Storage subsystem and performance tuning method

• US 8,046,554 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2010
• Issued: 10/25/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Satoyama, Ai, Yamamoto, Yasutomo, Eguchi, Yoshiaki, Shimada, Akinobu
• Primary Examiner(s): Bradley; Matthew
• Application Number:
  US12/870,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20100325379A1
• Time in Patent Office: 424 Days
• Field of Search: 711/162
• US Class Current: 711/162
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2206/1012 Load balancing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/061 Improving I/O performance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0631 by allocating resources to storage systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0635 by changing the path, e.g. traffic rerouting, path reconfiguration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0647 Migration mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0653 Monitoring storage devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

The storage system includes a storage subsystem including a plurality of storage units and a storage control device coupled to a computer and the storage subsystem, the storage control device providing the host computer with a logical unit assigned to a storage unit of the storage subsystem. The storage control device receives a first access request from the computer to the logical unit and sends a second access request to the storage unit of the storage subsystem according to a relation between the storage unit of the storage subsystem and the logical unit assigned to the storage unit. Performance information relating to the second access request by the storage control device is obtained so that the storage control device determines performance relating to the logical unit assigned to the storage unit of the storage subsystem.

Claims

1. A storage system including a storage subsystem including a plurality of storage units and a storage control device coupled to a computer and the storage subsystem, the storage control device providing the computer with a logical unit assigned to a storage unit of the storage subsystem,

wherein the storage control device receives a first access request from the computer to the logical unit and sends a second access request to the storage unit of the storage subsystem according to a relation between the storage unit of the storage subsystem and the logical unit assigned to the storage unit, and

wherein performance information relating to the second access request by the storage control device is obtained so that the storage control device determines performance relating to the logical unit assigned to the storage unit of the storage subsystem.

2. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein in obtaining performance information by the storage control device, the storage control device measures a response time of the second access request and calculates performance based upon the response time.

3. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of storage units in the storage subsystem are detected and the storage control device relates the plurality of storage units in the storage subsystem to one or a plurality of logical units to be accessed from the computer.

4. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein if performance indicated by the performance information satisfies a predetermined criteria, data is migrated from the storage unit related to the logical unit to another storage unit of another storage subsystem, and

wherein the relation between the storage unit of the storage subsystem and the logical unit assigned to the storage unit is modified.

5. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein an access request is created by the storage control device, which is unrelated to any first access request from the computer,

wherein the access request is issued from the storage control device to the storage unit of the storage subsystem, and

wherein performance information relating to the access request is obtained by the storage control device so that the storage control device recognizes performance of the storage unit of the storage subsystem.

6. A storage system according to claim 1, wherein based on the performance information obtained by the storage control device, a tuning plan for the storage system is planned and outputted.

7. A storage system according to claim 6, wherein the tuning plan for the storage system includes a data migration plan from one storage unit to another storage unit.

8. A storage control device coupled to a storage system including a storage subsystem including a plurality of storage units and a computer, the storage control device providing the host computer with a logical unit assigned to a storage unit of the storage subsystem,

wherein the storage control device receives a first access request from the computer to the logical unit and sends a second access request to the storage unit of the storage subsystem according to a relation between the storage unit of the storage subsystem and the logical unit assigned to the storage unit, and

wherein performance information relating to the second access request by the storage control device is obtained so that the storage control device determines performance relating to the logical unit assigned to the storage unit of the storage subsystem.

9. A storage control device according to claim 8, wherein in obtaining performance information by the storage control device, the storage control device measures a response time of the second access request and calculates performance based upon the response time.

10. A storage control device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of storage units in the storage subsystem are detected and the storage control device relates the plurality of storage units in the storage subsystem to one or a plurality of logical units to be accessed from the computer.

11. A storage control device according to claim 8, wherein if performance indicated by the performance information satisfies a predetermined criteria, data is migrated from the storage unit related to the logical unit to another storage unit of another storage subsystem, and

wherein the relation between the storage unit of the storage subsystem and the logical unit assigned to the storage unit is modified.

12. A storage control device according to claim 8, wherein an access request is created by the storage control device, which is unrelated to any first access request from the computer,

wherein the access request is issued from the storage control device to the storage unit of the storage subsystem, and

wherein performance information relating to the access request is obtained by the storage control device so that the storage control device recognizes performance of the storage unit of the storage subsystem.

13. A storage control device according to claim 8, wherein based on the performance information obtained by the storage control device, a tuning plan for the storage system is planned and outputted.

14. A storage control device according to claim 13, wherein the tuning plan for the storage system includes a data migration plan from one storage unit to another storage unit.