Patents by Inventor JOUICHI BITA

JOUICHI BITA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10142211
    Abstract: An operation management server that manages a storage apparatus in which volumes are included and data is sent and received via transmission resources is provided. The operation management server includes a setting unit that sets a target value of the performance to some or all of the volumes; a monitoring unit that monitors the load factor of the transmission resources; and a bandwidth management unit that specifies a target transmission resource on the basis of the load factor of the transmission resources, that decides, on the basis of the target value, bandwidth allocation of some of the volumes that use the specified transmission resource, and that instructs a bandwidth control unit in the storage apparatus to adjust the bandwidth on the basis of the decided bandwidth allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiharu Makida, Kiyoshi Sugioka, Sawao Iwatani, Jouichi Bita
  • Patent number: 10097635
    Abstract: A reception unit receives an input of designation of a performance level for a volume. A target value calculation unit obtains a target value of performance of data transmission and reception with respect to the volume according to the input performance level. A setting unit sets the target value obtained by the target value calculation unit for the volume. A monitoring unit monitors a load factor of a transmission resource. A bandwidth management unit identifies a target transmission resource based on the load factor of the transmission resource, decides a bandwidth allocation to a memory unit that uses the target transmission resource based on the target value, and instructs a bandwidth control unit of a storage device to tune the bandwidth using the decided bandwidth allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshiharu Makida, Kiyoshi Sugioka, Jouichi Bita
  • Publication number: 20150281357
    Abstract: A reception unit receives an input of designation of a performance level for a volume. A target value calculation unit obtains a target value of performance of data transmission and reception with respect to the volume according to the input performance level. A setting unit sets the target value obtained by the target value calculation unit for the volume. A monitoring unit monitors a load factor of a transmission resource. A bandwidth management unit identifies a target transmission resource based on the load factor of the transmission resource, decides a bandwidth allocation to a memory unit that uses the target transmission resource based on the target value, and instructs a bandwidth control unit of a storage device to tune the bandwidth using the decided bandwidth allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: TOSHIHARU MAKIDA, KIYOSHI SUGIOKA, JOUICHI BITA
  • Publication number: 20150095489
    Abstract: An operation management server that manages a storage apparatus in which volumes are included and data is sent and received via transmission resources is provided. The operation management server includes a setting unit that sets a target value of the performance to some or all of the volumes; a monitoring unit that monitors the load factor of the transmission resources; and a bandwidth management unit that specifies a target transmission resource on the basis of the load factor of the transmission resources, that decides, on the basis of the target value, bandwidth allocation of some of the volumes that use the specified transmission resource, and that instructs a bandwidth control unit in the storage apparatus to adjust the bandwidth on the basis of the decided bandwidth allocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: TOSHIHARU MAKIDA, KIYOSHI SUGIOKA, SAWAO IWATANI, JOUICHI BITA