Disk array control device with two different internal connection systems
    61.
    发明授权
    Disk array control device with two different internal connection systems 有权
    具有两个不同内部连接系统的磁盘阵列控制设备

    公开(公告)号:US06385681B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-07

    申请号:US09358374

    申请日:1999-07-21

    IPC分类号: G06F1340

    摘要: A disk array control device which includes a plurality of channel interface (IF) units, a plurality of disk IF units, a cache memory unit, and a shared memory unit. The connection system between the plurality of channel IF units and plurality of disk IF units and the cache memory unit is different from the connection system between the plurality of channel IF units and plurality of disk IF units and the shared memory unit. In the invention the plurality of channel IF units and the plurality of disk IF units are connected via a selector to the cache memory unit, whereas the plurality of channel IF units and the plurality of disk IF units are directly connected to the shared memory unit with no selectors.

    摘要翻译: 一种磁盘阵列控制装置,包括多个通道接口(IF)单元,多个磁盘中频单元,高速缓冲存储器单元和共享存储单元。 多个信道IF单元与多个盘IF单元和高速缓冲存储器单元之间的连接系统与多个信道IF单元与多个盘IF单元和共享存储单元之间的连接系统不同。 在本发明中,多个信道IF单元和多个盘IF单元经由选择器连接到高速缓冲存储器单元,而多个信道IF单元和多个盘IF单元直接连接到共享存储器单元,具有 没有选择器

    Hard disk drive and hard disk apparatus having bus and its installing
method
    62.
    发明授权
    Hard disk drive and hard disk apparatus having bus and its installing method 有权
    具有总线的硬盘驱动器和硬盘设备及其安装方法

    公开(公告)号:US6043988A

    公开(公告)日:2000-03-28

    申请号:US252811

    申请日:1999-02-19

    IPC分类号: G06F13/40 H05K1/02 H05K1/14

    摘要: When a plurality of hard disks are connected by using a backplane, in order to enable a low-noise installation of the bus and a high-density installation of the hard disk to be simultaneously realized, a signal line of the bus and connectors are installed to the backplane, slots are set to installing regions of the drives, wirings of the signal lines between the connectors are set to, for example, a U-character shape, and a length of signal lines between the connectors is set to be longer than a distance between the connectors adjacent to the bus.

    摘要翻译: 当通过使用背板连接多个硬盘时,为了实现总线的低噪声安装和同时实现硬盘的高密度安装,总线和连接器的信号线被安装 将插槽设置​​为安装驱动器的区域,将连接器之间的信号线的布线设置为例如U字形,并且将连接器之间的信号线的长度设置为长于 邻近总线的连接器之间的距离。

    STORAGE APPARATUS AND ITS DATA TRANSFER METHOD
    63.
    发明申请
    STORAGE APPARATUS AND ITS DATA TRANSFER METHOD 审中-公开
    存储设备及其数据传输方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110167189A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-07-07

    申请号:US12671159

    申请日:2009-11-17

    IPC分类号: G06F13/28 G06F12/00

    摘要: By writing a command for transferring data from a first cluster to a second cluster and the second cluster writing data that was requested from the first cluster based on the command into the first cluster, data can be transferred in real time from the second cluster to the first cluster without having to issue a read request from the first cluster to the second cluster.

    摘要翻译: 通过写入用于将数据从第一集群转发到第二集群的命令,以及基于所述第一集群的命令从第一集群写入数据的第二集群写入数据,可以将数据从第二集群实时地传送到 第一个集群,而不必发出从第一个集群到第二个集群的读取请求。

    Storage device control apparatus and control method for the storage device control apparatus
    64.
    发明授权
    Storage device control apparatus and control method for the storage device control apparatus 失效
    用于存储装置控制装置的存储装置控制装置和控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07581060B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-25

    申请号:US11984570

    申请日:2007-11-20

    申请人: Hiroki Kanai

    发明人: Hiroki Kanai

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A storage device control apparatus includes a mounting part and an internal connection part. The mounting part can removably mount channel control unit, each with a host interface controller formed therein for receiving data I/O requests, disk control units, each with a disk interface controller formed therein for performing I/O control of the data to storage volumes storing data in response to the data I/O requests, cache memory units, each with a memory formed therein for storing the data, and storage control units, each with the host interface controller, the disk interface controller, and the memory formed therein. The internal connection part connects the channel control units, the disk control units, the cache memory units, and the storage control units in a communicable manner.

    摘要翻译: 存储装置控制装置包括安装部和内部连接部。 安装部分可移除地安装通道控制单元,每个通道控制单元具有形成在其中的主机接口控制器,用于接收数据I / O请求,磁盘控制单元,每个具有形成在其中的磁盘接口控制器,用于执行数据到存储卷的I / O控制 响应于数据I / O请求存储数据,高速缓冲存储器单元,每个具有形成在其中的存储器用于存储数据;以及存储控制单元,每个存储控制单元具有主机接口控制器,磁盘接口控制器和形成在其中的存储器。 内部连接部分以可通信的方式连接通道控制单元,盘控制单元,高速缓冲存储器单元和存储控制单元。

    Disk array device, method for controlling the disk array device and storage system
    65.
    发明授权
    Disk array device, method for controlling the disk array device and storage system 失效
    磁盘阵列设备,磁盘阵列设备和存储系统的控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07487298B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-03

    申请号:US11896657

    申请日:2007-09-05

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A disk array device is equipped with a plurality of input/output channels that receive data input/output requests from an external device, a plurality of cache memories provided for the corresponding respective input/output channels, each of the cache memories connected to each of the corresponding respective input/output channels, a disk drive device, a disk control module that performs data input/output to and from the disk drive device, and a communication module that communicatively connects the input/output channels with the disk control module. The disk array device also includes a consistency maintaining module that can perform a consistency maintaining processing to maintain consistency of data stored in each of the cache memories. According to the content of the data input/output request received from the external device, an execution order of a response processing to respond to the external device according to the data input/output request and the consistency maintaining processing is controlled.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列装置配备有从外部设备接收数据输入/输出请求的多个输入/输出通道,为相应的相应输入/输出通道提供的多个高速缓存存储器,每个缓存存储器连接到 对应的各个输入/输出通道,磁盘驱动器装置,对磁盘驱动装置执行数据输入/输出的磁盘控制模块,以及将输入/输出通道与磁盘控制模块通信连接的通信模块。 磁盘阵列设备还包括一致性维护模块,该模块可以执行一致性维持处理以保持存储在每个高速缓冲存储器中的数据的一致性。 根据从外部设备接收的数据输入/输出请求的内容,控制根据数据输入/输出请求和一致性维护处理对外部设备进行响应的响应处理的执行顺序。

    Storage device control apparatus and control method for the storage device control apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US20080209101A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-28

    申请号:US11984570

    申请日:2007-11-20

    申请人: Hiroki Kanai

    发明人: Hiroki Kanai

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A storage device control apparatus includes a mounting part and an internal connection part. The mounting part can removably mount channel control unit, each with a host interface controller formed therein for receiving data I/O requests, disk control units, each with a disk interface controller formed therein for performing I/O control of the data to storage volumes storing data in response to the data I/O requests, cache memory units, each with a memory formed therein for storing the data, and storage control units, each with the host interface controller, the disk interface controller, and the memory formed therein. The internal connection part connects the channel control units, the disk control units, the cache memory units, and the storage control units in a communicable manner.

    Disk array control device with two different internal connection systems
    67.
    发明授权
    Disk array control device with two different internal connection systems 有权
    具有两个不同内部连接系统的磁盘阵列控制设备

    公开(公告)号:US07240139B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-03

    申请号:US11298716

    申请日:2005-12-12

    IPC分类号: G06F13/14

    摘要: A disk array control device which includes a plurality of channel interface (IF) units, a plurality of disk IF units, a cache memory unit, and a shared memory unit. The connection system between the plurality of channel IF units and plurality of disk IF units and the cache memory unit is different from the connection system between the plurality of channel IF units and plurality of disk IF units and the shared memory unit. In the invention the plurality of channel IF units and the plurality of disk IF units are connected via a selector to the cache memory unit whereas the plurality of channel IF units and the plurality of disk IF units are directly connected to the shared memory unit with no selectors.

    摘要翻译: 一种磁盘阵列控制装置,包括多个通道接口(IF)单元,多个磁盘中频单元,高速缓冲存储器单元和共享存储单元。 多个信道IF单元与多个盘IF单元和高速缓冲存储器单元之间的连接系统与多个信道IF单元与多个盘IF单元和共享存储单元之间的连接系统不同。 在本发明中,多个信道IF单元和多个盘IF单元经由选择器连接到高速缓冲存储器单元,而多个信道IF单元和多个盘IF单元直接连接到共享存储单元,没有 选择器

    Storage device control apparatus and control method for the storage device control apparatus
    68.
    发明授权
    Storage device control apparatus and control method for the storage device control apparatus 失效
    用于存储装置控制装置的存储装置控制装置和控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07231490B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-12

    申请号:US10654996

    申请日:2003-09-05

    申请人: Hiroki Kanai

    发明人: Hiroki Kanai

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A storage device control apparatus includes a mounting part and an internal connection part. The mounting part can removably mount channel control unit, each with a host interface controller formed therein for receiving data I/O requests, disk control units, each with a disk interface controller formed therein for performing I/O control of the data to storage volumes storing data in response to the data I/O requests, cache memory units, each with a memory formed therein for storing the data, and storage control units, each with the host interface controller, the disk interface controller, and the memory formed therein. The internal connection part connects the channel control units, the disk control units, the cache memory units, and the storage control units in a communicable manner.

    摘要翻译: 存储装置控制装置包括安装部和内部连接部。 安装部分可移除地安装通道控制单元,每个通道控制单元具有形成在其中的主机接口控制器,用于接收数据I / O请求,磁盘控制单元,每个具有形成在其中的磁盘接口控制器,用于执行数据到存储卷的I / O控制 响应于数据I / O请求存储数据,高速缓冲存储器单元,每个具有形成在其中的存储器用于存储数据;以及存储控制单元,每个存储控制单元具有主机接口控制器,磁盘接口控制器和形成在其中的存储器。 内部连接部分以可通信的方式连接通道控制单元,盘控制单元,高速缓冲存储器单元和存储控制单元。

    Storage control apparatus and method thereof
    69.
    发明授权
    Storage control apparatus and method thereof 有权
    存储控制装置及其方法

    公开(公告)号:US07228382B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-05

    申请号:US11246190

    申请日:2005-10-11

    摘要: In a storage system having a first storage control apparatus and a second storage control apparatus, the first storage control apparatus has: a first memory; a second memory; an input/output control unit for data transfer information in the second memory; and a data transfer control unit having a data buffer and a data transfer register for controlling data transfer between the first memory and second storage control apparatus based on the data transfer information read from the second memory and written in the data transfer register. When a second data transfer is controlled while a first data transfer is controlled, the data transfer control unit writes the first data transfer information and data stored in the data buffer into the second memory, reads the second data transfer information from the second memory and writes the second data transfer information into the data transfer register to control the second data transfer.

    摘要翻译: 在具有第一存储控制装置和第二存储控制装置的存储系统中,第一存储控制装置具有:第一存储器; 第二个记忆; 用于第二存储器中的数据传送信息的输入/输出控制单元; 以及数据传送控制单元,具有数据缓冲器和数据传送寄存器,用于基于从第二存储器读取并写入数据传送寄存器的数据传送信息来控制第一存储器和第二存储控制装置之间的数据传送。 当控制第一数据传输时的第二数据传送被控制时,数据传送控制单元将存储在数据缓冲器中的第一数据传送信息和数据写入第二存储器,从第二存储器读取第二数据传送信息并写入 第二个数据传输信息进入数据传输寄存器来控制第二个数据传输。

    Storage system and management method of the storage system enabling allocation of storage devices
    70.
    发明授权
    Storage system and management method of the storage system enabling allocation of storage devices 失效
    存储系统的存储系统和管理方法能够分配存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US07155527B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-12-26

    申请号:US10243757

    申请日:2002-09-16

    申请人: Hiroki Kanai

    发明人: Hiroki Kanai

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16 G06F15/167

    摘要: The present invention enables a disk controller to make consolidated management of a great number of drives connected to a network provided within a disk subsystem and makes it possible to allocate drives to an external apparatus that needs to use some drives and connects to a network so that the external apparatus can use the drives allocated to it. The disk subsystem includes the disk controller and drives connected via a device area network and allocates one or more drives in the subsystem to an external apparatus that needs to use some drives (such as a disk controller of another disk subsystem or NAS). The external apparatus that needs to use some drives can directly connect to the above network within the subsystem. The disk controller is provided with a device allocation table and manages the allocation of the drives to external apparatuses that can use the drives. The disk controller also manages the configuration of the devices connected to the above network. The external apparatus, to which one or more drives have been allocated, directly accesses the drive or drives via the network.

    摘要翻译: 本发明使得磁盘控制器能够对连接到提供在磁盘子系统内的网络的大量驱动器进行统一管理,并且使得可以将驱动器分配给需要使用一些驱动器并连接到网络的外部设备,使得 外部设备可以使用分配给它的驱动器。 磁盘子系统包括通过设备区域网络连接的磁盘控制器和驱动器,并将子系统中的一个或多个驱动器分配到需要使用某些驱动器(例如另一个磁盘子系统或NAS的磁盘控制器)的外部设备。 需要使用某些驱动器的外部设备可以直接连接到子系统内的上述网络。 磁盘控制器设置有设备分配表,并且管理驱动器到可以使用驱动器的外部设备的分配。 磁盘控制器还管理连接到上述网络的设备的配置。 已经分配了一个或多个驱动器的外部设备经由网络直接访问驱动器或驱动器。