Disk array device memory having areas dynamically adjustable in size
    21.
    发明授权
    Disk array device memory having areas dynamically adjustable in size 有权
    磁盘阵列设备存储器具有动态可调节的尺寸

    公开(公告)号:US07558937B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-07

    申请号:US11045103

    申请日:2005-01-31

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    摘要: A disk array device having a plurality of hard disk units has a large-capacity memory mounted on a controller module which controls the whole device. The large-capacity memory has a system area managed by an OS and a cache area serving as a cache memory, and in addition, it has a table area which stores management/control information of the device and whose area size is changeable at an arbitrary instance. Therefore, it is possible to change the table area according to the state of the device in an active state without ON/OFF of a power source, so that an area not in use in the table area can be released for use as the cache memory. This makes it possible to appropriately varying the sizes of the table area and the cache area in an active state while the device is in operation, thereby realizing effective use of the large-capacity memory.

    摘要翻译: 具有多个硬盘单元的磁盘阵列装置具有安装在控制整个装置的控制器模块上的大容量存储器。 大容量存储器具有由OS管理的系统区域和用作高速缓冲存储器的高速缓存区域,并且还具有存储设备的管理/控制信息的表区域,并且其区域大小可任意改变 实例。 因此,可以根据设备的状态在没有电源的ON / OFF的状态下改变表区域,从而可以释放在表区域中不使用的区域作为高速缓冲存储器 。 这使得可以在设备运行时在活动状态下适当地改变表区域和高速缓存区域的大小,从而实现大容量存储器的有效使用。

    Raid apparatus, cache management method, and computer program product
    23.
    发明申请
    Raid apparatus, cache management method, and computer program product 有权
    Raid设备,缓存管理方法和计算机程序产品

    公开(公告)号:US20070294475A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-12-20

    申请号:US11589860

    申请日:2006-10-31

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A cache managing unit creates a list of elements corresponding to each data block arranged based on a priority of writing data blocks to a magnetic disk apparatus, and when a group of elements corresponding to data blocks to be written to the same magnetic disk apparatus exists, provides a link connecting elements at both ends of the group. A write control unit searches, upon selecting a data block for writing, elements belonging to the list in descending order of priority, and if a link is set at an element corresponding to a data block to be written to a magnetic disk that cannot perform a writing, follows the link to search a subsequent element.

    摘要翻译: 高速缓存管理单元创建与基于向磁盘装置写入数据块的优先级排列的每个数据块相对应的元素的列表,并且当存在与要写入同一个磁盘设备的数据块相对应的一组元素时, 提供连接组的两端的元素的链接。 写入控制单元在以优先级的降序选择属于列表的数据块时,在选择用于写入的数据块的情况下搜索,并且如果将链接设置在与将被写入不能执行的数据块的数据块相对应的元素 写入,跟随链接搜索后续元素。

    Disk array apparatus, method of data recovery, and computer product
    24.
    发明申请
    Disk array apparatus, method of data recovery, and computer product 审中-公开
    磁盘阵列设备,数据恢复方法和计算机产品

    公开(公告)号:US20060101216A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-11

    申请号:US11067329

    申请日:2005-02-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/16

    摘要: A primary disk and a secondary disk that duplicates the data in the primary disk are connected to a host computer via a disk-array control unit. The disk-array control unit includes a plurality of central management units. Each central management unit includes a cache memory for writing data accessed, and a command-process executing unit that executes a process based on a command received. Each central management unit executes a process including determining, when there is an error in data stored in the primary disk while data stored in the secondary disk is normal, that a recovery process is necessary, duplicating, after completing an input/output process with the host computer, data written in the cache memory into a cache memory of any other central management unit, and writing-back the data written in the cache memory into the primary disk and the secondary disk.

    摘要翻译: 复制主磁盘中的数据的主磁盘和辅助磁盘通过磁盘阵列控制单元连接到主机。 磁盘阵列控制单元包括多个中央管理单元。 每个中央管理单元包括用于写入访问的数据的高速缓存存储器,以及基于所接收的命令执行处理的命令处理执行单元。 每个中央管理单元执行一个处理,包括确定当存储在辅助盘中的数据正常时存储在主盘中的数据存在什么时候需要恢复处理,在完成输入/输出处理之后复制 主计算机,将高速缓冲存储器中写入的数据写入任何其他中央管理单元的高速缓冲存储器,以及将写入高速缓冲存储器的数据写回到主盘和次盘中。

    Image forming apparatus
    25.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09878868B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-30

    申请号:US14185963

    申请日:2014-02-21

    IPC分类号: B65H31/26 B65H29/52 B65H31/02

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes: a discharging slot provided for discharging a recording medium on which an image is formed; a discharge tray including a supporting surface supporting the recording medium discharged from the discharging slot; a discharge mechanism configured to discharge the recording medium to the discharge tray through the discharging slot; and a press down mechanism including an abutting surface which is provided for pressing down the upper surface of the recording medium supported by the supporting surface of the discharge tray. The press down mechanism is rotatable about a rotation center provided on the upstream of the discharging slot in a discharge direction in which the recording medium is discharged from the discharging slot, and the abutting surface contacts with the supporting surface when no recording medium is supported by the discharge tray.

    Control apparatus and method, and storage apparatus
    26.
    发明授权
    Control apparatus and method, and storage apparatus 有权
    控制装置和方法以及存储装置

    公开(公告)号:US09003119B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13345986

    申请日:2012-01-09

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F3/06

    摘要: In a storage apparatus, in the case where a data block to be written to a storage medium is a zero data block containing only zero data, a zero data information memory stores zero data identification information indicating that the data block is a zero data block. A control apparatus receives a data block from an access requesting apparatus in association with a write request issued by the access requesting apparatus for writing the data block a specified number of times to a predetermined storage area of the storage medium, and when determining that the data block is a zero data block containing only zero data, sets zero data identification information in the zero data information memory, and when completing the setting of the zero data identification information, sends the access requesting apparatus a completion notice of the writing to the storage medium.

    摘要翻译: 在存储装置中,在要写入存储介质的数据块是仅包含零数据的零数据块的情况下,零数据信息存储器存储指示数据块是零数据块的零数据识别信息。 控制装置从访问请求装置接收与由访问请求装置发出的用于将数据块指定次数写入存储介质的预定存储区域的写请求相关联的数据块,并且当确定数据 块是仅包含零数据的零数据块,在零数据信息存储器中设置零数据识别信息,并且当完成零数据识别信息的设置时,向存储介质发送访问请求设备的写入完成通知 。

    Storage controller and firmware updating method
    27.
    发明授权
    Storage controller and firmware updating method 有权
    存储控制器和固件更新方法

    公开(公告)号:US08612675B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-17

    申请号:US12198740

    申请日:2008-08-26

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    摘要: A storage controller and method are provided. The storage controller includes control sections including storage sections into which data transmitted from a host unit is cached, one of the control sections being a main control section which controls firmware update in the control sections. The main control section includes an instruction updater sending an update instruction to a sub control section in the control sections in which firmware is to be updated, and an area instructor requesting the sub control section to transmit area information, the sub control section including an area information obtainer obtaining, according to the instruction from the area instructor and an area information transmitter transmitting to the area instructor; and an area setter setting the location of the cache area in the storage section on the basis of the instruction.

    摘要翻译: 提供存储控制器和方法。 存储控制器包括控制部分,包括从主机单元传送的数据被高速缓存的存储部分,其中一个控制部分是控制部分中的固件更新的主控制部分。 主控制部分包括:在更新固件的控制部分中向副控制部分发送更新指令的指令更新器,以及请求子控制部分发送区域信息的区域指导器,子控制部分包括一个区域 信息获取者根据区域指导员的指示和区域信息发送器获取,该区域信息发送器发送给区域教练; 以及区域设定器,基于该指示,设定存储部中的高速缓存区域的位置。

    RAID control apparatus and control method therefor
    28.
    发明授权
    RAID control apparatus and control method therefor 有权
    RAID控制装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US08364890B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-29

    申请号:US12027459

    申请日:2008-02-07

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A RAID control apparatus and control method. The RAID control apparatus includes disk devices and disk control devices including a cache memory that stores cache data of a logical unit, and control unit, upon the logical units present in different disk devices being concatenated to each other, switching in-charge disk control devices such that a disk control device is in charge of access to the concatenated logical units without writing back the cache data stored in a cache memory of a source disk control device to the disk device.

    摘要翻译: RAID控制装置及控制方法。 RAID控制装置包括磁盘装置和磁盘控制装置,包括存储逻辑单元的高速缓存数据的高速缓存存储器,以及控制单元,在存在于不同的磁盘装置中的逻辑单元彼此并置时,切换负责磁盘控制装置 使得磁盘控制设备负责访问级联的逻辑单元,而不将存储在源磁盘控制设备的高速缓存中的高速缓存数据写回磁盘设备。

    CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE APPARATUS
    29.
    发明申请
    CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE APPARATUS 有权
    控制装置和方法以及存储装置

    公开(公告)号:US20120239882A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-20

    申请号:US13345986

    申请日:2012-01-09

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/08

    摘要: In a storage apparatus, in the case where a data block to be written to a storage medium is a zero data block containing only zero data, a zero data information memory stores zero data identification information indicating that the data block is a zero data block. A control apparatus receives a data block from an access requesting apparatus in association with a write request issued by the access requesting apparatus for writing the data block a specified number of times to a predetermined storage area of the storage medium, and when determining that the data block is a zero data block containing only zero data, sets zero data identification information in the zero data information memory, and when completing the setting of the zero data identification information, sends the access requesting apparatus a completion notice of the writing to the storage medium.

    摘要翻译: 在存储装置中,在要写入存储介质的数据块是仅包含零数据的零数据块的情况下,零数据信息存储器存储指示数据块是零数据块的零数据识别信息。 控制装置从访问请求装置接收与由访问请求装置发出的用于将数据块指定次数写入存储介质的预定存储区域的写请求相关联的数据块,并且当确定数据 块是仅包含零数据的零数据块,在零数据信息存储器中设置零数据识别信息,并且当完成零数据识别信息的设置时,向存储介质发送访问请求设备的写入完成通知 。