Storage system, control apparatus and control method therefor
    1.
    发明授权
    Storage system, control apparatus and control method therefor 有权
    存储系统,控制装置及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US08762648B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-24

    申请号:US13137446

    申请日:2011-08-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: In a storage system, a first reboot controller in a first control apparatus causes a second control apparatus to reboot, when it is detected that a second control apparatus has stopped access operations. The first reboot controller also places a boot event record in a non-volatile storage device of the second control apparatus to indicate that the rebooting of the second control apparatus has been caused by the first control apparatus. After that, a second reboot controller in the second control apparatus causes at least the first control apparatus to reboot while keeping intact the cache data stored in a cache memory of the first control apparatus, when the access controller of the first control apparatus is stopped while the second control apparatus is rebooted, and when a boot event record is found in the non-volatile storage device of the second control apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 在存储系统中,当检测到第二控制装置已经停止访问操作时,第一控制装置中的第一重启控制器使得第二控制装置重启。 第一重新启动控制器还将引导事件记录放置在第二控制装置的非易失性存储装置中,以指示第二控制装置的重新启动是由第一控制装置引起的。 之后,当第一控制装置的访问控制器停止时,第二控制装置中的第二重启控制器至少使第一控制装置重新启动,同时保持存储在第一控制装置的高速缓冲存储器中的高速缓存数据, 重新启动第二控制装置,并且当在第二控制装置的非易失性存储装置中发现引导事件记录时。

    Disk array apparatus, and control method and control program recording medium
    3.
    发明授权
    Disk array apparatus, and control method and control program recording medium 有权
    磁盘阵列装置,以及控制方法和控制程序记录介质

    公开(公告)号:US08074018B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-06

    申请号:US11723153

    申请日:2007-03-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F8/65 G06F11/2015

    摘要: A disk array apparatus has a plurality of the same type of disk array units. Each of the disk array units has a plurality of storage areas in each of which firmware for allowing the disk array unit to operate is stored. When the disk array apparatus recognizes that a first disk array unit has been disposed therein, it compares a version number of firmware stored in each storage area included in the first disk array unit with a version number of firmware stored in each storage area included in a second disk array unit that currently operates in the disk array apparatus. If these version numbers are the same, the disk array apparatus makes a storage area in which firmware executed by the first disk array unit is stored conform to a storage area in which firmware executed by the second disk array unit is stored.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列装置具有多个相同类型的磁盘阵列单元。 每个磁盘阵列单元具有多个存储区域,其中存储有用于允许磁盘阵列单元操作的固件。 当磁盘阵列装置识别出第一磁盘阵列单元已​​被布置在其中时,它将存储在第一磁盘阵列单元中的每个存储区域中的固件的版本号与存储在包括在第一磁盘阵列单元中的每个存储区域中的固件的版本号进行比较 当前在盘阵列装置中操作的第二盘阵列单元。 如果这些版本号是相同的,则磁盘阵列装置存储存储由第一磁盘阵列单元执行的固件的存储区域,其中存储由第二磁盘阵列单元执行的固件的存储区域。

    Disk array device memory having areas dynamically adjustable in size
    4.
    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。

    Disk array apparatus, and control method and control program recording medium
    5.
    发明申请
    Disk array apparatus, and control method and control program recording medium 有权
    磁盘阵列装置,以及控制方法和控制程序记录介质

    公开(公告)号:US20070233951A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-04

    申请号:US11723153

    申请日:2007-03-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    CPC分类号: G06F8/65 G06F11/2015

    摘要: A disk array apparatus has a plurality of the same type of disk array units. Each of the disk array units has a plurality of storage areas in each of which firmware for allowing the disk array unit to operate is stored. When the disk array apparatus recognizes that a first disk array unit has been disposed therein, it compares a version number of firmware stored in each storage area included in the first disk array unit with a version number of firmware stored in each storage area included in a second disk array unit that currently operates in the disk array apparatus. If these version numbers are the same, the disk array apparatus makes a storage area in which firmware executed by the first disk array unit is stored conform to a storage area in which firmware executed by the second disk array unit is stored.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列装置具有多个相同类型的磁盘阵列单元。 每个磁盘阵列单元具有多个存储区域,其中存储有用于允许磁盘阵列单元操作的固件。 当磁盘阵列装置识别出第一磁盘阵列单元已​​被布置在其中时,它将存储在第一磁盘阵列单元中的每个存储区域中的固件的版本号与存储在包括在第一磁盘阵列单元中的每个存储区域中的固件的版本号进行比较 当前在盘阵列装置中操作的第二盘阵列单元。 如果这些版本号是相同的,则磁盘阵列装置存储存储由第一磁盘阵列单元执行的固件的存储区域,其中存储由第二磁盘阵列单元执行的固件的存储区域。

    File management method for interchangeable storage media
    6.
    发明授权
    File management method for interchangeable storage media 失效
    可互换存储介质的文件管理方法

    公开(公告)号:US06189014B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-13

    申请号:US08674611

    申请日:1996-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06F1730

    摘要: A method of managing files of an interchangeable storage medium having a RAM area defining an independent RAM section and a ROM area defining an independent ROM section, each section having a file management area for storing file management data and a file area for storing files. The method includes reading file management information out of a file management area of the ROM section in response to a request for establishing a section in which the RAM area and the ROM area are mixed, converting the file management information of the ROM section to file management information of the mixed RAM-ROM section, writing the file management information of the mixed RAM-ROM section in a file management area of the mixed section, and managing ROM files and RAM files as files of the mixed section.

    摘要翻译: 一种管理具有定义独立RAM部分的RAM区域和定义独立ROM部分的ROM区域的可互换存储介质的文件的方法,每个部分具有用于存储文件管理数据的文件管理区域和用于存储文件的文件区域。 该方法包括响应于建立其中RAM区域和ROM区域的部分的建立请求,从ROM部分的文件管理区域读取文件管理信息,将ROM部分的文件管理信息转换为文件管理 混合RAM-ROM部分的信息,将混合RAM-ROM部分的文件管理信息写入混合部分的文件管理区域,以及将ROM文件和RAM文件作为混合部分的文件进行管理。

    System for decrypting encrypted software
    7.
    发明授权
    System for decrypting encrypted software 失效
    用于解密加密软件的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5875247A

    公开(公告)日:1999-02-23

    申请号:US510123

    申请日:1995-08-01

    CPC分类号: G06F21/121

    摘要: A CD-ROM stores encrypted software. When a user desires to decrypt and install this software, an approval preparatory key is generated by an installer. This approval preparatory key is generated based on time data. When the user informs a center of this approval preparatory key, the center calculates a difference between this approval preparatory key and a decrypting key and vends this calculated result to a user in the form of an approval key. When the user inputs this approval key to an installer, the installer generates a decrypting key by adding the approval preparatory key to the approval key. The installer decrypts the software by this decrypting key and installs the encrypted software into a personal computer system.

    摘要翻译: CD-ROM存储加密软件。 当用户希望解密并安装此软件时,安装程​​序会生成一个批准预备密钥。 此批准预备密钥是基于时间数据生成的。 当用户向中心通知该批准预备密钥时,中心计算该批准预备密钥和解密密钥之间的差异,并以批准密钥的形式将该计算结果交给用户。 当用户向安装者输入该批准密钥时,安装者通过将批准预备密钥添加到批准密钥来生成解密密钥。 安装人员通过该解密密钥解密软件,并将加密的软件安装到个人计算机系统中。

    Multiple format interchangeable optical recording medium and method of
controlling same
    8.
    发明授权
    Multiple format interchangeable optical recording medium and method of controlling same 失效
    多格式可互换光记录介质及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US5708650A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-13

    申请号:US659070

    申请日:1996-06-04

    摘要: Common-use data (FATs, a directory, files, etc.) is recorded in a first area of an interchangeable recording medium, and logical format information of a plurality of types for managing the common-use data recorded in the first area is recorded in the second area. When the interchangeable recording medium is loaded, a computer reads logical format information conforming to its own machine type from the second area and subsequently accesses the common-use data in the first area based upon the logical format information read. Further, a corresponding relationship between computers and storage locations of the logical format information is recorded in a third area of the interchangeable recording medium. Each computer recognizes the location, at which its own logical format information has been stored, by referring to the corresponding relationship and reads the logical format information from this location. The computer subsequently accesses the common-use data in the first area based upon the logical format information read.

    摘要翻译: 通用数据(FAT,目录,文件等)被记录在可互换记录介质的第一区域中,并且记录用于管理记录在第一区域中的共同使用数据的多种类型的逻辑格式信息 在第二个地区。 当可互换记录介质被加载时,计算机根据读取的逻辑格式信息从第二区域读取符合其自身机器类型的逻辑格式信息,随后访问第一区域中的共同使用数据。 此外,逻辑格式信息的计算机和存储位置之间的对应关系被记录在可互换记录介质的第三区域中。 每个计算机通过参考对应的关系识别存储自己的逻辑格式信息的位置,并从该位置读取逻辑格式信息。 计算机随后基于读取的逻辑格式信息访问第一区域中的共同使用数据。

    Method and apparatus for producing an optical disk having a read-only
area and a rewritable area
    9.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for producing an optical disk having a read-only area and a rewritable area 失效
    用于制造具有只读区域和可重写区域的光盘的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5422871A

    公开(公告)日:1995-06-06

    申请号:US121640

    申请日:1993-09-16

    摘要: A method produces and an apparatus includes an optical disk, with a center, having a rewritable area and a read-only area located further out from the center than the rewritable area. The method includes the steps of and the apparatus includes units for registering first management information concerning a dummy file in a file address management area located further in toward the center than the rewritable area, the dummy file having a capacity corresponding to that of the rewritable area; registering second management information concerning files to be written into the read-only area in the file address management area so that the second management information is subsequent to the first management information and registering the files into the read-only area; and erasing the first management information from the file address management area.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法产生,并且一种装置包括具有中心的光盘,具有可重写区域和位于比可重写区域更远离中心的只读区域。 该方法包括以下步骤,并且该装置包括用于将与伪文件相关的第一管理信息登记在比可重写区域更靠中心的文件地址管理区域中的单元,该虚拟文件具有与可重写区域相对应的容量 ; 将关于要写入的文件的第二管理信息注册到所述文件地址管理区域中的只读区域中,使得所述第二管理信息在所述第一管理信息之后,并将所述文件注册到所述只读区域中; 并从文件地址管理区域擦去第一管理信息。

    Apparatus for making music database and retrieval apparatus for such
database
    10.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for making music database and retrieval apparatus for such database 失效
    用于制作这种数据库的音乐数据库和检索装置的装置

    公开(公告)号:US5402339A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-28

    申请号:US127510

    申请日:1993-09-28

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30 G10H1/00 G06F15/40

    摘要: An apparatus for making a musical database including a converting unit for converting musical information representing a music piece into note data items, each of note data items being a set of values associated with a period of a single sound denoted by a musical note and a scale level of the single sound denoted by the musical note, a position unit for producing position data items for the note data items, the position data items representing positions at which the note data items are positioned in the musical information, a unit for producing an index indicating relationships between the note data items and the position data items, and a storage unit for storing the index. A retrieval apparatus retrieves a string of note data items from a musical database using the index stored in the storage unit.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制作音乐数据库的装置,包括:转换单元,用于将表示音乐片段的音乐信息转换为音符数据项,每个音符数据项是与由音符和比例表示的单个声音的周期相关联的一组值 由音符表示的单个声音的级别,用于产生音符数据项的位置数据项的位置单元,表示音符数据项位于音乐信息中的位置的位置数据项,用于产生索引的单元 指示记录数据项和位置数据项之间的关系,以及用于存储索引的存储单元。 检索装置使用存储在存储单元中的索引从音乐数据库检索一串音符数据项。