Method and system for combining multiple serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) expanders
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and system for combining multiple serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) expanders 有权
    用于组合多个串行连接的小型计算机系统接口(SAS)扩展器的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07849248B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-07

    申请号:US12384289

    申请日:2009-04-02

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4022

    摘要: At least one first numbered phy of a first SAS expander is grouped with at least one second numbered phy of a second SAS expander physically separate from the first SAS expander into at least one common SAS wide port. An identical SAS address is assigned to the first SAS expander and the second SAS expander for operating the first SAS expander and the second SAS expander to behave and respond as a single, cohesive SAS expander. The first SAS expander is directly connected to the second SAS expander for inter-expander communications.

    摘要翻译: 第一SAS扩展器的至少一个第一编号的phy与第二SAS扩展器的至少一个第二编号的phy分组,其与第一SAS扩展器物理分离成至少一个公共SAS宽端口。 分配相同的SAS地址到第一个SAS扩展器和第二个SAS扩展器,用于操作第一个SAS扩展器和第二个SAS扩展器,使其作为一个单一的,内聚的SAS扩展器来运行和响应。 第一个SAS扩展器直接连接到第二个SAS扩展器,用于扩展器间通信。

    Communications method within an arbitrated loop fibre channel network
    2.
    发明授权
    Communications method within an arbitrated loop fibre channel network 有权
    仲裁环路光纤通道网络中的通信方式

    公开(公告)号:US07228361B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-05

    申请号:US10183896

    申请日:2002-06-26

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: A system and method are described for increasing performance of operations implemented in a storage system utilizing fibre channel, such as by enabling full duplex opens when a JBOD/bridge is involved. In an aspect of the present invention, a method of performing a full duplex open in a fibre channel network having an initiator and a bridge may include initiating an open by the initiator with the bridge. The bridge has a primary physical address and an alias physical address. The alias physical address represents a target device communicatively coupled to the bridge, wherein the open is initiated utilizing the primary physical address. The initiator communicates with the target device.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种用于增加利用光纤通道的存储系统中实现的操作的性能的系统和方法,例如当涉及JBOD /桥时启用全双工打开。 在本发明的一个方面,在具有启动器和桥接器的光纤通道网络中执行全双工打开的方法可以包括通过启动器启动由启动器打开的桥。 该桥具有主物理地址和别名物理地址。 别名物理地址表示通信地耦合到桥接器的目标设备,其中利用主物理地址启动打开。 发起者与目标设备进行通信。

    Combining multiple SAS expanders to provide single sas expander functionality
    3.
    发明申请
    Combining multiple SAS expanders to provide single sas expander functionality 有权
    组合多个SAS扩展器以提供单个sas扩展器功能

    公开(公告)号:US20100064085A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12384289

    申请日:2009-04-02

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4022

    摘要: At least one first numbered phy of a first SAS expander is grouped with at least one second numbered phy of a second SAS expander physically separate from the first SAS expander into at least one common SAS wide port. An identical SAS address is assigned to the first SAS expander and the second SAS expander for operating the first SAS expander and the second SAS expander to behave and respond as a single, cohesive SAS expander. The first SAS expander is directly connected to the second SAS expander for inter-expander communications.

    摘要翻译: 第一SAS扩展器的至少一个第一编号的phy与第二SAS扩展器的至少一个第二编号的phy分组,其与第一SAS扩展器物理分离成至少一个公共SAS宽端口。 分配相同的SAS地址到第一个SAS扩展器和第二个SAS扩展器,用于操作第一个SAS扩展器和第二个SAS扩展器,使其作为一个单一的,内聚的SAS扩展器来运行和响应。 第一个SAS扩展器直接连接到第二个SAS扩展器,用于扩展器间通信。

    Method and apparatus for fibre channel identification and retrieval
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for fibre channel identification and retrieval 有权
    用于光纤通道识别和检索的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06721320B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US09216400

    申请日:1998-12-18

    IPC分类号: H04L1228

    CPC分类号: H04L49/552 H04L49/357

    摘要: The invention relates to an improved Fiber Channel data management technique. More specifically, this patent relates to an improved scheme for managing the related data in related frames that form a sequence. This patent also generally relates to the management of multiple, active sequences which are simultaneously in transit on a Fiber Channel. This invention provides a means for efficiently locating the sequence status block associated with an arbitrary Fiber Channel sequence by using the source identifier field, the originator exchange identifier field and/or the sequence identifier fields of a Fiber Channel frame header to construct a hash table lookup search.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种改进的光纤通道数据管理技术。 更具体地,本专利涉及用于管理形成序列的相关帧中的相关数据的改进方案。 该专利还通常涉及在光纤通道上同时传输的多个主动序列的管理。 本发明提供了一种用于通过使用光纤通道帧头的源标识符字段,发起者交换标识符字段和/或序列标识符字段来有效地定位与任意光纤通道序列相关联的序列状态块的装置,以构建散列表查找 搜索。

    Data transfer method and apparatus that allocate storage based upon a received relative offset
    5.
    发明授权
    Data transfer method and apparatus that allocate storage based upon a received relative offset 失效
    基于收到的相对偏移量分配存储的数据传输方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06310884B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-30

    申请号:US09082996

    申请日:1998-05-21

    IPC分类号: H04L1254

    摘要: A method of using a frame sequence to transmit a data block from a transmitting device to a receiving device is disclosed. One step of the method includes generating a first frame of the frame sequence that includes a last portion of the data block and a relative offset which indicates a relative displacement between a first portion of the data block and the last portion of the data block. Another step of the method includes generating a second frame of the frame sequence that includes the first portion of the data block. The method also includes the step of transmitting the first frame of the frame sequence from the transmitting device to the receiving device before transmitting the second frame. Yet another step of the method includes receiving the first frame of the frame sequence from the transmitting device before receiving the second frame. Moreover, the method includes allocating a storage area for the data block, the storage area having a storage capacity that is based on the relative offset of the first frame. A network device which allocates storage for a data packet based upon a relative offset for a last portion of the data block is also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用帧序列将数据块从发送设备发送到接收设备的方法。 该方法的一个步骤包括生成包括数据块的最后部分的帧序列的第一帧和指示数据块的第一部分与数据块的最后部分之间的相对位移的相对偏移。 该方法的另一步骤包括生成包括数据块的第一部分的帧序列的第二帧。 该方法还包括在发送第二帧之前将帧序列的第一帧从发送设备发送到接收设备的步骤。 该方法的另一步骤包括在接收第二帧之前从发送设备接收帧序列的第一帧。 此外,该方法包括为数据块分配存储区域,存储区域具有基于第一帧的相对偏移的存储容量。 还公开了一种基于数据块的最后部分的相对偏移来为数据分组分配存储的网络设备。

    Bus bridge architecture for a data processing system capable of sharing
processing load among a plurality of devices
    6.
    发明授权
    Bus bridge architecture for a data processing system capable of sharing processing load among a plurality of devices 失效
    一种能够在多个设备之间共享处理负载的数据处理系统的总线架构

    公开(公告)号:US6065085A

    公开(公告)日:2000-05-16

    申请号:US13818

    申请日:1998-01-27

    IPC分类号: G06F13/40 G06F13/00

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4027

    摘要: The method and apparatus provides a data processing system. The data processing system includes a primary bus, a secondary bus, and a host processor connected to the primary bus. The data processing system includes a first secondary processor connected to the primary bus and the secondary bus. Additionally, a second secondary processor is connected to the secondary bus. The first secondary processor and the second secondary processor forms cascaded processors for input/output functions. Selected functions normally performed by the second secondary processor are performed by the first secondary processor, wherein a division of workload increases performance of the data processing system. This architecture allows shifting of workload down to the secondary bus.

    摘要翻译: 该方法和装置提供一种数据处理系统。 数据处理系统包括主总线,辅助总线和连接到主总线的主机处理器。 数据处理系统包括连接到主总线和辅助总线的第一辅助处理器。 此外,第二辅助处理器连接到辅助总线。 第一个二级处理器和第二个二级处理器形成用于输入/输出功能的级联处理器。 通常由第二辅助处理器执行的所选功能由第一辅助处理器执行,其中工作负载分担增加了数据处理系统的性能。 这种架构允许将工作负载转移到辅助总线。

    System and method of cache management for storage controllers

    公开(公告)号:US07080197B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-18

    申请号:US10125712

    申请日:2002-04-18

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/16

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a system and method of cache management for storage controllers. In an aspect of the present invention, a system for storing electronic data may include a host and a data storage apparatus communicatively coupled to the host. The host has cache coherency functionality. The data storage apparatus includes a first storage controller communicatively coupled to at least one storage device, the first storage controller further coupled to a first cache. A second storage controller is also included, which is communicatively coupled to at least one storage device, the second storage controller further coupled to a second cache. The cache coherency functionality of the host provides coherency of the first cache coupled to the first storage controller with the second cache coupled to the second storage controller.