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公开(公告)号:US20080168227A1
公开(公告)日:2008-07-10
申请号:US12038566
申请日:2008-02-27
IPC分类号: G06F12/00
CPC分类号: G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0625 , G06F3/0689 , Y02D10/154
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20050111249A1
公开(公告)日:2005-05-26
申请号:US10777832
申请日:2004-02-11
CPC分类号: G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0625 , G06F3/0689 , Y02D10/154
摘要: Some disk devices used for a disk array may shorten a total active time when they are turned on 24 hours a day in comparison to a case where the disk devices are turned on only when needed. The disk device's total active time shortens when the disk device is turned on 24 hours a day and is operated continuously 24 hours a day. As a result, the disk device's operation period shortens. Such disk device is not suited for 24-hour continuous operations. The disk array capacity increases year after year. There is a trend of increasing the number of disk devices to be mounted. The power consumption for disk arrays tends to increase. A computer accessing a disk array has a disk control instruction program which allows the disk array to turn on or off specific disk devices in it. The disk array has a disk power supply control instruction reception program and a disk power supply control circuit. The disk power supply control instruction reception program receives an instruction to turn on or off disk devices from the computer. The disk power supply control circuit turns on or off a disk device corresponding to an LU specified by the computer.
摘要翻译: 与仅在需要时才开启磁盘设备的情况相比,用于磁盘阵列的某些磁盘设备每天24小时都可能会缩短总的活动时间。 当磁盘设备每天24小时开启时,磁盘设备的总活动时间缩短,每天24小时不间断运行。 因此,磁盘设备的运行时间缩短。 这种磁盘设备不适用于24小时连续操作。 磁盘阵列容量逐年增加。 存在要安装的磁盘设备数量增加的趋势。 磁盘阵列的功耗趋于增加。 访问磁盘阵列的计算机具有磁盘控制指令程序,该程序允许磁盘阵列打开或关闭其中的特定磁盘设备。 磁盘阵列具有磁盘电源控制指令接收程序和磁盘电源控制电路。 磁盘电源控制指令接收程序接收从计算机接通或关闭磁盘设备的指令。 磁盘电源控制电路打开或关闭与计算机指定的LU对应的磁盘设备。
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公开(公告)号:US07657768B2
公开(公告)日:2010-02-02
申请号:US12038566
申请日:2008-02-27
CPC分类号: G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0625 , G06F3/0689 , Y02D10/154
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。
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公开(公告)号:US07353406B2
公开(公告)日:2008-04-01
申请号:US10777832
申请日:2004-02-11
CPC分类号: G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0625 , G06F3/0689 , Y02D10/154
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20080172528A1
公开(公告)日:2008-07-17
申请号:US12076141
申请日:2008-03-14
IPC分类号: G06F12/00
CPC分类号: G06F3/0661 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0617 , G06F3/0629 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0647 , G06F3/065 , G06F3/0653 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/2069 , G06F11/2071
摘要: A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying kinds 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 kind notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the kind 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,其是用于识别各种磁盘设备并分别管理不同磁盘设备的程序;以及驱动管理表,用于存储由驱动器管理单元利用的信息。 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,所以提供作为用于在形成RAID时通知磁盘装置的种类的程序的驱动种类通知单元。
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公开(公告)号:US07275133B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-25
申请号:US10988496
申请日:2004-11-16
IPC分类号: G06F13/00
CPC分类号: G06F3/0661 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0617 , G06F3/0629 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0647 , G06F3/065 , G06F3/0653 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/2069 , G06F11/2071
摘要: A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying kinds 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 kind notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the kind 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,其是用于识别各种磁盘设备并分别管理不同磁盘设备的程序;以及驱动管理表,用于存储由驱动器管理单元利用的信息。 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,所以提供作为用于在形成RAID时通知磁盘装置的种类的程序的驱动种类通知单元。
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公开(公告)号:US07272686B2
公开(公告)日:2007-09-18
申请号:US10988495
申请日:2004-11-16
IPC分类号: G06F13/14
CPC分类号: G06F3/0661 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0617 , G06F3/0629 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0647 , G06F3/065 , G06F3/0653 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/2069 , G06F11/2071
摘要: A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying kinds 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 kind notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the kind of a disk device when forming the RAID, is provided.
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公开(公告)号:US07120705B2
公开(公告)日:2006-10-10
申请号:US10783337
申请日:2004-02-20
CPC分类号: G06F3/0661 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/061 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/067 , G06F3/0689 , G06F9/5044 , G06F2209/509
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20050071553A1
公开(公告)日:2005-03-31
申请号:US10443886
申请日:2003-05-23
CPC分类号: G06F3/0619 , G06F3/064 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/1076 , G06F2211/1009
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。
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公开(公告)号:US20050066128A1
公开(公告)日:2005-03-24
申请号:US10988495
申请日:2004-11-16
CPC分类号: G06F3/0661 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0616 , G06F3/0617 , G06F3/0629 , G06F3/0634 , G06F3/0647 , G06F3/065 , G06F3/0653 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/2069 , G06F11/2071
摘要: A disk array includes a drive management unit, which is a program for identifying kinds 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 kind notification unit, which is a program for notifying of the kind 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,其是用于识别各种磁盘设备并分别管理不同磁盘设备的程序;以及驱动管理表,用于存储由驱动器管理单元利用的信息。 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,所以提供作为用于在形成RAID时通知磁盘装置的种类的程序的驱动种类通知单元。
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