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20100082925 | MANAGEMENT COMPUTER USED TO CONSTRUCT BACKUP CONFIGURATION OF APPLICATION DATA - According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a backup configuration of a particular application data, without influencing data of another application. A management computer is coupled to a host computer on which an application operates, and to a storage apparatus that includes a plurality of volume groups each having one or more logical volumes. At least one of the logical volumes is allocated to the application. The management computer includes a volume group overlapping use determination part and a backup policy determination part. When the backup of the volume group to which one logical volume belongs is configured, the volume group overlapping use determination part determines whether there is another application that uses the volume group. The backup policy determination part determines whether there is set, for another volume group, backup policy information same as that set for the application. | 04-01-2010 |
20100274767 | BACKUP METHOD FOR STORAGE SYSTEM - The present invention provides a backup method that makes it possible to specify the recovery-enabled time of an application even in a case where a backup has been performed without staticizing the application. In response to a first instruction from a management computer, a storage system backs up a first volume to a second volume at a first time while a first host computer continues to process an application. In response to a second instruction from the management computer, a second host computer reads out the data of the second volume and acquires a second time that is the time at which the application is recovery-enabled. The management computer stores the relationship between the backup and the second time in backup catalog information. | 10-28-2010 |
20110078395 | COMPUTER SYSTEM MANAGING VOLUME ALLOCATION AND VOLUME ALLOCATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - In a management computer which manages a storage system including a main logical volume and subsidiary logical volumes, when the access volume to the main logical volume exceeds a threshold value, a subsidiary logical volume associated with a physical volume having higher input/output performance than the physical volume associated with the main logical volume is selected. When the migration time of the data stored in the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume is within a prescribed time period, then data stored in the physical volume corresponding to the main logical volume is migrated to the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume, and the physical volume corresponding to the selected subsidiary logical volume is associated with the main logical volume. | 03-31-2011 |
20120102280 | MANAGEMENT SERVER AND DATA MIGRATION METHOD - The data backup processing time is shortened by improving the efficiency of data duplicate removal in the storage apparatus. | 04-26-2012 |
20120137303 | COMPUTER SYSTEM - Provided is a computer system capable of reliably eliminating duplicated data regardless of the size of the data write unit from the host computer to the storage subsystem or the management unit size in the elimination of duplicated data. | 05-31-2012 |
20120144002 | CLUSTER STORAGE SETTING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A storage cluster including a first storage apparatus and a second storage apparatus is defined. Communication between the first storage apparatus and the second storage apparatus uses a first network and an access request from a host computer uses a second network. Each of the first and second storage apparatuses defines internal LUs by using storage devices included in that storage apparatus. The first storage apparatus defines other internal LUs by using internal LUs of the second storage apparatus and the second storage apparatus defines other internal LUs by using internal LUs of the first storage apparatus. | 06-07-2012 |
20150212903 | MANAGEMENT COMPUTER USED TO CONSTRUCT BACKUP CONFIGURATION OF APPLICATION DATA - According to the present invention, it is possible to construct a backup configuration of a particular application data, without influencing data of another application. A management computer is coupled to a host computer on which an application operates, and to a storage apparatus that includes a plurality of volume groups each having one or more logical volumes. At least one of the logical volumes is allocated to the application. The management computer includes a volume group overlapping use determination part and a backup policy determination part. When the backup of the volume group to which one logical volume belongs is configured, the volume group overlapping use determination part determines whether there is another application that uses the volume group. The backup policy determination part determines whether there is set, for another volume group, backup policy information same as that set for the application. | 07-30-2015 |
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20090111010 | Battery pack and battery pack separator - The battery pack includes plural battery cells | 04-30-2009 |
20090142628 | Battery system cooled via coolant - The battery system cooled via coolant has a battery block | 06-04-2009 |
20090142650 | Battery system - A battery system includes: a battery block defining a cooling gap between battery cells composed of a plurality of rectangular/prismatic cells; and a gas blower forcibly blowing the gas through the gap in the block. The block, set in two separate arrays, is provided therebetween with an intermediate duct connected to each of the gaps. An outer duct is provided outside the block set in two separate arrays, and the plurality of gaps are parallel-connected between the outer duct and the intermediate duct. The gas blower forcibly blows the gas from the intermediate duct to the outer duct, and the gas forcibly blown is branched from the intermediate duct to be blown through each of the gaps to cool the cells. The gas having passed through the gaps and cooled the cells is collected at and exhausted from the outer duct. | 06-04-2009 |
20090142653 | Battery system with battery cells arranged in array alignment - A battery system includes a battery block, a cooling pipe, and a coolant feeding device. The battery block includes a plurality of rectangular batteries that have a width greater than a thickness and are securely arranged in array alignment by a battery holder. The cooling pipe cools the rectangular batteries of the battery block. The coolant feeding device feeds coolant to the cooling pipe. In the battery system, the cooling pipe is arranged on the surface of the battery block in a thermally-coupled state so that the rectangular batteries are cooled by the coolant, which is circulated through the cooling pipe. | 06-04-2009 |
20150104676 | BATTERY FOR AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A battery for automotive electrical system comprises a lead battery having an outer shape of a rectangular box and having length longer than the width, and a sub-battery connected in parallel to the lead battery. A first main terminal as a positive electrode terminal and a second terminal as a negative electrode terminal are disposed at both ends adjacent to a long side on an upper surface. The first main terminal as an output terminal of the lead battery is connected to a vehicle lead line, and the second main terminal is connected to the sub-battery. The sub-battery has a structure in which plural cells are stored in an outer case, and the outer case is disposed outside an end portion in the lengthwise direction of the lead battery and adjacent to the second main terminal of the lead battery, and the lead battery and the sub-battery are coupled. | 04-16-2015 |
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20080307021 | COMPUTER SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT COMPUTER, STORAGE SYSTEM, AND BACKUP MANAGEMENT METHOD - A computer system includes a host computer; a storage system for obtaining a snapshot, at a specific point in time, of a data volume, storing data written to the data volume after the specific point in time as a journal, and applying the journal to the snapshot for data recovery; and a management computer. In the computer system, the management computer instructs the storage system to determine whether data at a recovery point after a recovery point of the latest snapshot can be recovered within a specific period of time and to apply, if it has been determined that the data cannot be recovered within the specific period of time, a journal to the latest snapshot to update the latest snapshot to a new snapshot in such a manner that the data can be recovered within the specific period of time | 12-11-2008 |
20090024871 | Failure management method for a storage system - Provided is a method of performing backup and recovery of data by using journaling, and performing management upon occurrence of a failure. The method includes: a first step of setting a recovery point indicative of the given time; a second step of creating an information of correspondence between the snapshot and the journal data which is required to restore data at the set recovery point time; a third step of detecting the occurrence of failure of the disk drive; and a fourth step of detecting the recovery point at which data cannot be restored due to the failure of the disk drive. | 01-22-2009 |
20090077331 | Data migration and copying in a storage system with dynamically expansible volumes - When migrating data stored in a storage region assigned to a volume to another storage region, the connection status of the host computer and volume is confirmed. When the host computer and volume are connected, the maximum capacity of the volume requested by the host computer is reserved so that it is exclusively secured in another storage region to which data is to be migrated, and when the host computer and volume are not connected, the current capacity of the volume is reserved so that it is exclusively secured in another storage region. | 03-19-2009 |
20110202742 | DATA MIGRATION AND COPYING IN A STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DYNAMICALLY EXPANSIBLE VOLUMES - When migrating data stored in a storage region assigned to a volume to another storage region, the connection status of the host computer and volume is confirmed. When the host computer and volume are connected, the maximum capacity of the volume requested by the host computer is reserved so that it is exclusively secured in another storage region to which data is to be migrated, and when the host computer and volume are not connected, the current capacity of the volume is reserved so that it is exclusively secured in another storage region. | 08-18-2011 |
20120124287 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD - A data processing system includes a first storage system configured with a virtual logical volume that includes a dynamically expandable volume, a second storage system coupled to the first storage system through a data copy network, a host computer configured to input data to the virtual logical volume, and a management server coupled to the host computer, configured to manage the virtual logical volume. | 05-17-2012 |
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20080280194 | Battery pack - The battery pack includes a battery block in which a plurality of electric cells being rectangular cells are layed, and a fixture component for fixing the electric cells in the battery block. The fixture component includes a pair of end plates disposed on opposite side faces of the layered rectangular cells, and a metal strap with which the layered rectangular cells are fixed in their compressed state by connecting the tip of the metal strap to the end plate. | 11-13-2008 |
20110111273 | VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING VEHICLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - A power supply device includes a battery block | 05-12-2011 |
20110183179 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE WITH BATTERY CELL COOLING MECHANISM AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A power supply device includes a battery block | 07-28-2011 |
20120141855 | BATTERY PACK FOR SUPPRESSING DEVIATION OF CENTRAL BATTERY CELL AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack device includes a plurality of battery cells | 06-07-2012 |
20120164489 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH A SERVICE PLUG AND VEHICLE CARRYING THAT POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The power source apparatus of the present invention is provided with battery blocks | 06-28-2012 |
20120301769 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS TO SUPPLY ELECTRIC POWER AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The power source apparatus to supply electric power is provided with a battery block | 11-29-2012 |
20130260197 | BATTERY ARRAY, BATTERY SEPARATOR, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY ARRAY - The battery array is provided with a plurality of battery cells having a rectangular outline, insulating separators intervening between adjacent battery cells, a pair of endplates disposed at the ends of the battery cells stacked alternately with intervening separators, and binding bars that bind the endplates together. Partition plates, which are the parts of the separators sandwiched between adjacent battery cells, have thin regions established along regions opposite the upper ends of the battery cells, and the thin regions are formed thinner than partition plate regions opposite the center sections of the battery cells. | 10-03-2013 |
20130273412 | BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - A battery pack includes battery cells, bus bars, and a wire harness. The battery cells include terminals on the upper surfaces of the battery cells. The bus bars connect the terminals of the battery cells to each other with the plurality of battery cells being arranged side by side. The wire harness is connected to the terminals. An electrically insulating separation wall is arranged between the terminal and the wire harness. | 10-17-2013 |
20140014420 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, POWER-SUPPLY-DEVICE SEPARATOR, AND POWER-SUPPLY-DEVICE-EQUIPPED VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE - A power supply device includes battery cells, separators, and fastening members. The plurality of battery cells have a rectangular-box exterior shape. The separators are interposed between the battery cells, which are arranged side by side. The fastening members securely hold a battery assembly of the battery cells and the separators, which are alternately arranged side by side. The surfaces of each of the battery cells is covered by an electrically insulating covering member. Each of the separators has recessed parts that form a plurality of gas-flowing paths between the battery cells so that cooling gas can flow along surfaces of these battery cells when this separator is interposed between these battery cells. Edge parts of the recessed part, which forms the gas-flowing paths, are rounded. | 01-16-2014 |
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20110311790 | CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR CONNECTING TERMINALS USING THE CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTING TERMINAL - The present invention provides a conductive connecting material for electrically connecting terminals of electronic members, which has a layered structure comprising: a curable resin composition containing a resin component and a compound having a flux function; and a metal foil selected from a solder foil and a tin foil. Further, the present invention provides a method for connecting terminals comprising: a placement step in which the conductive connecting material is placed between opposed terminals; a heating step in which the conductive connecting material is heated at a temperature, which is equal to or higher than the melting point of the metal foil, and at which the resin composition is not completely cured or the resin composition is softened; and a curing step/solidifying step in which the resin composition is cured or solidified. | 12-22-2011 |
20120183781 | CONDUCTIVE CONNECTING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR CONNECTING TERMINALS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONNECTION TERMINAL - The present invention provides a conductive connecting material having a multi-layered structure comprising a resin composition and a metal foil selected from a solder foil or a tin foil, wherein the minimum ion viscosity value of the resin composition is 4-9 when measured in accordance with ASTM standard E2039 by applying a frequency of 10000 Hz at the melting point of the metal foil. The present invention further provides a method for connecting terminals and a method for producing a connection terminal using the conductive connecting material. By using the conductive connecting material of the present invention, good electric connection between connection tell finals as well as highly-reliable insulation between adjacent terminals can be achieved. | 07-19-2012 |
20150067014 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF COMPUTER SYSTEM - A computer system includes a plurality of processing computers which switches an execution time of a main function processing and a management function processing in a given time, and a management computer which has a schedule table showing a schedule in which each processing computer may execute the management function processing, and which is capable of instructing the execution of the management function processing to each processing computer, wherein the processing computer notifies a start time an end time of the management function processing to the management computer before starting the management function processing, and the management computer updates the schedule table with the notification, an decides the processing computer that may execute the management function processing, by referring to the schedule table, upon instructing the management function processing to the processing computer. | 03-05-2015 |
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20140253014 | CHARGING CONTROL DEVICE, SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CHARGING CONTROL METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a charging control device, a solar power generation system and a charging control method which allow more efficient charging. The charging control device includes: a charging converter which takes electric power out of a solar panel and converts the electric power to a voltage required for charging a storage battery; and a controlling CPU which adjusts an output voltage that is outputted from the charging converter. The charging converter takes electric power out of the solar panel at two operation points where the electric power can be taken out of the solar panel with a certain output voltage, and charges the storage battery. The controlling CPU adjusts the output voltage in accordance with a voltage difference between input voltages respectively corresponding to the two operation points. The present technique is applicable, for example, to the charging control device of the solar power generation system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140361725 | POWER STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE, POWER STORAGE CONTROL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a power storage control device, a power storage control device control method, a program and a power storage system which can enhance reliability more. The power storage control device has: an AC/DC converter which converts power supplied from a power system; a DC/DC converter which converts power outputted from a storage battery which stores power; and a control unit which is driven by the power outputted from the AC/DC converter and the power outputted from the DC/DC converter, and controls charging and discharging of the storage battery. Further, in the power storage control device, a voltage value of the power outputted from the AC/DC converter is set higher than a voltage value of the power outputted from the DC/DC converter. The present technology is applicable to, for example, a power storage system. | 12-11-2014 |
20140361732 | STORAGE BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE BATTERY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A storage battery control device includes a storage battery control method, a program, a power storage system and a power supply system which can fulfill better performance with a configuration where a plurality of storage batteries are connected. A storage battery to be charged is determined based on the states of charge and the numbers of times of charge/discharge obtained from the plurality of storage batteries referring to a charge order table to which an order to charge storage batteries is set according to states of charge and numbers of times of charge and discharge of storage batteries to be charged with power. The order to charge the storage batteries is preferentially set to a row of cells whose numbers of times of charge and discharge are small and is preferentially set to cells of each row whose states of charge are low in the charge order table. | 12-11-2014 |
20150015179 | CHARGE POWER CONTROL APPARATUS, CHARGE POWER CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a charge power control apparatus, a charge power control method, a program, and a solar power generation system, for improving charge efficiency. A solar power generation system includes a solar panel that receives sunlight to generate power, a PV power conditioner that performs DC/AC conversion of the power generated by the solar panel, and a charging AC/DC converter that performs AC/DC conversion of power output from the PV power conditioner and charges a storage battery. Voltage of the power supplied to the PV power conditioner from the solar panel is acquired while the power supplied from a power system is stopped, and a change in power supplied to the PV power conditioner from the solar panel is obtained according to the voltage. Charge power that is output from the charging AC/DC converter to charge the storage battery is adjusted based on the change in voltage. | 01-15-2015 |