Filesystem-Aware Block Storage System, Apparatus, and Method
    1.
    发明申请
    Filesystem-Aware Block Storage System, Apparatus, and Method 审中-公开
    文件系统感知块存储系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110113194A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-12

    申请号:US13007759

    申请日:2011-01-17

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: A filesystem-aware storage system locates and analyzes host filesystem data structures in order to determine storage usage of the host filesystem. To this end, the storage system might locate an operating system partition, parse the operating system partion to locate its data structures, and parse the operating system data structures to locate the host filesystem data structures. The storage system manages data storage based on the storage usage of the host file system. The storage system can use the storage usage information to identify storage areas that are no longer being used by the host filesystem and reclaim those areas for additional data storage capacity. Also, the storage system can identify the types of data stored by the host filesystem and manage data storage based on the data types, such as selecting a storage layout and/or an encoding scheme for the data based on the data type.

    摘要翻译: 文件系统感知存储系统定位和分析主机文件系统数据结构,以确定主机文件系统的存储使用情况。 为此,存储系统可能定位操作系统分区,解析操作系统分区以定位其数据结构,并解析操作系统数据结构以定位主机文件系统数据结构。 存储系统根据主机文件系统的存储使用情况来管理数据存储。 存储系统可以使用存储使用信息来识别不再被主机文件系统使用的存储区域,并且回收这些区域以获得额外的数据存储容量。 此外,存储系统可以识别由主机文件系统存储的数据的类型,并且基于数据类型来管理数据存储,例如基于数据类型为数据选择存储布局和/或编码方案。

    Filesystem-aware block storage system, apparatus, and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Filesystem-aware block storage system, apparatus, and method 有权
    文件系统感知块存储系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07873782B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-18

    申请号:US11743967

    申请日:2007-05-03

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06

    摘要: A filesystem-aware storage system locates and analyzes host filesystem data structures in order to determine storage usage of the host filesystem. To this end, the storage system might locate an operating system partition, parse the operating system partion to locate its data structures, and parse the operating system data structures to locate the host filesystem data structures. The storage system manages data storage based on the storage usage of the host file system. The storage system can use the storage usage information to identify storage areas that are no longer being used by the host filesystem and reclaim those areas for additional data storage capacity. Also, the storage system can identify the types of data stored by the host filesystem and manage data storage based on the data types, such as selecting a storage layout and/or an encoding scheme for the data based on the data type.

    摘要翻译: 文件系统感知存储系统定位和分析主机文件系统数据结构,以确定主机文件系统的存储使用情况。 为此,存储系统可能定位操作系统分区,解析操作系统分区以定位其数据结构,并解析操作系统数据结构以定位主机文件系统数据结构。 存储系统根据主机文件系统的存储使用情况来管理数据存储。 存储系统可以使用存储使用信息来识别不再被主机文件系统使用的存储区域,并且回收这些区域以获得额外的数据存储容量。 此外,存储系统可以识别由主机文件系统存储的数据的类型,并且基于数据类型来管理数据存储,例如基于数据类型为数据选择存储布局和/或编码方案。

    System and Method for Protecting Users of Data Storage Systems Against Know Problems
    3.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Protecting Users of Data Storage Systems Against Know Problems 有权
    保护数据存储系统用户的知识问题的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110154123A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-23

    申请号:US12823732

    申请日:2010-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F11/26

    摘要: Methods and apparatus automatically identify certain types of data storage system problems, such as a flawed storage device or an incompatibility between a data storage system and a data storage device or an incompatibility between the storage system and a user computer. The existence of such a problem may be highlighted to a user through an indicator on the storage system and/or through a “dashboard” application being executed by the user computer, and the problem may be automatically corrected by automatically downloading a fix (e.g., new firmware or a “patch”) from a server (e.g., a server managed by the storage device manufacturer, a server managed by the storage system manufacturer and/or a server managed by a third party) and automatically implementing the fix.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置自动识别某些类型的数据存储系统问题,例如有缺陷的存储设备或数据存储系统与数据存储设备之间的不兼容性或存储系统与用户计算机之间的不兼容性。 这种问题的存在可以通过存储系统上的指示符和/或通过由用户计算机执行的“仪表板”应用来突出显示给用户,并且可以通过自动下载修复(例如, 服务器管理的服务器(例如,由存储设备制造商管理的服务器,由存储系统制造商管理的服务器和/或由第三方管理的服务器)的新固件或“补丁”),并自动实施该修复。

    System and method for protecting users of data storage systems against known problems
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method for protecting users of data storage systems against known problems 有权
    保护数据存储系统用户免受已知问题的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08225135B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-17

    申请号:US12823732

    申请日:2010-06-25

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus automatically identify certain types of data storage system problems, such as a flawed storage device or an incompatibility between a data storage system and a data storage device or an incompatibility between the storage system and a user computer. The existence of such a problem may be highlighted to a user through an indicator on the storage system and/or through a “dashboard” application being executed by the user computer, and the problem may be automatically corrected by automatically downloading a fix (e.g., new firmware or a “patch”) from a server (e.g., a server managed by the storage device manufacturer, a server managed by the storage system manufacturer and/or a server managed by a third party) and automatically implementing the fix.

    摘要翻译: 方法和装置自动识别某些类型的数据存储系统问题,例如有缺陷的存储设备或数据存储系统与数据存储设备之间的不兼容性或存储系统与用户计算机之间的不兼容性。 这种问题的存在可以通过存储系统上的指示符和/或通过由用户计算机执行的“仪表板”应用来突出显示给用户,并且可以通过自动下载修复(例如, 服务器管理的服务器(例如,由存储设备制造商管理的服务器,由存储系统制造商管理的服务器和/或由第三方管理的服务器)的新固件或“补丁”),并自动实施该修复。

    Push-push eject disk drive chassis
    9.
    发明授权
    Push-push eject disk drive chassis 有权
    推送弹出磁盘驱动器机箱

    公开(公告)号:US08737057B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US13234359

    申请日:2011-09-16

    申请人: Julian M. Terry

    发明人: Julian M. Terry

    IPC分类号: G06F1/16

    CPC分类号: G06F1/187 G11B33/124

    摘要: A push-push eject disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a disk drive, without tools or a caddy and is sufficiently narrow, such that two such chassis may be disposed side-by-side within a housing having a standard disk drive form factor and accept disk drives having smaller form factors. A data storage system that conforms to a disk drive form factor and that can be installed into a disk drive bay of a user computer includes a plurality of such disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a plurality of side-by-side disk drives, without tools or caddies. The data storage system may include electronics that manage storage space on any disk drives installed in the chassis and present the cumulative storage space (less space used for overhead and redundancy) as a single virtual disk drive to the user computer.

    摘要翻译: 推送式弹出式磁盘驱动器机架可以用户可以自由地接受磁盘驱动器,没有工具或者球童,并且足够窄,使得两个这样的底盘可以并排布置在具有标准磁盘驱动器外形的外壳内, 接受具有较小外形尺寸的磁盘驱动器。 符合磁盘驱动器外形尺寸并且可以安装到用户计算机的磁盘驱动器托架中的数据存储系统包括多个这样的磁盘驱动器机架,用户可以自由地接受多个并排磁盘驱动器,而不需要 工具或小孩。 数据存储系统可以包括管理安装在机箱中的任何磁盘驱动器上的存储空间的电子装置,并将累积存储空间(用于开销和冗余的较少空间)作为单个虚拟磁盘驱动器呈现给用户计算机。

    Push-Push Eject Disk Drive Chassis
    10.
    发明申请
    Push-Push Eject Disk Drive Chassis 有权
    推出弹出磁盘驱动器机箱

    公开(公告)号:US20130070415A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-21

    申请号:US13234359

    申请日:2011-09-16

    申请人: Julian M. Terry

    发明人: Julian M. Terry

    IPC分类号: G06F1/16

    CPC分类号: G06F1/187 G11B33/124

    摘要: A push-push eject disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a disk drive, without tools or a caddy and is sufficiently narrow, such that two such chassis may be disposed side-by-side within a housing having a standard disk drive form factor and accept disk drives having smaller form factors. A data storage system that conforms to a disk drive form factor and that can be installed into a disk drive bay of a user computer includes a plurality of such disk drive chassis user-swappably accepts a plurality of side-by-side disk drives, without tools or caddies. The data storage system may include electronics that manage storage space on any disk drives installed in the chassis and present the cumulative storage space (less space used for overhead and redundancy) as a single virtual disk drive to the user computer.

    摘要翻译: 推送式弹出式磁盘驱动器机架可以用户可以自由地接受磁盘驱动器,没有工具或者球童,并且足够窄,使得两个这样的底盘可以并排布置在具有标准磁盘驱动器外形的外壳内, 接受具有较小外形尺寸的磁盘驱动器。 符合磁盘驱动器外形尺寸并且可以安装到用户计算机的磁盘驱动器托架中的数据存储系统包括多个这样的磁盘驱动器机架,用户可以自由地接受多个并排磁盘驱动器,而不需要 工具或小孩。 数据存储系统可以包括管理安装在机箱中的任何磁盘驱动器上的存储空间的电子设备,并将累积存储空间(用于开销和冗余的较少空间)作为单个虚拟磁盘驱动器呈现给用户计算机。