Method for dimensioning and reconfiguring of a storage system with removable media

    公开(公告)号:US09933942B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US14941980

    申请日:2015-11-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F3/06

    摘要: Embodiments include methods for operating a first storage system having a first number of data storage drives for enabling access to a first set of removable media. Aspects include providing a second storage system having a number K of data storage drives for enabling access to a second set of removable media and providing a set of parameters describing operational characteristics of the second storage system. Aspects also include determining an analytical model using the set of parameters, the analytical model describing the variation of average waiting time as a function of system load over a predefined range covering multiple system load regime domains and determining values of the set of parameters using the analytical model and data of the second storage system. Aspects further include using the analytical model and the values of the set of parameters for reconfiguring the first storage system.

    Subtier-level data assignment in a tiered storage system

    公开(公告)号:US10585614B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15297750

    申请日:2016-10-19

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06

    摘要: An embodiment is directed to a method for determining an assignment of data to be stored on at least one storage tier i of a plurality of storage tiers of a tiered storage system. The method including, for the at least one storage tier i, steps of accessing storage device characteristics of the at least one storage tier i of the plurality; based on the accessed storage device characteristics, splitting the at least one storage tier i into Ni storage subtiers of the at least one storage tier i, the Ni storage subtiers having respective storage device characteristics; and based on characteristics of data to be stored on the tiered storage system and the respective storage device characteristics of the Ni storage subtiers, determining an assignment of data to be stored on each of the Ni storage subtiers. Embodiments are directed to related methods, systems and computer program products.

    ADAPTIVELY MOUNTING AND UNMOUNTING REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA BASED ON MONITORING REQUESTS AND STATES OF STORAGE DRIVES AND THE STORAGE MEDIA
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    ADAPTIVELY MOUNTING AND UNMOUNTING REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA BASED ON MONITORING REQUESTS AND STATES OF STORAGE DRIVES AND THE STORAGE MEDIA 有权
    基于监控要求和存储驱动状态和存储介质的适配安装和不可恢复存储介质

    公开(公告)号:US20160103618A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-14

    申请号:US14791914

    申请日:2015-07-06

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06

    摘要: A storage system is proposed which comprises a data storage device including a number N of removable storage media for storing data, with N≧2, and a number m of drives, with m≧1, wherein each of the m drives is configured to drive one of the removable storage media mounted to the drive. The storage system includes a server being coupled to the data storage device and configured to serve requests from clients, and a controller which is configured to control the data storage device to adaptively unmount the removable storage media based on a monitoring information of the requests at the data storage device, states of the drives, and states of the removable storage media.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种存储系统,其包括数据存储装置,其包括N个用于存储N≥2的可移动存储介质的数据存储装置和m≥1个的m个驱动器,其中每个m个驱动器被配置为驱动 其中一个可移动存储介质安装在驱动器上。 该存储系统包括:服务器,耦合到数据存储设备并被配置为提供来自客户端的请求;以及控制器,其被配置为基于所述请求的监视信息来控制数据存储设备以自适应地卸载可移动存储介质 数据存储设备,驱动器的状态和可移动存储介质的状态。

    Subtier-Level Data Assignment in a Tiered Storage System

    公开(公告)号:US20180107425A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-19

    申请号:US15297750

    申请日:2016-10-19

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06

    摘要: An embodiment is directed to a method for determining an assignment of data to be stored on at least one storage tier i of a plurality of storage tiers of a tiered storage system. The method including, for the at least one storage tier i, steps of accessing storage device characteristics of the at least one storage tier i of the plurality; based on the accessed storage device characteristics, splitting the at least one storage tier i into Ni storage subtiers of the at least one storage tier i, the Ni storage subtiers having respective storage device characteristics; and based on characteristics of data to be stored on the tiered storage system and the respective storage device characteristics of the Ni storage subtiers, determining an assignment of data to be stored on each of the Ni storage subtiers. Embodiments are directed to related methods, systems and computer program products.