Patents by Inventor Kouji Iwamitsu

Kouji Iwamitsu 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: 11734137
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Hitachi. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Iwamitsu, Takuya Ogusu, Keisuke Suzuki, Masayuki Gomyo, Shinri Inoue
  • Publication number: 20220283745
    Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of storage nodes 4 each having one or more storage devices. The storage node includes a CPU. The CPU is configured to select a priority path to be notified as a usable path to a higher-level apparatus among paths which allows access of a predetermined logical unit to which a storage area of the storage device is provided from the higher-level apparatus. The CPU is configured to send the priority path as a reply to an inquiry about a path to the predetermined logical unit from the higher-level apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Shinri INOUE, Kouji IWAMITSU, Takao TOTSUKA
  • Patent number: 11372584
    Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of storage nodes 4 each having one or more storage devices. The storage node includes a CPU. The CPU is configured to select a priority path to be notified as a usable path to a higher-level apparatus among paths which allows access of a predetermined logical unit to which a storage area of the storage device is provided from the higher-level apparatus. The CPU is configured to send the priority path as a reply to an inquiry about a path to the predetermined logical unit from the higher-level apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinri Inoue, Kouji Iwamitsu, Takao Totsuka
  • Publication number: 20220138063
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Kouji Iwamitsu, Takuya Ogusu, Keisuke Suzuki, Masayuki Gomyo, Shinri Unoue
  • Patent number: 11256582
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Iwamitsu, Takuya Ogusu, Keisuke Suzuki, Masayuki Gomyo, Shinri Inoue
  • Publication number: 20210096771
    Abstract: A storage system includes a plurality of storage nodes 4 each having one or more storage devices. The storage node includes a CPU. The CPU is configured to select a priority path to be notified as a usable path to a higher-level apparatus among paths which allows access of a predetermined logical unit to which a storage area of the storage device is provided from the higher-level apparatus. The CPU is configured to send the priority path as a reply to an inquiry about a path to the predetermined logical unit from the higher-level apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Shinri INOUE, Kouji IWAMITSU, Takao TOTSUKA
  • Publication number: 20200241982
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kouji IWAMITSU, Takuya OGUSU, Keisuke SUZUKI, Masayuki GOMYO, Shinri INOUE
  • Patent number: 10698612
    Abstract: A storage control unit which processes an I/O request from a host apparatus is provided in the storage apparatus and the storage control unit creates a host group by mapping same to each supported OS type and configures a function according to the corresponding OS type for each of the host groups, creates a first volume on the storage apparatus and creates a second volume to which a physical storage area is dynamically allocated from a storage device, according to a volume creation instruction, and the storage control unit creates, according to an instruction to create a volume path from the first volume to the second volume, a volume path which passes through a third volume which is interposed between the first volume and second volume and has been allocated to the host group according to the OS type of the host apparatus provided by the first volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Ogusu, Kouji Iwamitsu, Shinri Inoue
  • Patent number: 10635551
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Iwamitsu, Takuya Ogusu, Keisuke Suzuki, Masayuki Gomyo, Shinri Inoue
  • Publication number: 20200042175
    Abstract: A storage control unit which processes an I/O request from a host apparatus is provided in the storage apparatus and the storage control unit creates a host group by mapping same to each supported OS type and configures a function according to the corresponding OS type for each of the host groups, creates a first volume on the storage apparatus and creates a second volume to which a physical storage area is dynamically allocated from a storage device, according to a volume creation instruction, and the storage control unit creates, according to an instruction to create a volume path from the first volume to the second volume, a volume path which passes through a third volume which is interposed between the first volume and second volume and has been allocated to the host group according to the OS type of the host apparatus provided by the first volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Takuya OGUSU, Kouji Iwamitsu, Shinri Inoue
  • Publication number: 20190188096
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Kouji IWAMITSU, Takuya OGUSU, Keisuke SUZUKI, Masayuki GOMYO, Shinri INOUE
  • Patent number: 10229021
    Abstract: Virtual first logical volumes are provided to a host, a virtual second logical volume correlated with any one of the first logical volumes is created in a storage node in correlation with a storage control module disposed in the storage node, a correspondence relationship between the first and second logical volumes is managed as mapping information, a storage node which is an assigning distribution of an I/O request is specified on the basis of the mapping information in a case where the I/O request in which the first logical volume is designated as an I/O destination is given from the host, the I/O request is assigned to the storage control module of its own node in a case where the specified storage node is its own node, and the I/O request is assigned to another storage node in a case where the specified storage node is another storage node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI, LTD.
    Inventors: Kouji Iwamitsu, Takuya Ogusu, Keisuke Suzuki, Masayuki Gomyo, Shinri Inoue