公开(公告)号：US20070245063A1

公开(公告)日：2007-10-18

申请号：US11808605

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units and data caching control units are connected to each other through an interconnection, the data caching control units are divided into plural control clusters, each of the control clusters including at least two or more data caching control units, control of a cache memory is conducted independently for each of the control clusters, and one of the plural data caching control units manages, as a single system, protocol transformation units and the plural control clusters based on management information stored in a system management information memory unit.

摘要翻译： 提供满足系统规模的成本/性能的存储系统，从小规模到大规模配置。 在存储系统中，协议转换单元和数据高速缓存控制单元通过互连相互连接，数据高速缓存控制单元分为多个控制集群，每个控制集群包括至少两个或多个数据高速缓存控制单元， 对于每个控制集群独立地执行高速缓冲存储器的控制，并且多个数据高速缓存控制单元中的一个数据高速缓存控制单元基于存储在系统管理信息存储器中的管理信息来管理协议变换单元和多个控制集群 单元。

公开(公告)号：US07249220B2

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US11509773

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units and data caching control units are connected to each other through an interconnection, the data caching control units are divided into plural control clusters, each of the control clusters including at least two or more data caching control units, control of a cache memory is conducted independently for each of the control clusters, and one of the plural data caching control units manages, as a single system, protocol transformation units and the plural control clusters based on management information stored in a system management information memory unit.

公开(公告)号：US20070016667A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-18

申请号：US11509773

申请日：2006-08-25

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F13/38 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/12

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units and data caching control units are connected to each other through an interconnection, the data caching control units are divided into plural control clusters, each of the control clusters including at least two or more data caching control units, control of a cache memory is conducted independently for each of the control clusters, and one of the plural data caching control units manages, as a single system, protocol transformation units and the plural control clusters based on management information stored in a system management information memory unit.

公开(公告)号：US20100153961A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12714755

申请日：2010-03-01

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Naoki Watanabe

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Naoki Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F13/36 ,  G06F15/76 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/02 ,  G06F9/46 ,  G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F13/4022

摘要： A storage system is comprised of an interface unit 10 which has an interface with a server 3 or hard drives 2, a memory unit 21 which has a cache memory module 126 for storing data to be read from/written to the server 3 or the hard drives 2 and a control information memory module 127 for storing control information of the system, a processor unit 81 which has a microprocessor for controlling the read/write of data between the server 3 and the hard drives 2, and an interconnection 31, wherein the interface unit 10, memory unit 21 and processor unit 81 are interconnected with the interconnection 31.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括与服务器3或硬盘驱动器2具有接口的接口单元10，存储单元21，其具有用于存储要从服务器3读取/写入数据或硬写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器模块126 驱动器2和用于存储系统的控制信息的控制信息存储器模块127，具有用于控制服务器3和硬盘驱动器2之间的数据读/写的微处理器的处理器单元81和互连31，其中， 接口单元10，存储器单元21和处理器单元81与互连31互连。

公开(公告)号：US07594074B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-22

申请号：US11808605

申请日：2007-06-12

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units and data caching control units are connected to each other through an interconnection, the data caching control units are divided into plural control clusters, each of the control clusters including at least two or more data caching control units, control of a cache memory is conducted independently for each of the control clusters, and one of the plural data caching control units manages, as a single system, protocol transformation units and the plural control clusters based on management information stored in a system management information memory unit.

摘要翻译： 提供满足系统规模的成本/性能的存储系统，从小规模到大规模配置。 在存储系统中，协议转换单元和数据高速缓存控制单元通过互连相互连接，数据高速缓存控制单元分为多个控制集群，每个控制集群包括至少两个或多个数据高速缓存控制单元， 对于每个控制集群独立地执行高速缓冲存储器的控制，并且多个数据高速缓存控制单元中的一个数据高速缓存控制单元基于存储在系统管理信息存储器中的管理信息来管理协议变换单元和多个控制集群 单元。

公开(公告)号：US20050177670A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-11

申请号：US10820964

申请日：2004-04-07

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Naoki Watanabe

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Kentaro Shimada ,  Naoki Watanabe

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F13/4022

摘要： A storage system is comprised of an interface unit 10 which has an interface with a server 3 or hard drives 2, a memory unit 21 which has a cache memory module 126 for storing data to be read from/written to the server 3 or the hard drives 2 and a control information memory module 127 for storing control information of the system, a processor unit 81 which has a microprocessor for controlling the read/write of data between the server 3 and the hard drives 2, and an interconnection 31, wherein the interface unit 10, memory unit 21 and processor unit 81 are interconnected with the interconnection 31.

摘要翻译： 存储系统包括与服务器3或硬盘驱动器2具有接口的接口单元10，存储单元21，其具有用于存储要从服务器3读取/写入数据或硬写入的数据的高速缓冲存储器模块126 驱动器2和用于存储系统的控制信息的控制信息存储器模块127，具有用于控制服务器3和硬盘驱动器2之间的数据读/写的微处理器的处理器单元81和互连31，其中， 接口单元10，存储器单元21和处理器单元81与互连31互连。

公开(公告)号：US07917668B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12269152

申请日：2008-11-12

申请人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F13/28 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F2003/0692

摘要： A disk controller has a channel adapter having a connection interface to a host computer or a disk drive; a memory adapter for temporarily storing data to be transferred between the host computer and disk drive; a processor adapter for controlling operations of the channel adapter and memory adapter; and a switch adapter for configuring an inner network by interconnecting the channel adapter, memory adapter and processor adapter, wherein the channel adapter, memory adapter, processor adapter and switch adapter each include a DMA controller for performing a communication protocol control of the inner network; and packet multiplex communication is performed among the DMA controllers provided in the adapters. The disk controller can realize a high transfer efficiency and a low cost while retaining a high reliability. A storage system includes an interface unit having an interface with a server or hard drives, a memory unit, a processor unit, and an interconnection.

摘要翻译： 磁盘控制器具有通道适配器，其具有与主计算机或磁盘驱动器的连接接口; 用于临时存储要在主机和磁盘驱动器之间传送的数据的存储器适配器; 处理器适配器，用于控制信道适配器和存储器适配器的操作; 以及用于通过互连所述通道适配器，存储器适配器和处理器适配器来配置内部网络的开关适配器，其中所述通道适配器，存储器适配器，处理器适配器和开关适配器各自包括用于执行所述内部网络的通信协议控制的DMA控制器; 并且在适配器中提供的DMA控制器之间执行分组多路复用通信。 磁盘控制器可以实现高传输效率和低成本，同时保持高可靠性。 存储系统包括具有与服务器或硬盘驱动器的接口的接口单元，存储器单元，处理器单元和互连。

公开(公告)号：US07467238B2

公开(公告)日：2008-12-16

申请号：US11249174

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F2003/0692

摘要： A disk controller has a channel adapter having a connection interface to a host computer or a disk drive; a memory adapter for temporarily storing data to be transferred between the host computer and disk drive; a processor adapter for controlling operations of the channel adapter and memory adapter; and a switch adapter for configuring an inner network by interconnecting the channel adapter, memory adapter and processor adapter, wherein the channel adapter, memory adapter, processor adapter and switch adapter each include a DMA controller for performing a communication protocol control of the inner network; and packet multiplex communication is performed among the DMA controllers provided in the adapters. The disk controller can realize a high transfer efficiency and a low cost while retaining a high reliability. A storage system includes an interface unit having an interface with a server or hard drives, a memory unit, a processor unit, and an interconnection.

摘要翻译： 磁盘控制器具有通道适配器，其具有与主计算机或磁盘驱动器的连接接口; 用于临时存储要在主机和磁盘驱动器之间传送的数据的存储器适配器; 处理器适配器，用于控制信道适配器和存储器适配器的操作; 以及用于通过互连所述通道适配器，存储器适配器和处理器适配器来配置内部网络的开关适配器，其中所述通道适配器，存储器适配器，处理器适配器和开关适配器各自包括用于执行内部网络的通信协议控制的DMA控制器; 并且在适配器中提供的DMA控制器之间执行分组多路复用通信。 磁盘控制器可以实现高传输效率和低成本，同时保持高可靠性。 存储系统包括具有与服务器或硬盘驱动器的接口的接口单元，存储器单元，处理器单元和互连。

公开(公告)号：US07120739B2

公开(公告)日：2006-10-10

申请号：US10879230

申请日：2004-06-30

申请人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0866 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F12/0813

摘要： To provide a storage system with a cost/performance meeting the system scale, from a small-scale to a large-scale configuration. In the storage system, protocol transformation units (10) and data caching control units (21) are connected to each other through an interconnection (31), the data caching control units (21) are divided into plural control clusters (70), each of the control clusters including at least two or more data caching control units (21), control of a cache memory (111) is conducted independently for each of the control clusters (70), and one of the plural data caching control units (21) manages, as a single system, protocol transformation units (10) and the plural control clusters (70) based on management information stored in a system management information memory unit (160).

摘要翻译： 提供满足系统规模的成本/性能的存储系统，从小规模到大规模配置。 在存储系统中，协议转换单元（10）和数据高速缓存控制单元（21）通过互连（31）相互连接，数据高速缓存控制单元（21）被分成多个控制集群（70） 包括至少两个或多个数据高速缓存控制单元（21）的控制簇的控制，对于每个控制集群（70）独立地执行高速缓冲存储器（111）的控制，并且多个数据高速缓存控制单元（21 ）基于存储在系统管理信息存储单元（160）中的管理信息，作为单个系统管理协议变换单元（10）和多个控制群集（70）。

公开(公告)号：US20060085570A1

公开(公告)日：2006-04-20

申请号：US11249174

申请日：2005-10-11

申请人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

发明人： Mutsumi Hosoya ,  Naoki Watanabe ,  Shuji Nakamura ,  Yasuo Inoue ,  Kazuhisa Fujimoto ,  Kentaro Shimada

IPC分类号： G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0683 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F2003/0692

摘要： A disk controller has a channel adapter having a connection interface to a host computer or a disk drive; a memory adapter for temporarily storing data to be transferred between the host computer and disk drive; a processor adapter for controlling operations of the channel adapter and memory adapter; and a switch adapter for configuring an inner network by interconnecting the channel adapter, memory adapter and processor adapter, wherein the channel adapter, memory adapter, processor adapter and switch adapter each include a DMA controller for performing a communication protocol control of the inner network; and packet multiplex communication is performed among the DMA controllers provided in the adapters. The disk controller can realize a high transfer efficiency and a low cost while retaining a high reliability. A storage system includes an interface unit having an interface with a server or hard drives, a memory unit, a processor unit, and an interconnection.

摘要翻译： 磁盘控制器具有通道适配器，其具有与主计算机或磁盘驱动器的连接接口; 用于临时存储要在主机和磁盘驱动器之间传送的数据的存储器适配器; 处理器适配器，用于控制信道适配器和存储器适配器的操作; 以及用于通过互连所述通道适配器，存储器适配器和处理器适配器来配置内部网络的开关适配器，其中所述通道适配器，存储器适配器，处理器适配器和交换适配器各自包括用于执行所述内部网络的通信协议控制的DMA控制器; 并且在适配器中提供的DMA控制器之间执行分组多路复用通信。 磁盘控制器可以实现高传输效率和低成本，同时保持高可靠性。 存储系统包括具有与服务器或硬盘驱动器的接口的接口单元，存储器单元，处理器单元和互连。