Abstract: A valve drive mechanism is configured for an internal combustion engine that includes an outer body formed, at least in part, from a crankcase and a cylinder that protrudes from the crankcase. The valve drive mechanism comprises a drive gear that is mounted to a crankshaft supported on the crankcase. A shaft is supported for rotation by a bearing. A driven gear is mounted to the shaft. The driven gear is configured to mesh with the drive gear. A drive pulley is mounted to the shaft. A driven pulley is mounted to a camshaft supported on the cylinder. A transmitter member extends between the drive pulley and the driven pulley. A bracket, which is a separate component from the engine outer body, is configured to be mounted to the engine outer body. The bracket is configured to support the bearing and the rotating shaft. The bracket, the bearing, the rotating shaft, the driven gear, the drive pulley and the bracket are assembled together as a unit that can be mounted to the outer body.

Abstract: An engine air intake device for an outboard motor includes a plurality of main intake pipes corresponding to each cylinder. First and second branch pipes extend from an upstream end of each main part. The first branch pipes are longer than the second branch pipes. The second branch pipes each include a valve and are selectively closed. The first branch pipes open into a first surge tank. The second branch pipes open into a second surge tank that is formed separately from the first surge tank. In operation, the valves of the second branch pipes are open when the engine is operating in high engine speed and are closed at low-to-medium speeds.

Abstract: When data written into a volume (source volume) in a parity group in a storage apparatus is written into a volume (destination volume) in a parity group in a storage apparatus using a remote copy function, it is determined during the copy whether or not one or both of the following two specified conditions are satisfied for this set of volumes: (1) the performance of the destination volume after a failover is equal to or higher than the performance of the source volume before the failover; and (2) the performance of the destination volume is equal to or higher than the performance of the source volume during the copy. If the condition(s) is not satisfied, the storage apparatus in which the destination volume is defined is changed in configuration to satisfy the condition.

Abstract: A frame transmitting apparatus that transmits a frame via a synchronous digital hierarch network or a synchronous optical network, includes a data-amount detecting unit that detects an amount of data received from other apparatus; and a frame transmitting unit that transmits, when the amount of data detected by the data-amount detecting unit exceeds a predetermined threshold value, a frame in which information pertaining to a frame control is stored in a fixed stuff of a virtual container frame or a synchronous-transport-signal frame.

Abstract: In a storage network, two access restriction methods, i.e., zoning and LUN security are available. These functions must be set for each units of the storage network. This disadvantageously takes a long period time and manpower. Since the setting is independently conducted for each unit, inconsistent setting cannot be prevented. A utility program having a management console screen using integrated representation of the zoning and the LUN security is provided. The program removes the user's setting operation for each unit and detects any inconsistent user's operation for the screen. Therefore, the inconsistent setting can be prevented.

Abstract: A host computer and primary and secondary storage devices are connected as capable of communicating with each other via a network, the primary and secondary storage devices functioning as data storage means of the host computer. The host computer transmits data to be written and a write request Wa to the primary storage device in writing of data into the primary storage device and transmits the data to be written and a write request Wb to the secondary storage device at any point in time after the foregoing transmission. The primary storage device receives the write request Wa and stores the data to be written. The secondary storage device receives the write request Wb and stores the data to be written.

Abstract: A volume management method is proposed for setting at least a logical volume over a plurality of physical storage devices by taking requested performance of other volumes into consideration.

Abstract: An image forming device comprises an image-processing unit which performs a predetermined image processing of an input image data. An output unit prints an image on a copy sheet based on the image data after the image processing. A Z-folding device is connected to the output unit and performs a Z folding of the copy sheet. A control unit controls the image-processing unit and the Z-folding device so that the image data is rotated in a direction conforming to a Z-folding direction specified by a user, and the Z folding of the copy sheet is controlled with the rotated image data.

Abstract: A managing computer is provided having an acquiring device for acquiring log information and event information from among a plurality of computers connected via a network to each other into a common database of the managing computer. A data controller may be provided for storing into the common database of the managing computer, operation definition information used to define a schedule of process operations executed in the plurality of computers in relation to the log information and the event information acquired by the acquiring device. A display device may display the operation definition information in relation to event information related to a process operation defined by the operation defining information with reference to the information stored in the database.

Abstract: A volume management method is proposed for setting at least a logical volume over a plurality of physical storage devices by taking requested performance of other volumes into consideration.

Abstract: A network management system for managing a computer network in which media switching type infrastructures and media sharing type infrastructures are combined coexistently includes a database destined for network management in which correspondences established among information concerning physical interconnections of individual equipment on the network, information concerning logical network configuration such as that of virtual network, and information concerning the users who make use of the network are stored, identifying means for identification of the individual equipment on the network and physical addresses intrinsic to network ports, respectively, and retrieval means for searching information of the physical addresses of the network ports with queries for the logical addresses.

Abstract: A managing computer is provided having an acquiring device for acquiring log information and event information from among a plurality of computers via a network to each other into a common database of the managing computer. A data controller may be provided for storing into the common database of the managing computer, operation definition information used to define a schedule of process operations executed in the plurality of computers in relation to the log information and the event information acquired by the acquiring device. A display device may display the operation definition information in relation to event information related to a process operation defined by the operation defining information with reference to the information stored in the database.

Abstract: A host computer and primary and secondary storage devices are connected as capable of communicating with each other via a network, the primary and secondary storage devices functioning as data storage means of the host computer. The host computer transmits data to be written and a write request Wa to the primary storage device in writing of data into the primary storage device and transmits the data to be written and a write request Wb to the secondary storage device at any point in time after the foregoing transmission. The primary storage device receives the write request Wa and stores the data to be written. The secondary storage device receives the write request Wb and stores the data to be written.

Abstract: A volume management method is proposed for setting at least a logical volume over a plurality of physical storage devices by taking requested performance of other volumes into consideration.

Abstract: A network management system for managing a computer network in which media switching type infrastructures and media sharing type infrastructures are combined coexistently includes a database destined for network management in which correspondences established among information concerning physical interconnections of individual equipment on the network, information concerning logical network configuration such as that of virtual network, and information concerning the users who make use of the network are stored, identifying devices for identification of the individual equipment on the network and physical addresses intrinsic to network ports, respectively, and retrieval engines for searching information of the physical addresses of the network ports with queries for the logical addresses.

Abstract: Communication nodes respectively comprise a function for transmitting/receiving a digital wrapper frame. SDH devices transmitting/receiving an SDH frame are connected to some of the communication nodes, and Ethernet devices transmitting/receiving an Ethernet packet are connected to some others of the communication nodes. An SDH frame and an Ethernet packet are stored in a payload of a digital wrapper frame, and transmitted between communication nodes. A network management device manages a connection relationship among the communication nodes, and paths set up on a digital wrapper network. The communication nodes respectively transfer a digital wrapper frame in accordance with an instruction from the network management device.

Abstract: When data written into a volume (source volume) in a parity group in a storage apparatus is written into a volume (destination volume) in a parity group in a storage apparatus using a remote copy function, it is determined during the copy whether or not one or both of the following two specified conditions are satisfied for this set of volumes: (1) the performance of the destination volume after a failover is equal to or higher than the performance of the source volume before the failover; and (2) the performance of the destination volume is equal to or higher than the performance of the source volume during the copy. If the condition(s) is not satisfied, the storage apparatus in which the destination volume is defined is changed in configuration to satisfy the condition.

Abstract: A volume management method is proposed for setting at least a logical volume over a plurality of physical storage devices by taking requested performance of other volumes into consideration.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus which has a function controlled by a received code signal has a code signal output device detects its own motion, and outputs a control signal which responds to the detected motion as a code signal, a code signal function setting portion which sets a function for controlling the broadcast receiving apparatus in response to the code signal, and a control portion receives the code signal according to the motion of the code signal output device, the signal being outputted from the code signal output device, and carries out control based on the function set at the code signal function setting portion in response to the reception. In this manner, an operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus can be carried out smoothly and intuitively by moving the remote control main body.

Abstract: A delay factor in a processing in a job system in which an ordered series of jobs are executed in computers assigned to respective jobs, is efficiently detected, and the delay factor is analyzed in detail by associating it with load information of the computers and a network. An administrative manager computer 201 collects a history of executing a job from each job executing computer 202, and refers to a history of each job, one by one from a job executed later to a job executed earlier, until no delay is detected in a job, for judging a cause of delay in each job. Further, with respect to a job in which delay is detected, load statuses of the other jobs or applications in the computer in which said job is in execution are compared with said job and displayed.