区域被分配给虚拟区域时由写入命令指定的地址,以及将对应于所接收的写入命令的数据写入所分配的实际区域。 控制器将存储在分配给AOU卷的第一池卷中的所有实际区域中的数据移动到第二池卷,并且在数据之后将构成第一池卷的物理存储设备的功耗状态改变为省电模式 已被移动。

    Backup Data Management System and Backup Data Management Method
    7.
    发明申请
    Backup Data Management System and Backup Data Management Method 有权
    备份数据管理系统和备份数据管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090228670A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-10

    申请号:US12107979

    申请日:2008-04-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided are a backup data management system and a backup data management method capable of facilitating the management of backup data that is multiplexed between different storage apparatuses. The backup data management system includes a storage apparatus having a volume to be used by a host computer, at least one storage apparatus having volumes, and a management computer. The management computer creates a copy pair so that a snapshot of the volume included in a backup group is stored in all the volumes included in the backup group, and sets all copy pairs included in the designated backup group to a PAIR status when there is a creation request of the snapshot of the volume.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够便于管理在不同存储装置之间复用的备份数据的备份数据管理系统和备份数据管理方法。 备份数据管理系统包括具有要被主计算机使用的卷,具有卷的至少一个存储装置和管理计算机的存储装置。 管理计算机创建副本对,使备份组中包含的卷的快照存储在备份组中包含的所有卷中,并将包含在指定备份组中的所有副本对设置为PAIR状态 卷的快照的创建请求。

    Management apparatus, management method and storage management system
    8.
    发明申请
    Management apparatus, management method and storage management system 有权
    管理设备,管理方法和存储管理系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090044035A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-12

    申请号:US12232651

    申请日:2008-09-22

    IPC分类号: G06F1/26 G06F11/30 G06F12/00

    摘要: A management apparatus, a management method, and a storage management system that more specifically manage power consumption, making it easy to analyze problems relating to power consumption or properly relocate data are provided.A power consumption for each of a plurality of memory apparatus groups each consisting of a plurality of memory apparatuses in a storage system is computed based on a performance for each of a plurality of logical storage extents defined in a plurality of storage extents provided by each of the memory apparatus groups, and a value of the power consumption for each of one or more of the memory apparatus groups obtained by the computation is output together with information on an access status of each of the corresponding logical storage extents.

    摘要翻译: 提供了更具体地管理功耗的管理装置,管理方法和存储管理系统,使得易于分析与功耗有关的问题或适当地重新定位数据。 由存储系统中的多个存储装置组成的多个存储装置组中的每一个的功率消耗是基于由多个存储盘区中的每一个提供的多个存储盘区中定义的多个逻辑存储盘区中的每一个的性能来计算的 存储装置组以及通过计算获得的一个或多个存储装置组中的每一个的功耗值与关于每个对应的逻辑存储盘区的访问状态的信息一起输出。

    JOURNAL MIGRATION METHOD AND DATA RECOVERY MANAGEMENT METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20080162662A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-03

    申请号:US11685893

    申请日:2007-03-14

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06N5/00

    摘要: Provided is a computer system including a first storage subsystem and a second storage subsystem. The first storage subsystem has a first storage unit and a first control unit. The second storage subsystem has a second storage unit and a second control unit. The first control unit records journals, and identifies, when data stored in the first storage unit is to be migrated to the second storage unit, which ones of the recorded journals are related to the data that is to be migrated. The first control unit chooses the identified journals one at a time in reverse chronological order, and judges whether or not the chosen journal corresponds to a data update made at some point between a current time and a time that precedes the current time by a length of a journal retention term set for the second storage subsystem.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种包括第一存储子系统和第二存储子系统的计算机系统。 第一存储子系统具有第一存储单元和第一控制单元。 第二存储子系统具有第二存储单元和第二控制单元。 第一控制单元记录日志,并且当存储在第一存储单元中的数据要迁移到第二存储单元时,识别哪个记录的期刊与要迁移的数据相关。 第一控制单元以相反的时间顺序一次一个地选择所识别的日志,并且判断所选择的日志是否对应于在当前时间与当前时间之前的时间之间的某个时间点进行的数据更新 为第二个存储子系统设置的日记保留期限。

    Storage performance management method
    10.
    发明申请
    Storage performance management method 审中-公开
    存储性能管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080028049A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-01-31

    申请号:US11520647

    申请日:2006-09-14

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    摘要: The computer system having a storage subsystem for storing data in a logical storage extent created in a physical storage device constituted of a physical storage medium, a host computer for reading/writing data from/to the logical storage extent via a network, and a management computer for managing the storage subsystem. The management computer records components of the storage subsystem, a connection relation between the components included in a network path, a correlation between the logical storage extent and the components, and a load of each component, specifies components included in a leading path from an interface through which the storage subsystem is connected with the network to the physical storage medium, measures loads of the specified components to improve performance.

    摘要翻译: 该计算机系统具有存储子系统,用于存储在由物理存储介质构成的物理存储装置中创建的逻辑存储区域中的数据,用于经由网络从/向逻辑存储区域读取/写入数据的主计算机,以及管理 用于管理存储子系统的计算机。 管理计算机记录存储子系统的组件,网络路径中包括的组件之间的连接关系,逻辑存储区段和组件之间的相关性以及每个组件的负载,指定包括在从接口的引导路径中的组件 存储子系统通过其与网络连接到物理存储介质,测量指定组件的负载以提高性能。