Data-duplication control apparatus

• US 7,565,573 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Issued: 07/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tanaka, Michiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bonzo; Bryce P
• Application Number:
  US11/085,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20060143507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,582 Days
• Field of Search: 714/7
• US Class Current: 714/6.32
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1076 Parity data used in redundant arrays of independent storages, e.g. in RAID systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1662 the resynchronized component or unit being a persistent storage device re-synchronization of failed mirror storage G06F11/2082; rebuild or reconstruction of parity RAID storage G06F11/1008
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2087 with a common controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence

Abstract

A data-duplication control apparatus that controls a duplication process for duplicating data stored in a storage device that constitutes redundant-array-of-independent-disks includes an information storing unit that stores information on a type of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of the storage device; and a duplication-source-device selecting unit that selects a storage device of a duplication source based on the information stored.

Claims

1. A data-duplication control apparatus that controls a duplication process for duplicating data stored in a storage device that constitutes redundant-array-of-independent-disks, the data-duplication control apparatus comprising:

an information storing unit that stores information on a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of the storage device;

a failure-sign detecting unit that detects a sign of a failure with respect to the storage device;

a duplication-source-device selecting unit that selects a storage device of a duplication source based on the information stored; and

a data reading unit that reads data stored in a storage device, wherein

when the storage device belongs to a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks in which same data is stored in a plurality of storage devices, and when an access regarding to readout of data stored in the storage device has been issued, the duplication-source-device selecting unit selects the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data, and

the data reading unit reads the data from a storage device from which no sign of a failure has been detected.

2. The data-duplication control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the duplication-source-device selecting unit selects the storage device of the duplication source based on information on the level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of a storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected.

3. The data-duplication control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when an access regarding to storing of data with respect to the storage device has been issued, the duplication-source-device selecting unit selects a storage device other than the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data.

4. The data-duplication control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the failure-sign detecting unit detects the sign of a failure with respect to a storage device of each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks based on whether number of occurrences of a failure regarding to readout or storing of data with respect to the storage device has exceeded a predetermined threshold set for each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks.

5. A data-duplication control method of controlling a duplication process for duplicating data stored in a storage device that constitutes redundant-array-of-independent-disks, the data-duplication control method comprising:

storing information on a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of the storage device;

detecting a sign of a failure with respect to the storage device;

selecting a storage device of a duplication source based on the information stored; and

reading data stored in a storage device, wherein

when the storage device belongs to a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks in which same data is stored in a plurality of storage devices, and when an access regarding to readout of data stored in the storage device has been issued, the selecting includes selecting the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data, and

the reading includes reading the data from a storage device from which no sign of a failure has been detected.

6. The data-duplication control method according to claim 5, wherein

the selecting includes selecting the storage device of the duplication source based on information on the level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of a storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected.

7. The data-duplication control method according to claim 6, wherein when an access regarding to storing of data with respect to the storage device has been issued, the selecting includes selecting a storage device other than the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data.

8. The data-duplication control method according to claim 6, wherein the detecting includes detecting the sign of a failure with respect to a storage device of each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks based on whether number of occurrences of a failure regarding to readout or storing of data with respect to the storage device has exceeded a predetermined threshold set for each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks.

9. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a data-duplication control program for controlling a duplication process for duplicating data stored in a storage device that constitutes redundant-array-of-independent-disks, wherein the data-duplication control program makes a computer execute

storing information on a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of the storage device;

detecting a sign of a failure with respect to the storage device;

selecting a storage device of a duplication source based on the information stored; and

reading data stored in a storage device, wherein

when the storage device belongs to a level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks in which same data is stored in a plurality of storage devices, and when an access regarding to readout of data stored in the storage device has been issued, the selecting includes selecting the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data, and

the reading includes reading the data from a storage device from which no sign of a failure has been detected.

10. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 9, wherein

the selecting includes selecting the storage device of the duplication source based on information on the level of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks of a storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected.

11. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein when an access regarding to storing of data with respect to the storage device has been issued, the selecting includes selecting a storage device other than the storage device from which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source from among the storage devices that store the same data.

12. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 10, wherein the detecting includes detecting the sign of a failure with respect to a storage device of each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks based on whether number of occurrences of a failure regarding to readout or storing of data with respect to the storage device has exceeded a predetermined threshold set for each of the levels of the redundant-array-of-independent-disks.

13. A method, comprising:

storing information on a level of redundant-array-of-independent-disks RAIDs;

detecting a sign of a failure with respect to a RAID;

reading data stored in the RAID; and

when, based on the stored RAID level information, the RAID belongs to a level of RAID in which same data is stored in a plurality of disks and upon the reading of the data stored in the RAID, selecting from among the disks that store the same data a disk for which the sign of a failure has been detected as the duplication source, and reading the data from a disk from which no sign of a failure has been detected.