公开(公告)号：US08156380B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-10

申请号：US12196161

申请日：2008-08-21

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互连到一个或多个数据存储设备端口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：US07930496B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-19

申请号：US11427732

申请日：2006-06-29

申请人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Matthew J. Kalos

发明人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Matthew J. Kalos

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

CPC分类号： G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for relocating a logical volume from a first storage location to a second storage location using a copy relationship. An operation is initiated to move a logical volume from a first storage location to a second storage location. A relationship is established between the first and second storage locations to copy data in the logical volume from the first storage location to the second storage location. A read request is received to data in the logical volume while copying the data in the logical volume from the first storage location to the second storage location. A determination is made, in response to the read request, whether the requested data is at a first copy of the logical volume in the first storage location or a second copy of the logical volume at the second storage location. The requested data is returned from the determined first or second copy of the logical volume while the logical volume is being copied from the first storage location to the second storage location.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用复制关系将逻辑卷从第一存储位置重新定位到第二存储位置的方法，系统和制品。 启动操作以将逻辑卷从第一存储位置移动到第二存储位置。 在第一和第二存储位置之间建立关系以将逻辑卷中的数据从第一存储位置复制到第二存储位置。 当逻辑卷中的数据从第一存储位置复制到第二存储位置时，接收到逻辑卷中的数据的读取请求。 响应于读取请求，确定所请求的数据是处于第一存储位置中的逻辑卷的第一副本还是在第二存储位置处的逻辑卷的第二副本。 当逻辑卷从第一存储位置复制到第二存储位置时，从确定的逻辑卷的第一或第二副本返回所请求的数据。

公开(公告)号：US07669008B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-23

申请号：US11673367

申请日：2007-02-09

申请人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Jeremy M. Pinson

发明人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Jeremy M. Pinson

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/126

摘要： A method of destage management of redundant data copies in a cache storage subsystem includes providing a plurality of target storage devices, each of the plurality of target storage devices capable of storing a complete copy of a data image. The data image and the plurality of target storage devices are subdivided into a plurality of sub-regions, each of the plurality of sub-regions organized such that a minimum cumulative total of the plurality of sub-regions on the target storage devices equals a number of sub-regions required to form the complete copy of the data image. Data is destaged from a write cache to the plurality of sub-regions on the target storage devices in an order such that a minimum number of sub-regions can be combined to restore the complete copy of the data image.

摘要翻译： 一种对高速缓存存储子系统中的冗余数据副本的管理的方法，包括：提供多个目标存储设备，所述多个目标存储设备中的每一个能够存储数据图像的完整副本。 数据图像和多个目标存储设备被细分为多个子区域，多个子区域中的每一个被组织成使得目标存储设备上的多个子区域的最小累积总数等于数字 的子区域，以形成数据图像的完整副本。 从目标存储设备上的多个子区域的写高速缓冲存储器中的数据按照这样一个顺序被排除，使得可以组合最小数量的子区域以恢复数据图像的完整拷贝。

公开(公告)号：US20080282245A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US11745956

申请日：2007-05-08

申请人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Karl A. Nielsen ,  Jeremy M. Pinson

发明人： Robert A. Kubo ,  Karl A. Nielsen ,  Jeremy M. Pinson

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： A method for media operational queue management in disk storage systems evaluates a plurality of pending storage operations requiring a destage storage operation. A first set of the plurality of pending storage operations is organized in a first array queue grouping (AQG). The AQG is structured such that all of the storage operations are completed within a predefined latency period. A computer-implemented method manages a plurality of pending storage operations in a disk storage system. A pending operation queue is examined to determine a plurality of read and write operations for a first array. A first set of the plurality of read and write operations is grouped into a first array queue grouping (AQG). The first set of the plurality of read and write operations is sent to a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller adapter for processing.

摘要翻译： 磁盘存储系统中媒体操作队列管理的方法评估需要进行存储操作的多个未决存储操作。 多个待处理存储操作的第一组被组织在第一阵列队列分组（AQG）中。 AQG的结构使得所有存储操作都在预定义的等待时间内完成。 计算机实现的方法管理磁盘存储系统中的多个挂起的存储操作。 检查待处理的操作队列以确定用于第一阵列的多个读取和写入操作。 多个读取和写入操作的第一组被分组为第一阵列队列分组（AQG）。 多个读写操作的第一组被发送到用于处理的独立磁盘（RAID）控制器适配器的冗余阵列。

公开(公告)号：US07245501B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-17

申请号：US10659212

申请日：2003-09-09

申请人： Michael A. Kotson ,  Robert A. Kubo

发明人： Michael A. Kotson ,  Robert A. Kubo

IPC分类号： H05K7/02 ,  H05K7/06 ,  H05K7/08 ,  H05K7/10

CPC分类号： H05K1/029 ,  H05K3/222 ,  H05K2201/10689 ,  H05K2203/173

摘要： Circuit boards capable of receiving different sets of electrical devices are fabricated from raw boards of the same type by forming respective networks of electrically conductive traces with a common layout on the raw boards, including open circuits within the networks. Electrical device receivers and controllers are then loaded on the boards, and some of the open circuits are closed such that some of the boards have different patterns of closed circuits and thereby different interconnections. Some of the receivers can accommodate two different types of electrical devices, with some of the boards configured to support one type and the others another type. The loading of receivers and controllers, and the closing of open circuits, can be performed simultaneously with the placement of zero ohm resistors used for circuit closings. Numerous different circuit board configurations can thus be supported from a common supply of raw boards.

摘要翻译： 能够接收不同组的电气设备的电路板通过在原始板上形成具有公共布局的各种导电迹线网络（包括网络内的开放电路）来制造相同类型的原始板。 然后将电气设备接收器和控制器装载在电路板上，并且一些开路闭合，使得一些电路板具有不同的闭合电路图案，从而形成不同的互连。 一些接收器可以容纳两种不同类型的电气设备，其中一些电路板被配置为支持一种类型，另一种类型的电路板被配置成另一种类型。 接收器和控制器的加载以及关闭开路可以与用于闭路的零欧姆电阻器的放置同时进行。 因此，可以从通常的原板供应来支持许多不同的电路板配置。