Method, apparatus, program and system for migrating NAS system

• US 8,019,726 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2008
• Issued: 09/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Ueoka, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Hwa; Shyue Jiunn
• Application Number:
  US12/188,487
• Publication Number:
  US 20090300081A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,131 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/651
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/119 Details of migration of file systems migration mechanisms in storage systems G06F3/0647

Abstract

In a state where the migration source NAS apparatus is continuously operated, a migration processing program confirms the update date and time of files stored in the migration source NAS apparatus, and migrates only the files that were not updated from a specific time to the start date and time of migration processing. Or, the migration processing program migrates the files stored in the migration source NAS apparatus sequentially from the oldest file. The migration performance is calculated based on the capacity and migration time of the migrated files, and the time required for migrating the non-migrated files is calculated based on the size and migration performance of the non-migrated files.

Claims

1. A file migration method of an information system including a first Network Attached Storage system, a second Network Attached Storage system, and a computer for reading and writing a plurality of files stored in the first Network Attached Storage system,

wherein the file migration method of the information system includes file migration processing, and file migration termination processing to be executed after the execution of the file migration processing;

wherein the file migration processing comprises;

a step of acquiring and storing first attribute information including file names, update time information and a Write Only Read Many setting concerning a plurality of files stored in a designated directory of the first Network Attached Storage system;

a step of acquiring and storing second attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files stored in the second Network Attached Storage system;

a step of identifying a file to be copied from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system based on the difference between the stored first attribute information and second attribute information, and a prescribed rule which preferentially identifies a file with old update time information of the first attribute information as a file to be copied;

a step of determining whether the identified file is set Write Only Read Many or not; and

a step of copying the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system in case that the identified file is not set Write Only Read Many; and

wherein the file migration termination processing comprises;

a step of acquiring and storing third attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files to be stored in a designated directory of the first Network Attached Storage system;

a step of acquiring and storing fourth attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files stored in the second Network Attached Storage system based on the file migration processing; and

a step of identifying and copying a file to be copied from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system based on the difference between the stored third attribute information and fourth attribute information.

2. The file migration method of an information system according to claim 1,

wherein, based on a first time obtained by subtracting a predetermined migration exclusion update period from an execution time of the file migration processing and the update time information of the first attribute information, the prescribed rule identifies a file updated after the first time as a copy inhibition target.

3. The file migration method of an information system according to claim 1,

wherein the step of copying the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system further includes a step of setting a Write Only Read Many to the file copied to the second Network Attached Storage system according to information concerning the Write Only Read Many setting included in the first attribute information.

4. The file migration method of an information system according to claim 3,

wherein the file migration method further comprises:

a step of identifying a file set with Write Only Read Many from the second attribute information; and

a step of excluding the identified file set with Write Only Read Many from an acquisition target of the first attribute information.

5. The file migration method of an information system according to claim 1,

wherein the step of copying the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system includes a step of recording the copying time and file size of the copied file;

and

wherein the file migration method further comprises;

a step of identifying the total file size concerning files to be copied before the end of migration among a plurality of files stored in a designated directory and below of the first Network Attached Storage system; and

a step of providing migration period information based on the copying time, the file size and the total file size.

6. The file migration method of an information system according to claim 1,

wherein the file migration processing and file migration termination processing are processed with the second Network Attached Storage system, or a migration computer connected to the first Network Attached Storage system and the second Network Attached Storage system.

7. A migration computer configured to be coupled to a first Network Attached Storage system coupled to a computer, and a second Network Attached Storage system, for migrating a plurality of files stored in a designated directory and below of the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system, comprising:

a processor;

an I/O port; and

a storage area;

wherein the storage area further stores;

first attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files to be stored in a designated directory of the first Network Attached Storage system;

second attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files stored in the second Network Attached Storage system; and

a program for causing the processor to identify a file to be copied from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system based on the difference between the stored first attribute information and second attribute information, and a prescribed rule which preferentially identifies a file with old update time information of the first attribute information as a file to be copied, determines whether the identified file is set Write Only Read Many or not, and copy the file identified with the I/O port in case that the identified file is not set Write Only Read Many,

wherein the copying of the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system further includes the setting of a Write Only Read Many to the file copied to the second Network Attached Storage system according to information concerning the Write Only Read Many setting included in the first attribute information.

8. The migration computer according to claim 7,

wherein, based on a first time obtained by subtracting a predetermined migration exclusion update period from the processing time of the program and the update time information of the first attribute information, the prescribed rule identifies a file updated after the first time as a copy inhibition target.

9. The migration computer according to claim 7,

wherein the program further:

identifies a file set with Write Only Read Many from the second attribute information; and

excludes the identified file set with Write Only Read Many from the acquisition target of the first attribute information.

10. The migration computer according to claim 7,

wherein the copying of the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system of the program includes the recording processing of the copying time and file size of the copied file;

and

wherein the program further;

identifies the total file size concerning files to be copied before the end of migration among a plurality of files stored in a designated directory and below of the first Network Attached Storage system; and

provides migration period information based on the copying time, the file size and the total file size.

11. A program of a migration computer,

wherein the program causes the migration computer to:

acquire and store first attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files to be stored in a designated directory of a first Network Attached Storage system coupled to the migration computer;

acquire and store second attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files stored in a second Network Attached Storage system coupled to the migration computer;

identify a file to be copied from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system based on the difference between the stored first attribute information and second attribute information, and a prescribed rule which preferentially identifies a file with old update time information of the first attribute information as a file to be copied;

determine whether the identified file is set Write Only Read Many or not;

copy the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system in case that the identified file is not set Write Only Read Many; and

acquire and store third attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files to be stored in a designated directory of the first Network Attached Storage system;

acquire and store fourth attribute information including file names and update time information concerning a plurality of files stored in the second Network Attached Storage system; and

identify and copy one or more files to be copied from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system based on the difference between the stored third attribute information and fourth attribute information,

wherein, based on a first time obtained by subtracting a predetermined migration exclusion update period from an execution time of the file migration processing and the update time information of the first attribute information, the prescribed rule identifies a file updated after the first time as a copy inhibition target.

12. The program of a migration computer according to claim 11,

wherein the copying of the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system further includes the setting of a Write Only Read Many to the file copied to the second Network Attached Storage system.

13. The program of a migration computer according to claim 11,

wherein the program further causes the migration computer to:

identify a file set with Write Only Read Many from the second attribute information; and

execute the identified file set with Write Only Read Many from the acquisition target of the first attribute information.

14. The program of a migration computer according to claim 11,

wherein the copying of the identified file from the first Network Attached Storage system to the second Network Attached Storage system of the program includes the recording of the copying time and file size of the copied file;

and

wherein the program further causes the migration computer to;

identify the total file size concerning files to be copied before the end of migration among a plurality of files stored in a designated directory of the first Network Attached Storage system with the first attribute information; and

provide migration period information based on the copying time, the file size and the total file size.