公开(公告)号：US07089547B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-08

申请号：US10242750

申请日：2002-09-13

申请人： Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Robert Alan Klem ,  Timothy Keith Pierce

发明人： Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Robert Alan Klem ,  Timothy Keith Pierce

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/34 ,  G06F8/65 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Updating firmware stored in a rewritable non-volatile memory as a plurality of firmware code images having position dependent code. A plurality of update code images are made available that have position dependent code specifying positions of a rewritable non-volatile memory, such that each update code image is suitable for replacing a different stored code image. A computer processor determines which stored code image is to be updated; and selects the one of the plurality of update code images that has position dependent code suitable for replacing the code image to be updated.

摘要翻译： 将存储在可重写非易失性存储器中的固件更新为具有位置相关代码的多个固件代码图像。 多个更新代码图像可用，其具有指定可重写非易失性存储器的位置的位置相关代码，使得每个更新代码图像适合于替换不同的存储代码图像。 计算机处理器确定要更新哪个存储的代码图像; 并且选择具有适合于替换要更新的代码图像的位置相关代码的多个更新代码图像中的一个。

公开(公告)号：US06625703B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-23

申请号：US09847415

申请日：2001-05-03

申请人： Brian Gerald Goodman ,  Ronald Faye Hill, Jr. ,  Leonard George Jesionowski ,  Timothy Keith Pierce ,  Robin Daniel Roberts

发明人： Brian Gerald Goodman ,  Ronald Faye Hill, Jr. ,  Leonard George Jesionowski ,  Timothy Keith Pierce ,  Robin Daniel Roberts

IPC分类号： G06F1200

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/1666

摘要： Verification of a primary or backup copy of vital information of a processing system employs a pseudo-fixed reference identifier, defined as an identifier unlikely to change over the life of the system, and controls which copy of vital information is correct. The primary copy of vital information is associated with a copy of the pseudo-fixed reference identifier and a backup copy of the vital information is associated with a copy of the pseudo-fixed reference identifier. A processor, when triggered, reads the pseudo-fixed reference identifier, compares it to the stored copies of the identifier of the primary and backup non-volatile storage. (1) If the read pseudo-fixed reference identifier matches the primary copy of the identifier, the processor indicates the vital information is valid. (2) If the read pseudo-fixed reference identifier matches the backup only, indicating that the backup copy of vital information is to be restore copied to become the primary copy.

公开(公告)号：US07516250B2

公开(公告)日：2009-04-07

申请号：US11076205

申请日：2005-03-09

申请人： Timothy Keith Pierce ,  Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Justin James Hom ,  Leonard George Jesionowski

发明人： Timothy Keith Pierce ,  Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Justin James Hom ,  Leonard George Jesionowski

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F1/24 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G11B15/689

摘要： An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing component identifiers in a data storage system. The apparatus includes a recognition module, a receiving module, a comparison module, and an update module. The recognition module recognizes newly installed components. The receiving module receives a component identifier stored on the newly installed component. The comparison module compares the identifier of the newly installed component with one or more component identifiers stored in a computer system memory. The update module updates the one or more component identifiers stored in the system memory based upon the identifier of the newly installed component.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于管理数据存储系统中的组件标识符的装置和方法。 该装置包括识别模块，接收模块，比较模块和更新模块。 识别模块识别新安装的组件。 接收模块接收存储在新安装的组件上的组件标识符。 比较模块将新安装的组件的标识符与存储在计算机系统存储器中的一个或多个组件标识符进行比较。 更新模块基于新安装的组件的标识符更新存储在系统存储器中的一个或多个组件标识符。

公开(公告)号：US07484036B2

公开(公告)日：2009-01-27

申请号：US11281112

申请日：2005-11-17

申请人： Gary Anna ,  Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Leonard George Jesionowski ,  Timothy Keith Pierce

发明人： Gary Anna ,  Brian Gerard Goodman ,  Leonard George Jesionowski ,  Timothy Keith Pierce

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  G11B7/085

CPC分类号： G11B15/688 ,  G11B15/6835

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing control path commands in an automated data storage library. The present invention teaches a data storage library with stored data and at least one controller. The present invention also teaches at least one command source that provides commands to the data storage library via at least one control path. The data storage library stores a last successful command for each control path in the data storage library, receives a new command from a control path, compares the new command with one or more of the last successful commands, and executes the new command if the new command is unique.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于管理自动数据存储库中的控制路径命令的装置，系统和方法。 本发明教导具有存储数据的数据存储库和至少一个控制器。 本发明还教导了经由至少一个控制路径向数据存储库提供命令的至少一个命令源。 数据存储库存储数据存储库中每个控制路径的最后一个成功命令，从控制路径接收新的命令，将新命令与上一个成功命令中的一个或多个进行比较，如果新的命令 命令是唯一的。