公开(公告)号：US07185118B2

公开(公告)日：2007-02-27

申请号：US10762113

申请日：2004-01-21

申请人： Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Kenneth R. Schneebeli

发明人： Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Kenneth R. Schneebeli

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F13/14 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0674 ,  G06F11/3423 ,  G06F11/3485 ,  G06F2201/81

摘要： Aspects of increasing the quality and reliability of desktop class storage disks in enterprise storage applications are described. The aspects include monitoring a number of idle states and busy states in a disk drive, and limiting performance of read/write commands by the disk drive based on whether a sufficient number of idle states has been monitored to avoid exceeding a duty cycle rating of the disk drive.

摘要翻译： 描述了在企业存储应用程序中增加桌面类存储盘的质量和可靠性的方面。 这些方面包括监视磁盘驱动器中的多个空闲状态和忙状态，并且基于是否已经监视了足够数量的空闲状态来限制磁盘驱动器的读/写命令的性能，以避免超过 磁盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US5724517A

公开(公告)日：1998-03-03

申请号：US313679

申请日：1994-09-27

申请人： Sherri E. Cook ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

发明人： Sherri E. Cook ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/64 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/40078 ,  G06F15/17337 ,  H04L12/44 ,  H04L45/48

摘要： A method and system for mapping a node topology is disclosed. The node topology is based on a computer system comprised of a high performance acyclic serial bus and a plurality of nodes coupled to the acyclic serial bus. Each node further includes an identification packet. The mapping topology establishes a root node based upon information found in each identification packet and establishes at least one branch node among the nodes based on the information. Next, the topology mapping method selects a first available branch node among the available branch nodes based on the information. The system then identifies any of the nodes that are child nodes to the first available branch node. Upon identifying all child nodes of the branch node, the system selects a next available branch node based upon the information. The processing continues until the root node is processed as a branch node.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于映射节点拓扑的方法和系统。 节点拓扑基于由高性能非循环串行总线和耦合到非循环串行总线的多个节点组成的计算机系统。 每个节点还包括识别分组。 映射拓扑基于每个标识分组中发现的信息建立根节点，并且基于该信息在节点中建立至少一个分支节点。 接下来，拓扑映射方法基于该信息选择可用分支节点中的第一可用分支节点。 然后，系统将任何作为子节点的节点标识到第一可用分支节点。 在识别分支节点的所有子节点时，系统基于该信息来选择下一可用分支节点。 处理继续，直到根节点被处理为分支节点。

公开(公告)号：US5687319A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-11

申请号：US761058

申请日：1996-12-05

申请人： Sherri E. Cook ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

发明人： Sherri E. Cook ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

IPC分类号： H04L12/40 ,  H04L12/64 ,  G06F15/163

CPC分类号： H04L12/40078 ,  H04L12/40065 ,  H04L12/44

摘要： A method and system for determining the maximum number of cable segments between all possible node to node paths on a high performance serial bus. The method for determining the maximum cable hops on the serial bus, which is acyclic and based upon the IEEE 1994 standard, consists of traversing a direct path between two nodes via the parent links. Further, the number of traversed paths is reduced from all possible node-to-node paths to only leaf-to-leaf node paths and leaf-to-root node paths for efficiently identifying the maximum number of cable segments between any two nodes within the serial bus.

摘要翻译： 一种用于确定高性能串行总线上所有可能的节点到节点路径之间的电缆段的最大数量的方法和系统。 用于确定串行总线上最大电缆跳数的方法是非循环的并且基于IEEE 1994标准，包括通过父链路遍历两个节点之间的直接路径。 此外，遍历路径的数量从所有可能的节点到节点路径减少到仅叶子到叶节点路径和叶到根节点路径，用于有效地标识在线间路径内的任何两个节点之间的最大数量的电缆段 串行总线

公开(公告)号：US5499378A

公开(公告)日：1996-03-12

申请号：US263168

申请日：1994-06-21

申请人： Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Edward I. Wachtel

发明人： Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Edward I. Wachtel

IPC分类号： G06F13/10 ,  G06F13/38 ,  G06F15/16

CPC分类号： G06F13/102 ,  G06F13/385

摘要： A SCSI computer system is provided whereby a host computer gains access to a targeted but non-local peripheral device, which device or devices are individually responsive to either SCSI or non-SCSI commands, by sending SCSI commands via a SCSI bus to a connected SCSI target computer which emulates the targeted peripheral device local to the SCSI target computer, whether the targeted peripheral device is responsive to only SCSI or only non-SCSI commands, to cause the targeted peripheral device to carry out the initial SCSI commands.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种SCSI计算机系统，由此主机计算机通过经由SCSI总线向连接的SCSI发送SCSI命令来获得对目标但非本地外围设备的访问，哪个设备或设备可以单独响应SCSI或非SCSI命令 目标计算机模拟SCSI目标计算机本地的目标外围设备，目标外围设备是否仅响应SCSI或仅对非SCSI命令作出响应，以使目标外围设备执行初始SCSI命令。

公开(公告)号：US5175822A

公开(公告)日：1992-12-29

申请号：US368679

申请日：1989-06-19

申请人： Jerry D. Dixon ,  Don S. Keener ,  Howard J. Locker ,  Gerald A. Marazas ,  Andrew B. McNeill ,  Thomas H. Newsom ,  Neal A. Osborn

发明人： Jerry D. Dixon ,  Don S. Keener ,  Howard J. Locker ,  Gerald A. Marazas ,  Andrew B. McNeill ,  Thomas H. Newsom ,  Neal A. Osborn

IPC分类号： G06F13/14 ,  G06F12/06

CPC分类号： G06F12/0676

摘要： Apparatus for assigning addresses to devices connected to a small computer system interface (SCSI) bus. A second configure bus interconnects address assignable devices on the SCSI bus. The assignable devices may be used in a mixed system where some devices have fixed non-assignable addresses. The master device in the SCSI bus transmits configuration commands over the configuration bus and addresses for assignment over the SCSI bus. Acknowledgements are received back from a device which has accepted an address. Once configured with an address, the device propagates subsequent configuration commands to an adjacent device.

公开(公告)号：US5022077A

公开(公告)日：1991-06-04

申请号：US398820

申请日：1989-08-25

申请人： Richard Bealkowski ,  John W. Blackledge, Jr. ,  Doyle S. Cronk ,  Richard A. Dayan ,  Jerry D. Dixon ,  Scott G. Kinnear ,  George D. Kovach ,  Andrew B. McNeill ,  Matthew S. Palka, Jr. ,  Robert Sachsenmaier ,  Edward I. Wachtel ,  Kevin M. Zyvoloski

发明人： Richard Bealkowski ,  John W. Blackledge, Jr. ,  Doyle S. Cronk ,  Richard A. Dayan ,  Jerry D. Dixon ,  Scott G. Kinnear ,  George D. Kovach ,  Andrew B. McNeill ,  Matthew S. Palka, Jr. ,  Robert Sachsenmaier ,  Edward I. Wachtel ,  Kevin M. Zyvoloski

IPC分类号： G06F13/10 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F21/22

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406

摘要： An apparatus and method for protecting BIOS stored on a direct access storage device into a personnal computer system. The personal computer system comprises a system processor, a system planar, a random access main memory, a read only memory, a protection means and at least one direct access storage device. The read only memory includes a first portion of BIOS and data representing the type of system processor and system planar I/O configuration. The first portion of BIOS initializes the system and the direct access storage device, and resets the protection means in order to read in a master boot record into the random access memory from a protectable partition on the direct access storage device.

公开(公告)号：US4637024A

公开(公告)日：1987-01-13

申请号：US667520

申请日：1984-11-02

申请人： Jerry D. Dixon ,  Robert H. Farrell ,  Gerald A. Marazas ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Gerald U. Merckel

发明人： Jerry D. Dixon ,  Robert H. Farrell ,  Gerald A. Marazas ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Gerald U. Merckel

IPC分类号： G06F12/16 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F11/16 ,  G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1064 ,  G06F12/00

摘要： A redundant error-detecting addressing code for use in a cache memory. A directory converts logical data addresses to physical addresses in the cache where the data is stored in blocks. The blocks are expanded to include redundant addressing information such as the logical data address and the physical cache address. When a block is accessed from the cache, the redundant addressing is compared to the directory addressing information to confirm that the correct data has been accessed.

摘要翻译： 用于高速缓冲存储器的冗余错误检测寻址码。 目录将逻辑数据地址转换为数据存储在块中的高速缓存中的物理地址。 块被扩展以包括诸如逻辑数据地址和物理高速缓存地址的冗余寻址信息。 当从缓存访问块时，将冗余寻址与目录寻址信息进行比较，以确认正确的数据已被访问。

公开(公告)号：US08812798B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13212383

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Michael T. Benhase ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

发明人： Michael T. Benhase ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr.

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F12/08

摘要： A disk drive receives a request to write at least one block of a first block size, wherein the disk drive is configured to store blocks of a second block size that is larger in size than the first block size, and wherein the disk drive stores via emulation a plurality of emulated blocks of the first block size in each block of the second block size. The disk drive generates a read error, in response to reading a selected block of the second block size in which the at least block of the first block size is to be written via the emulation. The disk drive performs a destructive write of selected emulated blocks of the first block size that caused the read error to be generated. The disk drive writes the at least one block of the first block size in the selected block of the second block size. The disk drive sends a notification to indicate the performing of the destructive write.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器接收写入至少一个第一块大小的块的请求，其中，所述磁盘驱动器被配置为存储尺寸大于所述第一块大小的第二块大小的块，并且其中所述磁盘驱动器经由 在第二块大小的每个块中仿真第一块大小的多个仿真块。 磁盘驱动器响应于读取要通过仿真写入第一块大小的至少块的第二块大小的选定块而产生读取错误。 磁盘驱动器执行导致读取错误生成的第一个块大小的所选仿真块的破坏性写入。 磁盘驱动器将第一块大小的至少一个块写入第二块大小的所选块中。 磁盘驱动器发送通知以指示执行破坏性写入。

公开(公告)号：US20130046932A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-21

申请号：US13212383

申请日：2011-08-18

申请人： Michael T. Benhase ,  Andrew B. McNeill, JR.

发明人： Michael T. Benhase ,  Andrew B. McNeill, JR.

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/2056 ,  G06F12/08

摘要： A disk drive receives a request to write at least one block of a first block size, wherein the disk drive is configured to store blocks of a second block size that is larger in size than the first block size, and wherein the disk drive stores via emulation a plurality of emulated blocks of the first block size in each block of the second block size. The disk drive generates a read error, in response to reading a selected block of the second block size in which the at least block of the first block size is to be written via the emulation. The disk drive performs a destructive write of selected emulated blocks of the first block size that caused the read error to be generated. The disk drive writes the at least one block of the first block size in the selected block of the second block size. The disk drive sends a notification to indicate the performing of the destructive write.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器接收写入至少一个第一块大小的块的请求，其中，所述磁盘驱动器被配置为存储尺寸大于所述第一块大小的第二块大小的块，并且其中所述磁盘驱动器经由 在第二块大小的每个块中仿真第一块大小的多个仿真块。 磁盘驱动器响应于读取要通过仿真写入第一块大小的至少块的第二块大小的选定块而产生读取错误。 磁盘驱动器执行导致读取错误生成的第一个块大小的所选仿真块的破坏性写入。 磁盘驱动器将第一块大小的至少一个块写入第二块大小的所选块中。 磁盘驱动器发送通知以指示执行破坏性写入。

公开(公告)号：US08028193B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US11956128

申请日：2007-12-13

申请人： Gregory W. Dake ,  Eric R. Kern ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Martin J. Tross ,  Theodore B. Vojnovich ,  Ben-Ami Yassour

发明人： Gregory W. Dake ,  Eric R. Kern ,  Andrew B. McNeill, Jr. ,  Martin J. Tross ,  Theodore B. Vojnovich ,  Ben-Ami Yassour

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2028 ,  G06F11/2025 ,  G06F11/2033 ,  G06F11/2041 ,  G06F11/2046

摘要： Failover of blade servers in a data center including powering off a failing blade server by a system management server through a blade server management module (‘BSMM’) managing the failing blade server, the failing blade server characterized by a machine type, one or more network addresses, and one or more storage addresses, the addresses being virtual addresses; identifying, by the system management server from a pool of standby blade servers, a replacement blade server, the replacement blade server managed by a BSMM; assigning, by the system management server through the BSMM managing the replacement blade server, the one or more network addresses and the one or more storage addresses of the failing blade server to the replacement blade server, including enabling in the replacement blade server the assigned addresses; and powering on the replacement blade server by the system management server through the BSMM managing the replacement blade server.

摘要翻译： 刀片服务器在数据中心中的故障切换，包括通过管理故障刀片服务器的刀片服务器管理模块（“BSMM”）关闭系统管理服务器的故障刀片服务器，故障刀片服务器以机器类型为特征，一个或多个 网络地址和一个或多个存储地址，地址是虚拟地址; 由系统管理服务器从备用刀片服务器池识别替换刀片服务器，由BSMM管理的替换刀片服务器; 由系统管理服务器通过管理替换刀片服务器的BSMM将一个或多个网络地址和故障刀片服务器的一个或多个存储地址分配给替换刀片服务器，包括在替换刀片服务器中启用分配的地址 ; 并通过管理更换刀片服务器的BSMM为系统管理服务器上电更换刀片服务器。