Apparatus, system, and method for performing storage device maintenance
    1.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for performing storage device maintenance 失效
    用于执行存储设备维护的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060179167A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-10

    申请号:US11045163

    申请日:2005-01-28

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for performing a storage device maintenance operation. A management module receives a command through an interconnection module configured as a non-blocking switch. The management module performs a maintenance operation on a storage device through the interconnection module in response to the command. In addition, the management module may receive queries on the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module and report the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于执行存储装置维护操作的装置,系统和方法。 管理模块通过配置为非阻塞交换机的互连模块接收命令。 管理模块响应于该命令通过互连模块对存储设备执行维护操作。 此外,管理模块可以通过互连模块接收关于维护操作的状态的查询,并通过互连模块报告维护操作的状态。

    Apparatus, system, and method for detecting a fibre channel miscabling event
    3.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for detecting a fibre channel miscabling event 审中-公开
    用于检测光纤通道混合事件的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060104206A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10991577

    申请日:2004-11-18

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    CPC分类号: H04L43/00

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for detecting a fibre channel miscabling event. The apparatus includes a detect module, a determine module, and an enable module. The detect module detects a fibre channel cable connection configuration, the determine module determines whether the connection configuration is valid according to preset validity requirements, and the enable module enables a valid fibre channel connection. Additionally, services for implementing such an apparatus, system, and method are disclosed. Implementation of the apparatus, system, and method beneficially reduce risk of data corruption, denial of data access, and similar data communication errors associated with miscabling events.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于检测光纤通道混合事件的装置,系统和方法。 该装置包括检测模块,确定模块和使能模块。 检测模块检测光纤通道电缆连接配置,确定模块根据预设的有效性要求确定连接配置是否有效,启用模块启用有效的光纤通道连接。 此外,公开了实现这种装置,系统和方法的服务。 该设备,系统和方法的实现有利地降低数据损坏的风险,拒绝数据访问以及与通信事件相关的类似的数据通信错误。

    Apparatus, system, and method for fibre channel device addressing
    4.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, system, and method for fibre channel device addressing 审中-公开
    用于光纤通道设备寻址的设备,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060182110A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-17

    申请号:US11061955

    申请日:2005-02-17

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56 H04L12/28

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for fibre channel device addressing. The apparatus includes a mapping module, a receiving module, and an assigning module configured to execute the necessary steps of defining an address assignment map to associate a single logical address with a physical device, receive a request for the logical address defined for the physical device by the address assignment map, and consistently assign the logical address defined by the address assignment map to the physical device. Beneficially, the apparatus, system, and method provide for consistent and reliable fibre channel device addressing.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于光纤通道设备寻址的装置,系统和方法。 该装置包括映射模块,接收模块和分配模块,其被配置为执行定义地址分配映射以将单个逻辑地址与物理设备相关联的必要步骤,接收为物理设备定义的逻辑地址的请求 通过地址分配映射,并且将由地址分配映射定义的逻辑地址一致地分配给物理设备。 有利的是,设备,系统和方法提供了一致和可靠的光纤通道设备寻址。

    Information storage and retrieval system comprising a storage controller and a fibre channel switch controller
    6.
    发明申请
    Information storage and retrieval system comprising a storage controller and a fibre channel switch controller 审中-公开
    信息存储和检索系统,包括存储控制器和光纤通道切换控制器

    公开(公告)号:US20060106947A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10994123

    申请日:2004-11-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: An information storage and retrieval system is disclosed, wherein that information storage and retrieval system comprises a storage controller, comprising one or more host adapter ports, one or more device adapter ports, a processor, and a Fibre Channel switch. The information storage and retrieval system further comprises a Fibre Channel switch controller consisting essentially of a Fibre Channel switch and a processor. The system further comprises a plurality of data storage devices, where each of those data storage devices is interconnected with the storage controller and with the Fibre Channel switch controller.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种信息存储和检索系统,其中信息存储和检索系统包括存储控制器,其包括一个或多个主机适配器端口,一个或多个设备适配器端口,处理器和光纤通道交换机。 信息存储和检索系统还包括基本上由光纤通道交换机和处理器组成的光纤通道交换机控制器。 该系统还包括多个数据存储设备,其中每个数据存储设备与存储控制器和光纤通道交换机控制器互连。

    Multiple master inter integrated circuit bus system
    8.
    发明申请
    Multiple master inter integrated circuit bus system 有权
    多主集成电路总线系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060174044A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-03

    申请号:US11045682

    申请日:2005-01-28

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A multiple-master Inter Integrated Circuit (“I2C) bus system includes a first master device including a first processing device within a first power boundary and a second master device including a second processing device within a second power boundary connected through a single I2C bus to one or more slave devices. The second master device utilizes a software algorithm or hardware component to detect or manage power up of the first power boundary. Additionally, the second master device includes a bus control algorithm that allows it, once initiated, to communicate with the connected slave device, to direct the first power boundary to activate or detect that the first power boundary has powered up, and to release the I2C bus. Once the first processor has initialized, the first master device acquires control of the I2C bus without arbitration or interference with the second master device.

    摘要翻译: 多主器件集成电路(“I2C”)总线系统包括第一主器件,其包括第一电源边界内的第一处理器件和第二主器件,其包括通过单个I2C总线连接的第二电源边界内的第二处理器件, 一个或多个从设备,第二主设备利用软件算法或硬件组件来检测或管理第一电源边界的上电,另外,第二主设备包括总线控制算法,一旦启动,允许其与 连接的从设备,用于引导第一个电源边界来激活或检测到第一个电源边界已经通电,并释放I2C总线。一旦第一个处理器初始化,第一个主设备将在不仲裁的情况下获取I2C总线的控制 或干扰第二主设备。

    In-band control of indicators to identify devices distributed on the same domain
    9.
    发明申请
    In-band control of indicators to identify devices distributed on the same domain 审中-公开
    指标的带内控制,以识别分布在同一领域的设备

    公开(公告)号:US20060114930A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-01

    申请号:US10991204

    申请日:2004-11-17

    IPC分类号: H04J3/22

    CPC分类号: G06F11/006

    摘要: Systems, methods and a computer program product are provided to permit the identification of all of the devices of a specified domain in a multi-domain environment. All communication among the domain devices is in-band having the advantage that no additional cabling is required. A control center between host devices and the domains receives an in-band command from an initiating device in a specified domain, the command being transmitted in response to the activation of a triggering device on the initiating device. Upon receipt of the command, the control center broadcasts an in-band command to each of the other devices in the domain directing the other devices to activate an indicator on each of the other devices. With the indicators on the devices in the specified domain activated, an administrator is able to identify those devices and thus focus his search for the faulty device only on those devices within the domain.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统,方法和计算机程序产品以允许在多域环境中识别指定域的所有设备。 域设备之间的所有通信都是带内的,其优点是不需要额外的布线。 主机设备和域之间的控制中心从指定域中的发起设备接收带内命令,响应于启动设备上的触发设备的激活而发送该命令。 控制中心收到命令后,向域中的其他设备中的每个其他设备广播带内命令,指示其他设备激活每个其他设备上的指示灯。 通过激活指定域中设备上的指示器,管理员可以识别这些设备,从而将搜索的故障设备集中在域内的这些设备上。

    Apparatus and method to set the signaling rate of a network disposed within an information storage and retrieval system
    10.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and method to set the signaling rate of a network disposed within an information storage and retrieval system 失效
    设置信息存储和检索系统中设置的网络的信令速率的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060104215A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10993768

    申请日:2004-11-18

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0896

    摘要: A method is disclosed to set the speed of a network. The method supplies a network interconnected with a system controller and a plurality of switch domains, where each of those plurality of switch domains comprises one or more information storage devices and a switch domain controller, and sets by each of the plurality of switch domains a signaling rate for that switch domain. The method queries in-band by the system controller each of the plurality of switch domains for that switch domain's signaling rate, and provides in-band by each of the plurality of switch domains the signaling rate for that switch domain. The method provides in-band by the system controller to each of the plurality of switch domains a first speed selection command specifying a first network speed, and resets by each of the plurality of switch domains the signaling rate for that switch domain to the first network speed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种设置网络速度的方法。 该方法提供与系统控制器和多个交换机域互连的网络,其中这些多个交换机域中的每一个包括一个或多个信息存储设备和交换机域控制器,并且由多个交换机域中的每一个设置信令 该交换机域的速率。 所述方法由所述系统控制器对所述交换机域的信令速率的所述多个交换机域中的每一个进行带内查询,并且通过所述多个交换机域中的每一个提供所述交换机域的信令速率的带内。 该方法由系统控制器向系统控制器提供指定第一网络速度的第一速度选择命令,并且由多个交换机域中的每一个将该交换机域的信令速率复位到第一网络 速度。