公开(公告)号：WO2004021162A2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-11

申请号：PCT/GB0303559

申请日：2003-08-14

Applicant: IBM ,  IBM UK

Inventor： CARLSON WAYNE CHARLES ,  GIBBLE KEVIN LEE ,  KISHI GREGORY TAD ,  NORMAN MARK ALLAN ,  PEAKE JONATHAN WAYNE

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

CPC classification number: G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F12/0866 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99956

Abstract: A plurality of physical volumes are allocated to a first storage pool. A determination is made whether the first storage pool has less than a threshold number of empty physical volumes. If the first storage pool has less than the threshold number of empty physical volumes, then at least one empty physical volume is borrowed to the first storage pool from a second storage pool.

Abstract translation: 多个物理卷被分配给第一存储池。 确定第一个存储池是否具有小于阈值数量的空物理卷。 如果第一个存储池的空物理卷的阈值数小于阈值，则至少一个空的物理卷从第二个存储池借给第一个存储池。

公开(公告)号：JP2002182952A

公开(公告)日：2002-06-28

申请号：JP2001323408

申请日：2001-10-22

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CARLSON WAYNE CHARLES ,  KISHI GREGORY TAD ,  PEAKE JONATHAN WAYNE

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

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a improved virtual storage system. SOLUTION: The method included writing data fragments to the end of the removable storage volume in a first virtual storage system. In an advantageous embodiment, the data fragments are written to the end of the removable storage volume when the removable storage volume is closed. The data fragments contain information, such as data file headers, that uniquely identifies data files residing in the removable storage volume. Then, the removable storage volume is transferred to a second virtual storage system. Upon receipt of the removable storage volume, the second virtual storage system updates a tape volume cache in the second virtual storage system utilizing the information contained in the data fragments without having to read each of the data files.

公开(公告)号：JP2008112447A

公开(公告)日：2008-05-15

申请号：JP2007269307

申请日：2007-10-16

Applicant: Internatl Business Mach Corp ,  インターナショナル・ビジネス・マシーンズ・コーポレーションInternational Business Maschines Corporation

Inventor： CARLSON WAYNE CHARLES ,  JOHNSON GAVIN STUART ,  JOEL KENNETH LYMAN ,  ERIKA M DAWSON ,  YUDENFRIEND HARRY MORRIS

IPC: G06F21/24 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F13/385 ,  H04L63/0428 ,  H04L63/062 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04L2463/062

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a system and a product, for changing the input/output (I/O) activity of a host and allowing a storage drive to which the I/O activity is directed to access requested information. SOLUTION: The method, the system and the product, for dealing with communication between the host and a storage device having a storage medium are provided. An input/output (I/O) request which requires the transmission of information requested for use to a storage drive and is directed to the storage medium is received from a host and the I/O request to the storage medium is executed. In response to deciding that the request information is required, a message is transmitted to the host and the host is made to change I/O time-out operation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供一种方法，系统和产品，用于改变主机的输入/输出（I / O）活动并允许I / O活动所针对的存储驱动器访问 请求信息。 解决方案：提供了处理主机与具有存储介质的存储设备之间的通信的方法，系统和产品。 从主机接收到要求向存储驱动器请求使用的信息并且被指向存储介质的输入/输出（I / O）请求，并且向存储介质执行I / O请求。 响应于确定需要请求信息，向主机发送消息，并且使主机改变I / O超时操作。 版权所有（C）2008，JPO＆INPIT

公开(公告)号：AU2003251068A1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-19

申请号：AU2003251068

申请日：2003-08-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： PEAKE JONATHAN WAYNE ,  CARLSON WAYNE CHARLES ,  GIBBLE KEVIN LEE ,  KISHI GREGORY TAD ,  NORMAN MARK ALLAN

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

Abstract: Provided are methods for borrow processing in storage pools. A plurality of physical volumes are allocated to a first storage pool. A determination is made whether the first storage pool has less than a threshold number of empty physical volumes. If the first storage pool has less than the threshold number of empty physical volumes, then at least one empty physical volume is borrowed to the first storage pool from a second storage pool.