公开(公告)号：US07451354B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-11

申请号：US11326650

申请日：2006-01-06

申请人： Matthew J. Kalos ,  Robert A. Kubo ,  Michael P. Vageline

发明人： Matthew J. Kalos ,  Robert A. Kubo ,  Michael P. Vageline

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0629 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： An apparatus and method are disclosed to configure, format, and test, a data storage subsystem product. The method supplies a data storage subsystem product comprising one or more host computer ports, a processor, one or more data storage device ports, and one or more data storage devices interconnected to the one or more data storage device ports. The method further supplies a configuration appliance comprising a storage configuration. The method connects the configuration appliance to one of the one or more storage device ports, boots up the data storage subsystem product, discovers the configuration appliance by the data storage subsystem product, imports storage configuration data into the data storage subsystem product, formats the one or more data storage device, and tests the input and output data transfer rates for the data storage subsystem product, wherein the formatting and testing are initiated concurrently.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于配置，格式化和测试数据存储子系统产品的装置和方法。 该方法提供包括一个或多个主计算机端口，处理器，一个或多个数据存储设备端口以及与一个或多个数据存储设备端口互连的一个或多个数据存储设备的数据存储子系统产品。 该方法还提供包括存储配置的配置设备。 该方法将配置设备连接到一个或多个存储设备端口之一，启动数据存储子系统产品，通过数据存储子系统产品发现配置设备，将存储配置数据导入数据存储子系统产品，格式化 或更多数据存储设备，并测试数据存储子系统产品的输入和输出数据传输速率，其中格式化和测试同时启动。

公开(公告)号：US07444360B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-28

申请号：US10991664

申请日：2004-11-17

申请人： Rhea Reyes Frondozo ,  Kurt Allen Lovrien ,  Richard Anthony Ripberger ,  Jacob Lee Sheppard ,  Michael P. Vageline

发明人： Rhea Reyes Frondozo ,  Kurt Allen Lovrien ,  Richard Anthony Ripberger ,  Jacob Lee Sheppard ,  Michael P. Vageline

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F11/1435 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  Y10S707/99952

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and program for storing and using metadata in multiple storage location. Signature data is stored in a system storage indicating a plurality of metadata copy locations, each locating identifying a storage device and a copy location within the storage device. Each location contains one copy of the metadata, wherein the metadata includes system configuration information. A copy of the signature data is stored with each copy of the metadata.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在多个存储位置存储和使用元数据的方法，系统和程序。 签名数据存储在指示多个元数据复制位置的系统存储器中，每个位置识别存储设备和存储设备内的复制位置。 每个位置包含元数据的一个副本，其中元数据包括系统配置信息。 签名数据的副本与元数据的每个副本一起存储。

公开(公告)号：US20080209081A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-28

申请号：US12117682

申请日：2008-05-08

申请人： Michael P. Vageline

发明人： Michael P. Vageline

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 ,  G06F11/1482

摘要： A method is disclosed for failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system comprising two clusters, two device adapters, and a plurality of data storage devices. The method provides a first device driver for a first device adapter and a second device driver for a second device adapter, and disposes those device drivers in both clusters. The method then places in operation the first device driver disposed in a first cluster, places in operation the second device driver disposed in a second cluster, and places in a standby mode the first device driver disposed in the second cluster. The method detects a failure of the first cluster, followed by a failure of the second device adapter. The method then makes operational the first device driver disposed in the second cluster, and continues to access information stored in the plurality of data storage devices using the first device adapter, and the first device driver disposed in the second cluster.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在包括两个群集，两个设备适配器和多个数据存储设备的信息存储和检索系统中用于故障转移保护的方法。 该方法为第一设备适配器提供第一设备驱动程序，为第二设备适配器提供第二设备驱动程序，并将这些设备驱动程序置于两个集群中。 然后，该方法将第一设备驱动器放置在第一集群中，将第二设备驱动器放置在第二集群中，并将备用模式置于第二集群中的第一设备驱动器。 该方法检测第一个集群的故障，然后是第二个设备适配器的故障。 然后，该方法使第一设备驱动器处于第二集群中，并且使用第一设备适配器和设置在第二集群中的第一设备驱动器继续访问存储在多个数据存储设备中的信息。

公开(公告)号：US06983397B2

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US09998463

申请日：2001-11-29

申请人： Matthew John Fairhurst ,  Michael John Jones ,  Vernon J. Legvold ,  Michael P. Vageline

发明人： Matthew John Fairhurst ,  Michael John Jones ,  Vernon J. Legvold ,  Michael P. Vageline

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/0757 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F11/0745 ,  G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/2089 ,  H04L12/42

摘要： Provided is a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage network including at least one storage device and at least two adaptors, wherein each adaptor is capable of communicating I/O requests to the at least one storage device. An error is detected in a system including a first adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is capable of communicating on the network after the error is detected. In response to detecting the error, a master switch timer is started that is less than a system timeout period if the first adaptor is the master. An error recovery procedure in the system including the first adaptor would be initiated after the system timeout period has expired. An operation is initiated to designate another adaptor in the storage network as the master if the first adaptor is the master in response to detecting an expiration of the master switch timer.

公开(公告)号：US06820172B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-16

申请号：US10108156

申请日：2002-03-25

申请人： Karl Allen Nielsen ,  Michael P. Vageline

发明人： Karl Allen Nielsen ,  Michael P. Vageline

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage space having a plurality of storage devices. An Input/Output (I/O) request is received directed to a target location in a target storage device in the storage space, wherein the storage space includes at least two adaptors providing access to the storage devices. A determination is made of a plurality of paths to the target storage device, wherein a path comprises one adaptor or one adaptor and at least one intervening storage device. A determination is made of a characteristic of each determined path. One path is selected based on the determined characteristic and the I/O request is transmitted to the adaptor in the selected path.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于处理对具有多个存储设备的存储空间的输入/输出（I / O）请求的方法，系统和程序。 接收指向存储空间中的目标存储设备中的目标位置的输入/输出（I / O）请求，其中存储空间包括提供对存储设备的访问的至少两个适配器。 确定到目标​​存储设备的多个路径，其中路径包括一个适配器或一个适配器以及至少一个中间存储设备。 确定每个确定的路径的特性。 基于确定的特性选择一个路径，并且I / O请求被发送到所选路径中的适配器。