Method and system of collection performance data for storage network

• US 8,375,168 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2012
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• 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:
  US13/448,057
• Publication Number:
  US 20120203965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 302 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 storage system comprising:

a first storage system including a plurality of first disk drives and a first controller managing a plurality of first logical units on said first plurality of disk drives in said first storage system;

a second storage system including a plurality of second disk drives and a second controller managing a plurality of second logical units on said second plurality of disk drives in said second storage system;

a first device being adapted to be coupled to said first storage system, managing said plurality of first logical units in the first storage system and providing a third logical unit to a host computer;

a second device being adapted to be coupled to a said second storage system, managing said plurality of second logical units;

wherein said first storage device and said second device are adapted to control write data received from the host computer to said third logical unit so as to be written to both a fourth logical unit included in said plurality of first logical units of the first storage system and fifth logical unit included in said plurality of second logical units of said second storage system.

2. A storage system according to claim 1,

wherein when said first device receives write data to said third logical unit from the host computer, said first device is adapted to:

transfer said write data to said first storage system so that said write data is to be written to said fourth logical unit in said first storage system; and

further transfer said write data to said second device so that said write data is to be written to said fifth logical unit in said second storage system via said second device.

3. A storage system according to claim 1,

wherein when said first device receives a read request to said third logical unit from the host computer, said first device is adapted to read data from said fourth logical unit in said first storage system.

4. A storage system according to claim 1,

wherein said third logical unit is mapped to said fourth logical unit and fifth logical unit.

5. A storage system according to claim 1,

wherein said fifth logical unit is adapted to store copy data of data stored in said fourth logical unit.

6. A storage system according to claim 1,

wherein said first device and said first storage system are located on a primary site, and said second device and said second storage system are located on a remote site.

7. A method comprising the steps of:

managing, by a first storage system including a plurality of first disk drives and a first controller, a plurality of first logical units on said first plurality of disk drives in said first storage system;

managing, by a second storage system including a plurality of second disk drives and a second controller, a plurality of second logical units on said second plurality of disk drives in said second storage system;

managing, by a first device being adapted to be coupled to said first storage system, said plurality of first logical units in the first storage system and providing a third logical unit to a host computer;

managing, by a second device being adapted to be coupled to a said second storage system, said plurality of second logical units;

controlling, by said first storage device and said second device, write data received from the host computer to said third logical unit so as to be written to both a fourth logical unit included in said plurality of first logical units of the first storage system and fifth logical unit included in said plurality of second logical units of said second storage system.

8. A method according to claim 7,

wherein when said first device receives write data to said third logical unit from the host computer, said first device performs the steps of:

transfer said write data to said first storage system so that said write data is to be written to said fourth logical unit in said first storage system; and

further transfer said write data to said second device so that said write data is to be written to said fifth logical unit in said second storage system via said second device.

9. A method according to claim 7,

wherein when said first device receives a read request to said third logical unit from the host computer, said first device performs the step of reading data from said fourth logical unit in said first storage system.

10. A method according to claim 7,

wherein said third logical unit is mapped to said fourth logical unit and fifth logical unit.

11. A method according to claim 7,

wherein said fifth logical unit performs the step of storing copy data of data stored in said fourth logical unit.

12. A method according to claim 7,

wherein said first device and said first storage system are located on a primary site, and said second device and said second storage system are located on a remote site.