公开(公告)号：WO2009021949A2

公开(公告)日：2009-02-19

申请号：PCT/EP2008060573

申请日：2008-08-12

Applicant: IBM ,  BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  BOYD KENNETH WAYNE ,  CHEN JAMES CHIEN-CHIUNG ,  DAY KENNETH FAIRCLOUGH III ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  MCBRIDE GREGORY EDWARD ,  MESSINA DAVID ,  NICHOLSON ROBERT BRUCE ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA

Inventor： BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  BOYD KENNETH WAYNE ,  CHEN JAMES CHIEN-CHIUNG ,  DAY KENNETH FAIRCLOUGH III ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  MCBRIDE GREGORY EDWARD ,  MESSINA DAVID ,  NICHOLSON ROBERT BRUCE ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/16

CPC classification number: G06F11/2082 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  H04L67/1095

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine. A splitter executing in a storage controller manages access to primary volumes. An initialization command is received to communicate with a replication engine. A replication command is received for one primary volume and the primary volume is indicated as subject to replication. A write request is received to write data to a target primary volume of the primary volumes that is indicated as subject to the replication. The data in the write request is written to the target primary volume. The data in the write request is sent to the replication engine. The replication engine executes a copy services function associated with the target primary volume to write the data to a replication engine volume.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在存储控制器和复制引擎之间分割写入的方法，系统和制品。 在存储控制器中执行的分离器管理对主卷的访问。 接收初始化命令以与复制引擎进行通信。 接收到一个主卷的复制命令，主卷被指定为受复制。 接收写入请求以将数据写入到以复制形式表示的主卷的目标主卷上。 写请求中的数据将写入目标主卷。 写请求中的数据被发送到复制引擎。 复制引擎执行与目标主卷关联的复制服务功能，以将数据写入复制引擎卷。

公开(公告)号：WO2007063061A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：PCT/EP2006/068996

申请日：2006-11-28

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED ,  JEAN-DENIS, Pierre-Fortin ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  WILLIAMS, Sonny, Earl ,  CLAYTON, Nicolas, Marc

Inventor： JEAN-DENIS, Pierre-Fortin ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  WILLIAMS, Sonny, Earl ,  CLAYTON, Nicolas, Marc

IPC: G06F11/20

CPC classification number: G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, deployment and program for managing data transfer in consistency group formation. In one embodiment, nodes are periodically polled to determine traffic conditions. An estimated drain time for a node such as the most congested node, for example, is compared to a drain time limit and if within a vicinity of the drain time limit, operations switch to a consistency group formation mode.. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于在一致性组形成中管理数据传输的方法，系统，部署和程序。 在一个实施例中，定期轮询节点以确定交通状况。 将例如最拥挤节点的节点的估计的排水时间与排水时间限制进行​​比较，并且如果在排水时间限制附近，则操作切换到一致性组形成模式。其它实施例被描述，并且 声称。

公开(公告)号：WO2005031578A2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-07

申请号：PCT/EP2004/051850

申请日：2004-08-19

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  LIN, Edward, Hsiu-Wei ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  GLUCK, Olympia ,  ZLOTNICK, Aviad ,  FACTOR, Michael ,  JARVIS, Thomas, Charles ,  WERNER, Sam, Clark

Inventor： SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  LIN, Edward, Hsiu-Wei ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  GLUCK, Olympia ,  ZLOTNICK, Aviad ,  FACTOR, Michael ,  JARVIS, Thomas, Charles ,  WERNER, Sam, Clark

IPC: G06F12/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for forming a consistency group of data. Information is provided on a consistency group relationship indicating a plurality of slave controllers and, for each indicated slave controller, a slave storage unit managed by the slave controller. A command is transmitted to each slave controller in the consistency group relationship to cause each slave controller to transmit data in the slave storage unit to a remote storage in a manner that forms the consistency group. A determination is made as to whether all the slave controllers successfully transmitted the data in the slave storage units that is part of the consistency group to the remote storage.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于形成一致性数据组的方法，系统和程序。 根据指示多个从控制器的一致性组关系提供信息，并且针对每个指示的从控制器提供由从控制器管理的从存储单元。 以一致性组关系将命令发送到每个从控制器，以使每个从控制器以形成一致性组的方式将从属存储单元中的数据发送到远程存储。 确定所有从属控制器是否成功地将作为一致性组的一部分的从属存储单元中的数据发送到远程存储器。

公开(公告)号：WO2009021949A3

公开(公告)日：2009-02-19

申请号：PCT/EP2008/060573

申请日：2008-08-12

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  BOYD, Kenneth, Wayne ,  CHEN, James, Chien-Chiung ,  DAY, Kenneth, Fairclough, III ,  FIENBLIT, Shachar ,  MCBRIDE, Gregory, Edward ,  MESSINA, David ,  NICHOLSON, Robert, Bruce ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea

Inventor： BARTFAI, Robert, Francis ,  BOYD, Kenneth, Wayne ,  CHEN, James, Chien-Chiung ,  DAY, Kenneth, Fairclough, III ,  FIENBLIT, Shachar ,  MCBRIDE, Gregory, Edward ,  MESSINA, David ,  NICHOLSON, Robert, Bruce ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea

IPC: G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/16

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for splitting writes between a storage controller and replication engine. A splitter executing in a storage controller manages access to primary volumes. An initialization command is received to communicate with a replication engine. A replication command is received for one primary volume and the primary volume is indicated as subject to replication. A write request is received to write data to a target primary volume of the primary volumes that is indicated as subject to the replication. The data in the write request is written to the target primary volume. The data in the write request is sent to the replication engine. The replication engine executes a copy services function associated with the target primary volume to write the data to a replication engine volume.

公开(公告)号：WO2008028803A3

公开(公告)日：2008-07-10

申请号：PCT/EP2007058712

申请日：2007-08-22

Applicant: IBM ,  BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  CLAYTON NICOLAS MARC ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  GLUCK OLYMPIA ,  MALUL ELI ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA

Inventor： BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  CLAYTON NICOLAS MARC ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  GLUCK OLYMPIA ,  MALUL ELI ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA

IPC: G06F11/20

CPC classification number: G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2069 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2082

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for activating a synchronous mirror as a primary storage volume. The apparatus system and method include directing a third storage volume to store updates sent to the third storage volume from a second storage volume onto a first storage volume in response to the first storage volume becoming operational after a failure, terminating sending updates from the second storage volume to the third storage volume in response to the first storage volume becoming substantially consistent with the third storage volume, and synchronously storing updates received by the second storage volume on the first storage volume and asynchronously storing updates received by the first storage volume on the third storage volume in response to terminating sending updates from the second storage volume to the third storage volume after the first and third storage volumes are substantially consistent.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于激活作为主存储卷的同步镜的设备，系统和方法。 所述装置系统和方法包括：引导第三存储卷以响应于第一存储卷在故障之后变得可操作而将发送到第三存储卷的更新从第二存储卷存储到第一存储卷上，终止从第二存储器发送更新 响应于所述第一存储卷变得基本与所述第三存储卷一致，并且将由所述第二存储卷接收的更新同步地存储在所述第一存储卷上并且将由所述第一存储卷接收的更新异步存储在所述第三存储卷上 响应于在第一和第三存储卷实质上一致之后终止将更新从第二存储卷发送到第三存储卷而存储卷。

公开(公告)号：WO2004111852A3

公开(公告)日：2006-01-05

申请号：PCT/EP2004051057

申请日：2004-06-08

Applicant: IBM ,  IBM UK ,  FACTOR MICHAEL ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  HAYARDENY AMIRAN ,  JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  MATOSEVICH RIVKA MAYRAZ ,  MICKA WILLIAM FRANK ,  NURIEL IFAT ,  RAHAV SHELI ,  SHUKEVICH SVETLANA ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA ,  TAL SIVAN ,  TZAFRIR DALIT

Inventor： FACTOR MICHAEL ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  HAYARDENY AMIRAN ,  JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  MATOSEVICH RIVKA MAYRAZ ,  MICKA WILLIAM FRANK ,  NURIEL IFAT ,  RAHAV SHELI ,  SHUKEVICH SVETLANA ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA ,  TAL SIVAN ,  TZAFRIR DALIT

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F11/20

CPC classification number: G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F11/1435 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99954

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. For each of the source volume and target volume, the memory includes: (i) at least one element, wherein each element represents a range of sequential data units in the volume; (ii) at least one relationship entry, wherein each relationship entry represents one relationship; (iii) at least one element pointer associating one element with one relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the relationship represented by the relationship entry that the pointer associates with the element; and (iv) one relationship pointer for each relationship entry associating the relationship entry with volume metadata, wherein the volume metadata provides information on the relationship represented by the relationship entry.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于管理一个目标卷和一个源卷之间的关系的方法，系统和程序。 对于源卷和目标卷中的每一个，存储器包括：（i）至少一个元素，其中每个元素表示卷中的顺序数据单元的范围; （ii）至少一个关系条目，其中每个关系条目表示一个关系; （iii）将一个元素与一个关系条目相关联的至少一个元素指针，其中由该元素表示的数据单元是由指针与元素相关联的关系条目表示的关系的一部分; 以及（iv）将关系条目与卷元数据相关联的每个关系条目的一个关系指针，其中所述卷元数据提供关于由关系条目表示的关系的信息。

公开(公告)号：WO2005031578A3

公开(公告)日：2005-10-06

申请号：PCT/EP2004051850

申请日：2004-08-19

Applicant: IBM ,  IBM UK ,  SPEAR GAIL ANDREA ,  BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  LIN EDWARD HSIU-WEI ,  MICKA WILLIAM FRANK ,  GLUCK OLYMPIA ,  ZLOTNICK AVIAD ,  FACTOR MICHAEL ,  JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  WERNER SAM CLARK

Inventor： SPEAR GAIL ANDREA ,  BARTFAI ROBERT FRANCIS ,  LIN EDWARD HSIU-WEI ,  MICKA WILLIAM FRANK ,  GLUCK OLYMPIA ,  ZLOTNICK AVIAD ,  FACTOR MICHAEL ,  JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  WERNER SAM CLARK

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20

CPC classification number: G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  G06F11/2074 ,  G06F2201/82

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for forming a consistency group of data. Information is provided on a consistency group relationship indicating a plurality of slave controllers and, for each indicated slave controller, a slave storage unit managed by the slave controller. A command is transmitted to each slave controller in the consistency group relationship to cause each slave controller to transmit data in the slave storage unit to a remote storage in a manner that forms the consistency group. A determination is made as to whether all the slave controllers successfully transmitted the data in the slave storage units that is part of the consistency group to the remote storage.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于形成一致性数据组的方法，系统和程序。 在指示多个从属控制器的一致性组关系上提供信息，并且对于每个指示的从属控制器，提供由从属控制器管理的从属存储单元的信息。 以一致性组关系向每个从控制器发送命令，以使每个从控制器以形成一致性组的方式将从存储单元中的数据传输到远程存储器。 确定所有从属控制器是否成功地将作为一致性组的一部分的从属存储单元中的数据传输到远程存储装置。

公开(公告)号：WO2004114136A3

公开(公告)日：2004-12-29

申请号：PCT/EP2004/051044

申请日：2004-06-11

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED ,  STANLEY, Warren ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  WERNER, Sam, Clark ,  TAL, Siven ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BROWN, Theresa, Mary ,  SANCHEZ, Matthew ,  RAHAV, Sheli ,  JARVIS, Thomas, Charles ,  HAYARDENY, Amiram ,  TZAFRIR, Dalit ,  FIENBLIT, Shachar ,  MATOSEVICH, Rivka, Mayraz ,  SHUKEVICH, Svetlana ,  NURIEL, Ifat

Inventor： STANLEY, Warren ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  WERNER, Sam, Clark ,  TAL, Siven ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  BROWN, Theresa, Mary ,  SANCHEZ, Matthew ,  RAHAV, Sheli ,  JARVIS, Thomas, Charles ,  HAYARDENY, Amiram ,  TZAFRIR, Dalit ,  FIENBLIT, Shachar ,  MATOSEVICH, Rivka, Mayraz ,  SHUKEVICH, Svetlana ,  NURIEL, Ifat

IPC: G06F11/20

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for reducing an amount of data transferred. A first indicator is maintained for each source block of data to indicate whether the source block of data has been updated in source storage since the source block of data was last transferred to target storage. A second indicator is maintained for each target block of data in target storage to indicate whether the target block of data has been updated in target storage since the target block of data was overwritten by a corresponding source block of data. When transferring data from the source storage to the target storage, each source block of data for which a first indicator has been set to indicate that the source block of data has been updated is transferred and each source block of data that corresponds to a target block of data for which a second indicator has been set to indicate that the target block of data has been updated is transferred.

公开(公告)号：WO2004111849A2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-23

申请号：PCT/EP2004/051115

申请日：2004-06-15

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED ,  STANLEY, Warren ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  WARNER, Sam, Clark ,  GLUCK, Olympia ,  FACTOR, Michael ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis

Inventor： STANLEY, Warren ,  MICKA, William, Frank ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  WARNER, Sam, Clark ,  GLUCK, Olympia ,  FACTOR, Michael ,  BARTFAI, Robert, Francis

IPC: G06F11/00

CPC classification number: G06F11/2058 ,  G06F11/2064 ,  G06F11/2071 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L69/40

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for copying storage. Data sent from a first storage unit is synchronously copied at a second storage unit. The copied data is sent asynchronously from the second storage unit to a third storage unit.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于复制存储的方法，系统和制品。 从第一存储单元发送的数据在第二存储单元同步复制。 复制的数据从第二存储单元异步发送到第三存储单元。

公开(公告)号：WO2012049036A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-19

申请号：PCT/EP2011/067227

申请日：2011-10-03

Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ,  IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED ,  MELLGREN, Carol, Santich ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  GUPTA, Lokesh, Mohan ,  BENHASE, Michael, Thomas ,  BROWN, Theresa, Mary ,  MATOSEVICH, Rivka, Mayraz

Inventor： MELLGREN, Carol, Santich ,  SPEAR, Gail, Andrea ,  GUPTA, Lokesh, Mohan ,  BENHASE, Michael, Thomas ,  BROWN, Theresa, Mary ,  MATOSEVICH, Rivka, Mayraz

IPC: G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/20

CPC classification number: G06F11/1451

Abstract: Provided are techniques for, in response to establishing each incremental virtual copy from a source to a target, creating a target change recording structure for the target. While performing destage to a source data block at the source, it is determined that there is at least one incremental virtual copy target for this source data block. For each incremental virtual copy relationship where the source data block is newer than the incremental virtual copy relationship and an indicator is set in a target inheritance structure on the target for a corresponding target data block, the source data block is copied to each corresponding target data block, and an indicator is set in each target change recording structure on each target for the target data block corresponding to the source data block being destaged.

Abstract translation: 提供了用于响应于从源到目标建立每个增量虚拟副本的技术，为目标创建目标改变记录结构。 在源处对源数据块执行转储时，确定该源数据块至少有一个增量虚拟复制目标。 对于源数据块比增量虚拟副本关系更新的每个增量虚拟副本关系，并且在对象的目标数据块的目标上的目标继承结构中设置指示符，将源数据块复制到每个相应的目标数据 块，并且在对应于正在流逝的源数据块的目标数据块的每个目标上的每个目标改变记录结构中设置指示符。