Method and system of collection performance data for storage network

• US 8,176,248 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2011
• Issued: 05/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Matsunami, Naoto, Oeda, Takashi, Yamamoto, Akira, Mimatsu, Yasuyuki, Sato, Masahiko
• Primary Examiner(s): ELMORE, STEPHEN C
• Application Number:
  US13/242,632
• Publication Number:
  US 20120011321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 228 Days
• Field of Search: 711/114, 711/4, 711/156, 707/634, 707/659, 714/6.23
• US Class Current: 711/114
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0611 in relation to response time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0635 by changing the path, e.g. traffic rerouting, path reconfiguration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/067 Distributed or networked storage systems, e.g. storage area networks [SAN], network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0689 Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD

Abstract

This invention provides a user or an operator with a management apparatus or method for displaying logical connection information between an interface connected to a computer and a switch and a storage system or a logical unit in the storage system in a virtual storage system, wherein the switch receives a first access request from said computer, converts said first access request to a second access request to one of said plural storage systems, and sends said second access request to one of said plural storage systems or one logical unit.

Claims

1. A control device comprising:

a plurality of first interfaces being coupled to a host computer;

a plurality of second interfaces being coupled to a plurality of storage systems, each of which comprising a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller providing at least one logical unit, using the plurality of storage devices, to the control device, wherein a plurality of logical units, which are provided by a plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems, include a first logical unit and a second logical unit; and

a controller managing the plurality of logical units provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems and providing a third logical unit to the host computer, the third logical unit including a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein data sent to the first storage area in the third logical unit is to be stored in a storage area in the first logical unit, and data sent to the second storage area in the third logical unit is to be stored in a storage area in the second logical unit.

2. A control device according to claim 1,

wherein the plurality of storage systems include a first storage system and a second storage system, the first logical unit is provided by a first storage controller of the first storage system using first storage devices of the first storage system, the second logical unit is provided by a second storage controller of the second storage system using second storage devices of the first storage system.

3. A control device according to claim 1,

wherein data of the third logical unit is striped across the first storage area mapped to the storage area in the first logical unit and the second storage area mapped to the storage area in the second logical unit.

4. A control device according to claim 1,

wherein the storage controller of each of the plurality of storage systems manages the storage devices thereof as at least one Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) group.

5. A control device according to claim 1,

wherein the controller is configured to recognize the plurality of logical units provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems by obtaining information of the plurality of logical units from the plurality of storage systems.

6. A control device comprising:

a plurality of first interfaces being coupled to a host computer;

a plurality of second interfaces being coupled to a plurality of storage systems, each of which comprising a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller providing at least one volume, using the plurality of storage devices, to the control device, wherein a plurality of volumes, which are provided by a plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems, include a first volume and a second volume; and

a controller managing the plurality of volumes provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems and providing a third volume to the host computer, the third volume including a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein data sent to the first storage area in the third volume is to be stored in a storage area in the first volume and data sent to the second storage area in the third volume is to be stored in a storage area in the second volume.

7. A control device according to claim 6,

wherein the plurality of storage systems including a first storage system and a second storage system, the first volume is provided by a first storage controller of the first storage system using first storage devices of the first storage system, the second volume is provided by a second storage controller of the second storage system using second storage devices of the first storage system.

8. A control device according to claim 6,

wherein data of the third volume is striped across the first storage area mapped to the storage area in the first volume and the second storage area mapped to the storage area in the second volume.

9. A control device according to claim 6,

wherein the storage controller of each of the plurality of storage systems manages the storage devices thereof as at least one Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) group.

10. A control device according to claim 6,

wherein the controller is configured to recognize the plurality of volumes provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems by obtaining information of the plurality of volumes from the plurality of storage systems.

11. A method for managing control device comprising:

providing a plurality of first interfaces being coupled to a host computer;

providing a plurality of second interfaces being coupled to a plurality of storage systems, each storage system comprising a plurality of storage devices and a storage controller providing at least one logical unit using the plurality of storage devices to the control device, wherein a plurality of logical units, which are provided by a plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems, include a first logical unit and a second logical unit;

managing the plurality of logical units provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems; and

providing a third logical unit provided to the host computer, the third logical unit including a first storage area and a second storage area, wherein data sent to the first storage area in the third logical unit is to be stored in a storage area in the first logical unit, data sent to the second storage area in the third logical unit is to be stored in a storage area in the second logical unit.

12. A method according to claim 11,

wherein the plurality of storage systems including a first storage system and a second storage system, the first logical unit is provided by a first storage controller of the first storage system using first storage devices of the first storage system, the second logical unit is provided by a second storage controller of the second storage system using second storage devices of the first storage system.

13. A method according to claim 11,

wherein the method further comprises striping data of the third logical unit across the first storage area mapped to the storage area in the first logical unit and the second storage area mapped to the storage area in the second logical unit.

14. A method according to claim 11,

wherein the storage controller of each of the plurality of storage systems manages the storage devices thereof as at least one Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) group.

15. A method device according to claim 11,

wherein the method further comprises recognizing the plurality of logical units provided by the plurality of storage controllers of the plurality of storage systems by obtaining information of the plurality of logical units from the plurality of storage systems.