公开(公告)号：WO2002015480A3

公开(公告)日：2002-02-21

申请号：PCT/US2001/025320

申请日：2001-08-13

Applicant: STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： WEST, Christopher, J.

IPC: H04L12/24

Abstract: A method and system for automatically gathering information from different types of devices connected in a network when a device fails includes a network connecting a plurality of different types of devices which communicate with one another across the network. A network controller determines which devices in the network are capable of saving failure information during the time when one of the devices encounters an error. The network controller determines when one of the devices encounters an error. The network controller then gathers the failure information from the devices upon determining that one of the devices has encountered an error.

公开(公告)号：WO2003056426A3

公开(公告)日：2003-07-10

申请号：PCT/US2002/041534

申请日：2002-12-23

Applicant: STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Inventor： HOSTETTER, David, G. ,  MILILLO, Michael, S. ,  JOHNSON, Jennifer ,  WEST, Christopher, J.

IPC: G06F9/46

Abstract: A data processing system, computer program product, and data processing system for providing an adjustable level of synchronicity between duplicated transactions is disclosed. An acceptable level of lag between transactions is specified. Duplicated transactions performed at redundant systems are allowed to lag behind the corresponding transactions at the primary system by the specified amount of lag. Lag may be measured in terms of number of transactions, an amount of data, amount of time, or using any other suitable metric.

公开(公告)号：EP1261918A1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-04

申请号：EP01916591.9

申请日：2001-03-09

Applicant: Storage Technology Corporation

Inventor： WEST, Christopher, J. ,  STATES, Scott, A.

IPC: G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F11/2066 ,  G06F11/2074

Abstract: A method and system for transferring data from a primary storage system to a secondary storage system in which the primary storage system includes primary storage volumes and a primary bridge volume and the secondary storage system includes secondary storage volumes and a secondary bridge volume. A link between the primary bridge volume and the secondary bridge volume is established. The data to be transferred from a primary storage volume to a corresponding secondary storage volume is then copied onto the primary bridge volume by using pointers to the data of the primary storage volume (internal snapshot copy). Snapshot copied data is then transferred from the primary bridge volume to the secondary bridge volume over the link. The data is then moved from the secondary bridge volume to the secondary storage volume corresponding to the primary storage volume to put the primary storage volume and the corresponding secondary storage volume in synchronization. This process enables the use of bridge volumes to handle data synchronization responsibilities in addition to data transferring responsibilities thereby allowing the host to not have to compete for access to primary storage volumes.

公开(公告)号：EP1356371A2

公开(公告)日：2003-10-29

申请号：EP01963964.0

申请日：2001-08-13

Applicant: Storage Technology Corporation

Inventor： MILILLO, Michael, S. ,  HOSTETTER, David, G. ,  KELLY, Michael, S. ,  WEST, Christopher, J.

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/067

Abstract: A method and apparatus in a data processing system for copying data. A request is received to copy data from a first storage system to second storage system, wherein the request identifies a source volume on the first storage system and a target volume on the second storage system and wherein data is located on a first source volume in the first storage system. Data is transferred to a second source volume in the first storage system. A pair is automatically established between the second source volume and the target volume. The data for the request is copied from the second source volume to the target volume after the pair has been automatically established. The pair is terminated after the data has been copied to the target volume. The requestor originating the request is notified of the result of the copy operation.

公开(公告)号：EP1248979A2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-16

申请号：EP01908650.3

申请日：2001-01-18

Applicant: Storage Technology Corporation

Inventor： MILILLO, Michael, S. ,  BEAL, David ,  HOSTETTER, David, G. ,  WEST, Christopher, J. ,  TALLMAN, Peter, H. ,  SEGURA, Theresa, L. ,  STATES, Scott, A.

IPC: G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F11/2074

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transferring data from a first storage system (500) to a second storage system (512) in which the first storage system includes a first plurality of storage devices (502-506) and the second storage system includes a second plurality of storage devices (514-518). Data is transferred using a pair of devices selected for transferring data for all of the storage devices. Data to be transferred from source storage devices (502-506) within the first plurality of storage devices is placed or queued on a selected primary storage device (508) within the first plurality of storage devices. The data is sent to a selected secondary storage device (520) within the plurality of storage devices. The data is relocated from the selected secondary storage device to target storage devices (514-518) within the second plurality of storage devices.