Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling access to logical volumes disposed in an information storage and retrieval system in using parallel access volumes. SOLUTION: N pieces of host computer groups and N pieces of logical volume groups are formed. The method creates a parallel access volume having an alias, and persistently associates the parallel access volume with an original base logical volume, where the original base logical volume may be assigned to one of N pieces of logical volume groups or released from assignment. If the base logical volume is assigned to the (i)-th logical volume group, the method permits each host computer assigned to the (i)-th host computer group to access the original base logical volume, or the current base logical volume, associated with the parallel access volume. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method to control access to logical volumes disposed in an information storage and retrieval system using parallel access volumes. SOLUTION: The method provides an information storage and retrieval system comprising a plurality of logical volumes, and a plurality of host computers, where each host computers is capable of communicating with the information storage and retrieval system. The method creates a parallel access volume having an alias, and persistently associates that parallel access volume with an original base logical volume, where the original base logical volume may be assigned to one of (N) logical volume groups. If the original base logical volume is assigned to the (i)th logical volume group, the method permits each host computers assigned to the (i)th host computer group to access the original base logical volume associated with the parallel access volume. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
A control unit (12) for DASD operation to transfer data between the device (13) and a buffer (16) and between a channel (11) and a buffer (16). In that manner the channel and device are enabled to transfer data independently of each other. Mechanisms are provided for communication between the channel interface process in the control unit and the device interface process in the control unit. Some of these mechanisms are stored with the record in the buffer and others are stored in control storage. Principle communicating mechanisms include a device record pointer, a channel record pointer, a next operation field, a device state indicator, record control flags, and two buffer pointers.