公开(公告)号：US20070088978A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11251392

申请日：2005-10-14

申请人： Gregg Lucas ,  Yoshihiko Terashita ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

发明人： Gregg Lucas ,  Yoshihiko Terashita ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2092

摘要： A serial SCSI (SAS) storage drive system includes a drive enclosure having a first interface card coupled to one storage controller over a single SAS path and a second interface card coupled to another storage controller over a different single SAS path. At least one disk drive within the enclosure is assigned to the first storage controller and interconnected to the storage controller through the first interface card. At least a second disk drive within the enclosure is assigned to the second storage controller and interconnected to the storage controller through the second interface card. The interface cards are selectively interconnected with each other through a crossover port. In the event of a failure in a storage controller or an interface card, the crossover port may be activated, thereby maintaining access to both sets of disk drives.

摘要翻译： 串行SCSI（SAS）存储驱动器系统包括具有通过单个SAS路径耦合到一个存储控制器的第一接口卡的驱动器机箱和通过不同的单个SAS路径耦合到另一个存储控制器的第二接口卡。 机柜内至少有一个磁盘驱动器被分配给第一个存储控制器，并通过第一个接口卡与存储控制器互连。 机柜内的至少一个第二磁盘驱动器分配给第二存储控制器，并通过第二接口卡与存储控制器互连。 接口卡通过交叉端口选择性地互相连接。 在存储控制器或接口卡发生故障的情况下，可以激活交叉端口，从而保持对两组磁盘驱动器的访问。

公开(公告)号：US20070247805A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-25

申请号：US11408366

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Kifumi Numata ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

发明人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Kifumi Numata ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

IPC分类号： G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/16

CPC分类号： G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/142

摘要： A disk-drive storage assembly includes an interface card configurable to couple to a plurality of hard-disk drives. The interface card has a plurality of first vent openings to expose a surface area of each of the plurality of hard-disk drives. A drive chassis tray is coupled to the interface card having a plurality of second vent openings. The second vent openings are staggered to shift the exposed surface area of the hard-disk drives. A disk storage device includes a plurality of hard-disk drives. An interface card is coupled to the plurality of hard-disk drives. The interface card has a plurality of first vent openings to expose a surface area of each of the plurality of hard-disk drives. A drive chassis tray is coupled to the interface card having a plurality of second vent openings defined by a plurality of cross bars.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器存储组件包括可配置为耦合到多个硬盘驱动器的接口卡。 接口卡具有多个第一通气口以露出多个硬盘驱动器中的每一个的表面积。 驱动器机箱托盘连接到具有多个第二通气口的接口卡。 第二个排气口交错排列以移动硬盘驱动器的暴露表面积。 磁盘存储装置包括多个硬盘驱动器。 接口卡耦合到多个硬盘驱动器。 接口卡具有多个第一通气口以露出多个硬盘驱动器中的每一个的表面积。 驱动器机箱托盘联接到具有由多个横杆限定的多个第二通气开口的接口卡。

公开(公告)号：US07854547B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-21

申请号：US11834752

申请日：2007-08-07

申请人： Alan Claassen ,  Dennis Hansen ,  Cary Huettner ,  Madhusudan Iyengar ,  Roger Schmidt ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Gerard Weber, Jr.

发明人： Alan Claassen ,  Dennis Hansen ,  Cary Huettner ,  Madhusudan Iyengar ,  Roger Schmidt ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Gerard Weber, Jr.

IPC分类号： G01K1/14 ,  G01K1/16 ,  G01K13/02 ,  G01N25/20

CPC分类号： G01K13/02 ,  G01F1/46

摘要： A tool is disclosed, for measuring the important thermal characteristics of a unit of electronic equipment, which obtains air flow and temperature readings at both air inlet and air outlet openings of the unit without disturbing cable or wiring connections or otherwise interrupting device operation. The tool pressure sensing element is rotatable between detented positions to permit the tool to be used at both air inlet and air outlet openings. The tool air duct portion may be formed of separate duct portions to enable a single duct portion including the sensing instrumentation to be used with multiple duct portions that conform to electronic device air inlet and outlet openings to impart added flexibility to the tool.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于测量电子设备单元的重要热特性的工具，其获得在该单元的空气入口和空气出口开口处的空气流量和温度读数，而不会干扰电缆或接线连接或以其他方式中断设备操作。 工具压力感测元件可在止动位置之间旋转，以允许工具在空气入口和出气口两端使用。 工具空气管道部分可以由分离的管道部分形成，以使得包括感测装置的单个管道部分能够与符合电子设备空气入口和出口开口的多个管道部分一起使用以赋予工具更多的灵活性。

公开(公告)号：US20050160189A1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-21

申请号：US10762113

申请日：2004-01-21

申请人： Andrew McNeill ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

发明人： Andrew McNeill ,  Kenneth Schneebeli

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/06

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：US20070260788A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11381680

申请日：2006-05-04

申请人： Katherine Blinick ,  Yutaka Kawai ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Robert Medlin ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Michael Stamps

发明人： Katherine Blinick ,  Yutaka Kawai ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Robert Medlin ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Michael Stamps

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4081

摘要： Because cable length affects signal quality, amplifying signals differently to account for cable length (“tuning”) becomes especially important when high speed signals are used. Cable length information may be stored in a non-volatile memory which may be integrated into a cable assembly or may be a discrete component between the cable and an interface. Rather than using a dedicated data line to the memory component a ground line may be connected to the memory component and multiplexed. During normal operation the selected line is grounded through a switching device. When a cable is detected, a management controller changes the state of the switching device to decouple the selected line from ground to allow the management controller access to the data stored in the memory component, including cable length information. The selected line is then re-coupled to ground and interface circuits may be tuned for the cable length.

摘要翻译： 由于电缆长度影响信号质量，因此当使用高速信号时，放大信号会因电缆长度（“调谐”）变得尤为重要。 电缆长度信息可以存储在可以集成到电缆组件中的非易失性存储器中，或者可以是电缆和接口之间的分立组件。 不是将专用数据线用于存储器组件，而是将接地线连接到存储器组件并进行多路复用。 在正常工作期间，所选择的线路通过开关装置接地。 当检测到电缆时，管理控制器改变开关装置的状态以将所选线路与地线分离，以允许管理控制器访问存储在存储器部件中的数据，包括电缆长度信息。 然后将所选择的线重新耦合到地，并且可以针对电缆长度来调整接口电路。

公开(公告)号：US20070098281A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11263363

申请日：2005-10-31

申请人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenton Green ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Tohru Sumiyoshi ,  James Womble

发明人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenton Green ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Tohru Sumiyoshi ,  James Womble

IPC分类号： G06K9/36

CPC分类号： G11B33/08 ,  G11B33/128

摘要： One or more layers of constrained layer damping material is strategically placed within a data storage library having one or more sources of rotational vibration energy. Data storage devices, such as disk drives, are isolated from each other and from a drive tray by a first layer of constrained layer damping material. The drive trays are isolated from drive enclosure bays by a second layer of constrained layer damping material. A third layer of constrained layer damping material isolates each drive enclosure bay from the housing of the data storage library. The net effect is a significant reduction of the amount of rotational vibration energy arriving at each data storage device from other system components, such as a blower module. Additionally, the amount of rotational vibration energy arriving at each data storage device from other data storage devices is also reduced. By mounting the data storage devices to the drive trays in a single plane, the rigidity and mass of the drive tray is increased, reducing its susceptibility to external rotational vibration energy.

摘要翻译： 策略性地将一层或多层约束层阻尼材料置于具有一个或多个旋转振动能源的数据存储库内。 诸如磁盘驱动器的数据存储设备通过第一层约束层阻尼材料彼此隔离并且从驱动器托盘隔离。 传动托盘通过第二层约束层阻尼材料与驱动器外壳隔离。 第三层约束层阻尼材料将每个驱动器外壳与数据存储库的外壳隔离开。 净效应是从诸如鼓风机模块的其他系统部件到达每个数据存储装置的旋转振动能量的显着减少。 此外，也降低了从其他数据存储装置到达每个数据存储装置的旋转振动能量的量。 通过将数据存储装置安装到单个平面中的驱动盘，驱动盘的刚性和质量增加，从而降低了其对外部旋转振动能量的敏感性。

公开(公告)号：US20060087923A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-27

申请号：US10971806

申请日：2004-10-22

申请人： Carl Jones ,  Robert Kubo ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Kenneth schneebeli

发明人： Carl Jones ,  Robert Kubo ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Kenneth schneebeli

IPC分类号： G11B21/08

CPC分类号： G06F11/1096 ,  G06F8/61 ,  Y10T307/62

摘要： A method is disclosed to install a component in an information storage and retrieval system. The method provides an information storage and retrieval system comprising a system processor and system data, and a component comprising persistent component data. The method attaches the component to the information storage and retrieval system while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation, and determines, while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation, if the component is compatible with the information storage and retrieval system. If the component is compatible with the information storage and retrieval system, the method then places the component into service while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种将组件安装在信息存储和检索系统中的方法。 该方法提供包括系统处理器和系统数据的信息存储和检索系统，以及包括持久性组件数据的组件。 该方法在信息存储和检索系统保持正常操作的同时将该组件附加到信息存储和检索系统，并且当信息存储和检索系统保持正常操作时，如果组件与信息存储和检索兼容，则确定该组件 系统。 如果组件与信息存储和检索系统兼容，则在信息存储和检索系统保持正常操作的情况下，该方法将组件投入使用。

公开(公告)号：US20070097621A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-03

申请号：US11263207

申请日：2005-10-31

申请人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Shah Islam ,  Robert Kubo ,  Bret Lehman ,  Robert Lindsay ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Jason Matteson ,  Koji Nakase ,  Hirokazu Nishimura ,  Kifumi Numata ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Tony Sass ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Tohru Sumiyoshi ,  Yoshihiko Terashita

发明人： Yoshihiro Fujie ,  Kenji Hidaka ,  Shah Islam ,  Robert Kubo ,  Bret Lehman ,  Robert Lindsay ,  Gregg Lucas ,  Jason Matteson ,  Koji Nakase ,  Hirokazu Nishimura ,  Kifumi Numata ,  Michihiro Okamoto ,  Tony Sass ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Tohru Sumiyoshi ,  Yoshihiko Terashita

IPC分类号： G06F1/20

CPC分类号： G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/186 ,  G06F1/187

摘要： A data storage library includes a drive enclosure bay which can be adapted to work with multiple air-flow configuration requirements. This is accomplished by creating air-flow ports in the top and bottom of the drive enclosure bay, by forming drive tray slots and printed circuit board ports in associated drive trays, by creating frame ports and PCB notches in associated interface cards, and replacing traditional connectors with slimmer but longer connectors that provide additional standoff and improved air-flow.

摘要翻译： 数据存储库包括驱动器机箱托架，其可以适应于多种气流配置要求。 这是通过在驱动器机架托架的顶部和底部创建气流端口，通过在相关联的驱动器托盘中形成驱动器托盘槽和印刷电路板端口，通过在相关联的接口卡中创建框架端口和PCB凹口来替代传统的 连接器具有更细长但更长的连接器，提供额外的间隔和改进的气流。

公开(公告)号：US20050237707A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-27

申请号：US10828784

申请日：2004-04-21

申请人： Donald Connelly ,  Kenton Green ,  David Lew ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Peter Urbisci

发明人： Donald Connelly ,  Kenton Green ,  David Lew ,  Kenneth Schneebeli ,  Peter Urbisci

IPC分类号： G06F1/16 ,  G11B33/08 ,  G11B33/12

CPC分类号： G11B33/128 ,  G11B33/08

摘要： An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface.

摘要翻译： 一种用于存储装置的外壳，具有至少一个安装表面和设置在安装表面的第一层和第二层之间的粘弹性层。 固定在外壳中的安装表面的接收器接收保持磁盘驱动器并将存储设备载体定位在外壳内的存储设备载体。 夹紧阻尼弹簧，连接到存储装置载体，引导存储装置载体通过接收器并将存储装置载体连接到安装表面。 存储设备载体的挡板被配置为接收多个键位置之一的键，每个键位置对应于特定的磁盘驱动器/外壳机箱接口。