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：JP2005352821A

公开(公告)日：2005-12-22

申请号：JP2004173661

申请日：2004-06-11

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： FACTOR MICHAEL E ,  HAYARDENY AMIRAM ,  JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  SPEAR GAIL A ,  WILLIAM FRANK MIKKA ,  TAL SIVAN ,  TZAFRIR DALIT ,  MATOSEVICH RIVKA MAYRAZ ,  RAHAV SHELI ,  NURIEL IFAT ,  FIENBLIT SHACHAR ,  SHUKEVICH SVETLANA

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00

Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a system and a program for managing the relationship between one target volume and one source volume.
SOLUTION: By at least one element representing a range of a sequential data unit in a volume, at least one relation item representing one relation, and at least one element pointer associating one element with one relation item, information related to an existing relationship between at least one source volume and one target volume is maintained in a memory. Further, when a new relationship between at least one target volume and at least one source volume is added, a new relation item representing the new relationship is added in the memory. Also, one new element pointer for each element is added so as to associate the new relation item with each element including a data unit included in the new relationship.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Abstract translation: 要解决的问题：提供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。 解决方案：通过至少一个表示卷中的顺序数据单元的范围的元素，表示一个关系的至少一个关系项，以及将一个元素与一个关系项相关联的至少一个元素指针，与现有的相关联的信息 至少一个源卷和一个目标卷之间的关系保持在存储器中。 此外，当添加至少一个目标卷与至少一个源卷之间的新关系时，在存储器中添加表示新关系的新关系项。 另外，添加每个元素的一个新元素指针，以便将新的关系项与每个元素相关联，包括新关系中包括的数据单元。 版权所有（C）2006，JPO＆NCIPI

公开(公告)号：AT511140T

公开(公告)日：2011-06-15

申请号：AT07822534

申请日：2007-11-13

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： JARVIS THOMAS CHARLES ,  PETERSON BETH ANN ,  STANLEY WARREN KEITH ,  TODD KENNETH WAYNE

IPC: G06F11/14

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting mismatches in a mirror volume. A receive module receives a start indicator from a primary storage system. The start indicator includes a starting location of a first block to be modified on a track in a secondary storage system. The first block corresponds to an identically located first block of a modified record in the primary storage system. The tracks the first blocks on the primary and secondary storage systems each comprise irregular count key data ("CKD") tracks. A compare module compares the first block location indicated by the start indicator with block locations listed in track metadata. The track metadata describes user records on the irregular CKD tracks of the secondary storage system. An alert module generates an alert in response to the first block not aligning with a beginning block of a record on the secondary storage system.

公开(公告)号：AT338303T

公开(公告)日：2006-09-15

申请号：AT04766037

申请日：2004-06-11

Applicant: IBM

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: G06F11/14 ,  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：SG135961A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-29

申请号：SG2004032850

申请日：2004-06-01

Applicant: IBM

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

IPC: G06F11/07 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/00

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. Information is maintained in memory on an existing relationship between at least one source volume and at least one target volume, comprising: (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; and (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. A new relationship between at least one target volume and at least one source volume is added. Further, added is a new relationship entry in the memory representing the new relationship and one new element pointer is added in the memory for each element including data units included in the new relationship to associate the element with the new relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the new relationship.

公开(公告)号：DE602004007925T2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：DE602004007925

申请日：2004-06-08

Applicant: IBM

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 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08

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.

公开(公告)号：DE602004007925D1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：DE602004007925

申请日：2004-06-08

Applicant: IBM

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 ,  G06F11/20 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08

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.