Disk array system
    1.
    发明授权
    Disk array system 有权
    磁盘阵列系统

    公开(公告)号:US08402210B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-19

    申请号:US12422538

    申请日:2009-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F13/12

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1076 G06F2211/104

    摘要: Provided is a disk array system which is connected to a computer and which data is transmitted by the computer, including: a plurality of disk drives for storing user data transmitted by the computer; a cache memory for temporarily storing data sent/received among the computer and the plurality of disk drives; and a control unit for controlling input/output of the data to/from the cache memory, in which the control unit stores user data identification information that is capable of judging whether the user data is stored in a sector of the disk drive. The disk array system according to this invention allows the identification of user data of a disk drive.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种连接到计算机的磁盘阵列系统,由计算机发送数据,包括:多个磁盘驱动器,用于存储计算机发送的用户数据; 用于临时存储在计算机和多个盘驱动器之间发送/接收的数据的高速缓冲存储器; 以及控制单元,用于控制与高速缓冲存储器的数据的输入/输出,其中控制单元存储能够判断用户数据是否存储在磁盘驱动器的扇区中的用户数据识别信息。 根据本发明的磁盘阵列系统允许识别磁盘驱动器的用户数据。

    Disk array system
    2.
    发明申请
    Disk array system 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20060101202A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-11

    申请号:US11046826

    申请日:2005-02-01

    IPC分类号: G06F12/16

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1076 G06F2211/104

    摘要: Provided is a disk array system which is connected to a computer and which data is transmitted by the computer, including: a plurality of disk drives for storing user data transmitted by the computer; a cache memory for temporarily storing data sent/received among the computer and the plurality of disk drives; and a control unit for controlling input/output of the data to/from the cache memory, in which the control unit stores user data identification information that is capable of judging whether the user data is stored in a sector of the disk drive. The disk array system according to this invention allows the identification of user data of a disk drive.

    Disk Array System
    3.
    发明申请
    Disk Array System 有权
    磁盘阵列系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090198888A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-08-06

    申请号:US12422538

    申请日:2009-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1076 G06F2211/104

    摘要: Provided is a disk array system which is connected to a computer and which data is transmitted by the computer, including: a plurality of disk drives for storing user data transmitted by the computer; a cache memory for temporarily storing data sent/received among the computer and the plurality of disk drives; and a control unit for controlling input/output of the data to/from the cache memory, in which the control unit stores user data identification information that is capable of judging whether the user data is stored in a sector of the disk drive. The disk array system according to this invention allows the identification of user data of a disk drive.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种连接到计算机的磁盘阵列系统,由计算机发送数据,包括:多个磁盘驱动器,用于存储计算机发送的用户数据; 用于临时存储在计算机和多个盘驱动器之间发送/接收的数据的高速缓冲存储器; 以及控制单元,用于控制与高速缓冲存储器的数据的输入/输出,其中控制单元存储能够判断用户数据是否存储在磁盘驱动器的扇区中的用户数据识别信息。 根据本发明的磁盘阵列系统允许识别磁盘驱动器的用户数据。

    Magnetic disk array device with processing offload function module
    4.
    发明授权
    Magnetic disk array device with processing offload function module 有权
    具有处理卸载功能模块的磁盘阵列装置

    公开(公告)号:US07120705B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-10

    申请号:US10783337

    申请日:2004-02-20

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F15/16

    摘要: A magnetic disk array device is equipped with ATA magnetic disks, at least one disk array controller for controlling the ATA magnetic disks, and at least one processing offload function module provided between the disk array controller and the ATA magnetic disk. The disk array controller outputs one of a standard processing FC command for performing a standard processing such as a read or write processing, and an offload processing FC command for performing a vendor-unique offload processing. The processing offload function module performs a command mapping for the standard processing FC command and issues to the ATA magnetic disk a corresponding ATA command, and prepares a group of ATA commands for the offload processing FC command for optimum processing in an ATA protocol.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列装置配备有ATA磁盘,至少一个用于控制ATA磁盘的磁盘阵列控制器,以及设置在磁盘阵列控制器和ATA磁盘之间的至少一个处理卸载功能模块。 磁盘阵列控制器输出用于执行诸如读或写处理的标准处理的标准处理FC命令之一,以及用于执行供应商唯一卸载处理的卸载处理FC命令。 处理卸载功能模块执行标准处理FC命令的命令映射,并向ATA磁盘发出相应的ATA命令,并准备一组用于卸载处理FC命令的ATA命令,以在ATA协议中进行最佳处理。

    Disk array system based on disks with a fixed-length unit of access
    5.
    发明申请
    Disk array system based on disks with a fixed-length unit of access 失效
    基于具有固定长度访问单元的磁盘的磁盘阵列系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050071553A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-31

    申请号:US10443886

    申请日:2003-05-23

    摘要: Conventional methods for appending a validation code are not applicable to a disk array system in which the disk array comprises disk devices having a fixed sector length. The present invention solves this problem by separating validation codes from data blocks, bundling them together in blocks that can be easily matched with sectors, and carrying out all the associated management and control by hardware, such as coordination between validation codes and data blocks and operations of reading from and writing into the disk devices, thereby offering the same level of reliability as with conventional systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于附加验证码的常规方法不适用于磁盘阵列系统,其中磁盘阵列包括具有固定扇区长度的磁盘设备。 本发明通过将验证码与数据块分开来解决这个问题,将它们捆绑在一起可以容易地与扇区匹配的块,并且通过硬件执行所有相关的管理和控制,诸如验证码和数据块之间的协调以及操作 读取和写入磁盘设备,从而提供与常规系统相同的可靠性水平。

    Disk array system based on disks with a fixed-length unit of access
    6.
    发明授权
    Disk array system based on disks with a fixed-length unit of access 失效
    基于具有固定长度访问单元的磁盘的磁盘阵列系统

    公开(公告)号:US07039758B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-02

    申请号:US10443886

    申请日:2003-05-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Conventional methods for appending a validation code are not applicable to a disk array system in which the disk array comprises disk devices having a fixed sector length. The present invention solves this problem by separating validation codes from data blocks, bundling them together in blocks that can be easily matched with sectors, and carrying out all the associated management and control by hardware, such as coordination between validation codes and data blocks and operations of reading from and writing into the disk devices, thereby offering the same level of reliability as with conventional systems.

    摘要翻译: 用于附加验证码的常规方法不适用于磁盘阵列系统,其中磁盘阵列包括具有固定扇区长度的磁盘设备。 本发明通过将验证码与数据块分开来解决这个问题,将它们捆绑在一起可以容易地与扇区匹配的块,并且通过硬件执行所有相关的管理和控制,诸如验证码和数据块之间的协调以及操作 读取和写入磁盘设备,从而提供与常规系统相同的可靠性水平。

    Magnetic disk array device with processing offload function module
    7.
    发明申请
    Magnetic disk array device with processing offload function module 有权
    具有处理卸载功能模块的磁盘阵列装置

    公开(公告)号:US20050114557A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-26

    申请号:US10783337

    申请日:2004-02-20

    摘要: A magnetic disk array device is equipped with ATA magnetic disks, at least one disk array controller for controlling the ATA magnetic disks, and at least one processing offload function module provided between the disk array controller and the ATA magnetic disk. The disk array controller outputs one of a standard processing FC command for performing a standard processing such as a read or write processing, and an offload processing FC command for performing a vendor-unique offload processing. The processing offload function module performs a command mapping for the standard processing FC command and issues to the ATA magnetic disk a corresponding ATA command, and prepares a group of ATA commands for the offload processing FC command for optimum processing in an ATA protocol.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列装置配备有ATA磁盘,至少一个用于控制ATA磁盘的磁盘阵列控制器,以及设置在磁盘阵列控制器和ATA磁盘之间的至少一个处理卸载功能模块。 磁盘阵列控制器输出用于执行诸如读或写处理的标准处理的标准处理FC命令之一,以及用于执行供应商唯一卸载处理的卸载处理FC命令。 处理卸载功能模块执行标准处理FC命令的命令映射,并向ATA磁盘发出相应的ATA命令,并准备一组用于卸载处理FC命令的ATA命令,以在ATA协议中进行最佳处理。

    Disk array optimizing the drive operation time
    8.
    发明授权
    Disk array optimizing the drive operation time 失效
    磁盘阵列优化驱动器运行时间

    公开(公告)号:US07657768B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-02

    申请号:US12038566

    申请日:2008-02-27

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F12/00

    摘要: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a storage system is configured as at least one logical unit including at least one disk device; a controller for executing a read processing or a write processing of data having been stored or to be stored in the logical unit which is a destination of a read request or a write request, in response to the read request or write request transmitted from the computer, wherein the controller receives an instruction from the computer to turn on or off a disk device corresponding to the logical unit; and wherein, based on the instruction, the storage system turns on or off the disk device corresponding to the logical unit independently of disk devices corresponding to the other logical units.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个实施例,存储系统被配置为包括至少一个盘装置的至少一个逻辑单元; 响应于从计算机发送的读取请求或写入请求,执行已经存储或要存储在作为读取请求或写入请求的目的地的逻辑单元中的数据的读取处理或写入处理的控制器 其中,所述控制器接收来自所述计算机的指令以打开或关闭对应于所述逻辑单元的磁盘设备; 并且其中,基于该指令,存储系统独立于对应于其他逻辑单元的磁盘设备来打开或关闭对应于逻辑单元的磁盘设备。

    Storage system
    9.
    发明授权
    Storage system 有权
    存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US07047354B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10419096

    申请日:2003-04-21

    IPC分类号: G06F13/10

    摘要: A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying types of disk devices and managing different disk devices separately, and a drive management table for storing information to be utilized by the drive management unit. The disk array further includes a program for managing accumulated time of disk devices. The program includes a drive lifetime setting portion for setting lifetimes of drives, a drive start/stop portion for intentionally starting/stopping ATA disk devices, and an operation time measurement portion for measuring accumulated operation time. Since it is necessary to be conscious of difference in reliability and performance among disk devices when forming a RAID, a drive type notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the type of a disk device when forming the RAID, is provided.

    摘要翻译: 磁盘阵列包括驱动器管理单元,其是用于识别磁盘设备的类型并分别管理不同的磁盘设备的程序,以及用于存储要由驱动器管理单元使用的信息的驱动器管理表。 磁盘阵列还包括用于管理磁盘设备的累积时间的程序。 该程序包括用于设置驱动器的寿命的驱动器寿命设置部分,用于有意地启动/停止ATA盘设备的驱动器启动/停止部分和用于测量累积操作时间的操作时间测量部分。 由于在形成RAID时需要意识到磁盘装置之间的可靠性和性能的差异,因此提供作为用于在形成RAID时通知磁盘装置的类型的程序的驱动型通知单元。

    WORM guarantee storage device
    10.
    发明申请
    WORM guarantee storage device 有权
    WORM保证存储设备

    公开(公告)号:US20050262300A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-24

    申请号:US10912636

    申请日:2004-08-04

    摘要: To provide a disk array system which particularly enables the use of a WORM function when the disk array system uses RAID. When receiving a write request from a computer (100), it is judged whether or not a writing of write data from the computer is possible, based on a content indicated by write inhibition information. If the writing is possible, the guarantee code of the transferred data is generated, the write inhibition information indicating that a region in which the data is stored is not writable is generated, and the generated write inhibition information is stored in the guarantee code, the guarantee code storing the write inhibition information is assigned to the region in which the data received from the computer (100) is stored, and the data to which the guarantee code storing the write inhibition information is assigned is stored in a cache memory (230) and/or a disk drive (270). If the write data from the computer (100) is not writable, it is informed to the computer (100).

    摘要翻译: 提供一种磁盘阵列系统,当磁盘阵列系统使用RAID时,特别能够使用WORM功能。 当从计算机(100)接收到写入请求时,基于由写入禁止信息指示的内容来判断是否可能从计算机写入写入数据。 如果可以进行写入,则生成传送数据的保证码,生成指示存储数据的区域不可写入的写入禁止信息,并且生成的写入禁止信息存储在保证码中, 存储写入禁止信息的保证代码被分配给存储从计算机(100)接收的数据的区域,并且存储写入禁止信息的保证码的数据被存储在高速缓冲存储器(230)中, 和/或磁盘驱动器(270)。 如果来自计算机(100)的写入数据不可写入,则通知计算机(100)。