Outboard data storage management system and method

    公开(公告)号:US07136801B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-14

    申请号:US10803137

    申请日:2004-03-10

    IPC分类号: G06F9/455 G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F17/30067

    摘要: A data storage system for storing data for a host processor includes physical data storage devices each having data storage attributes and an outboard storage manager. The outboard storage manager is operable with the physical data storage devices for presenting to the host processor a virtual data storage image having a desired data storage attribute for a particular data storage application by organizing the physical data storage devices in an arrangement suitable for providing the desired data storage attribute irrespective of the data storage attributes of the physical data storage devices such that the combined physical data storage device arrangement emulates the virtual data storage image. The outboard storage manager is operable to transfer data between the host processor and the organized physical data storage device arrangement via the virtual data storage image.

    System for providing transparent storage of data embedded within
predefined recording formats
    3.
    发明授权
    System for providing transparent storage of data embedded within predefined recording formats 失效
    用于提供嵌入预定义记录格式的数据的透明存储的系统

    公开(公告)号:US5619384A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-08

    申请号:US186803

    申请日:1994-01-25

    摘要: A method is described which provides various new data storage system capabilities by using data storage structures within industry standard (or other pre-existing) formats used with data recording devices employing removable media. The data storage structures used by the present method comprise formats which contain regions previously marked as "contents of this region are not of interest" or marked as "no data was recorded within this region". These data storage structures are thus transparent to present data recording devices so as not to disrupt their data processing functions. However, the data storage structures are available to be used by new data recording devices (or old devices that have been updated) so that new data embedded therein may be used to enhance the functionality of the system which utilizes the data storage structures. The types of embedded data may include ECC (error correction codes), tape position information, audit information, security information, mount history, media defect history, authentication notation, generation-identification notation, etc.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种通过使用与使用可移动介质的数据记录装置一起使用的工业标准(或其他预先存在的)格式中的数据存储结构来提供各种新的数据存储系统能力的方法。 本方法使用的数据存储结构包括以前标记为“该区域的内容不感兴趣”的标记为“在该区域内没有记录数据”的区域的格式。 因此,这些数据存储结构对于呈现数据记录装置是透明的,以免中断其数据处理功能。 然而,数据存储结构可被新数据记录设备(或已更新的旧设备)使用,使得嵌入其中的新数据可以用于增强利用数据存储结构的系统的功能。 嵌入数据的类型可以包括ECC(纠错码),磁带位置信息,审计信息,安全信息,安装历史,介质缺陷历史,认证符号,生成识别符号等。

    Apparatus for interfacing a cartridge tape with a helical scan transport
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for interfacing a cartridge tape with a helical scan transport 失效
    用于连接盒式磁带的装置与螺旋扫描传输

    公开(公告)号:US5128815A

    公开(公告)日:1992-07-07

    申请号:US611922

    申请日:1990-12-06

    摘要: This system makes use of a tape cassette helical scan tape transport and 3480-type magnetic tape cartridge as the data storage media. The merging of these two incompatible elements is accomplished by the use of a novel interface that implements a "virtual tape cassette" using a tape cartridge in a manner that makes this media compatible with the tape transport. The virtual tape cassette is implemented by providing a takeup reel positioned with the magnetic tape cartridge in a relationship that substantially matches the format of a magnetic tape cassette. A short tape threading arm is used to retrieve the leader block from the tape cartridge and thread the magnetic tape over a short tape threading path to the takeup reel. Once the tape is affixed to the takeup reel, the helical scan tape guide arms transport the length of tape that is now exposed between the tape cartridge and the takeup reel to the rotary heads.

    摘要翻译: 该系统采用磁带式磁带扫描磁带传输和3480型磁带作为数据存储介质。 这两个不兼容元件的合并通过使用以使得该介质与磁带传输兼容的方式使用磁带盒实现“虚拟磁带盒”的新颖界面来实现。 虚拟磁带盒通过以与磁带盒的格式基本匹配的关系提供与磁带盒定位的卷绕卷轴来实现。 使用短带穿线臂从带盒中取出引导块,并将磁带穿过卷绕卷轴的短带穿线路径。 一旦磁带固定在收紧卷轴上,螺旋扫描带引导臂将现在在带盒和收起卷轴之间暴露的带的长度传送到旋转头。

    Simultaneous writing and reconstruction of a redundant array of independent limited performance storage devices
    5.
    发明授权
    Simultaneous writing and reconstruction of a redundant array of independent limited performance storage devices 有权
    同时编写和重建独立有限性能存储设备的冗余阵列

    公开(公告)号:US07350101B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-03-25

    申请号:US10329222

    申请日:2002-12-23

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1084 G06F2211/108

    摘要: A method, computer program product, and data processing system for continuously writing new data to a redundant array of independent storage devices without interrupting the writing of new data to the array to reconstruct missing data from a failed device or failed media is disclosed. A fault-tolerance scheme using multiple independent parity values is used to record data to the array. In the event that one of the volumes in the array fails, the remaining volumes continue being written to, but with fewer data or parity values being employed. The failed volume can then be reconstructed following the completion of writing the media set currently being written.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种方法,计算机程序产品和数据处理系统,用于将新数据连续地写入独立存储设备的冗余阵列,而不会中断将数据写入阵列以从故障设备或故障介质重新构建丢失的数据。 使用多个独立奇偶校验值的容错方案用于将数据记录到阵列。 如果阵列中的一个卷失败,剩余的卷将继续写入,但采用的数据或奇偶校验值较少。 完成写入当前正在写入的媒体集之后,可以重构失败的音量。

    Management of removable media for multiple device types
    6.
    发明授权
    Management of removable media for multiple device types 失效
    管理多种设备类型的可移动介质

    公开(公告)号:US5416914A

    公开(公告)日:1995-05-16

    申请号:US743250

    申请日:1991-08-09

    摘要: The removable media management system operates with a manual, an automated, or a combination of subsets of manual and automated library system to store and retrieve media cartridges for an associated plurality of drive elements. This system enables the use of a plurality of types of media within the single monolithic cartridge library system and a corresponding plurality of drive elements associated with said library system. Thus, each drive element has associated therewith a number of object storage locations within the library system which contains media of a form and content that matches the drive element. The removable media management system maps the correspondence between object storage location, media type, designated drive element in a manner such that the single library is partitioned into subsets for the user, i.e., the removable media management system provides the capability to define subsets of media types which have consistent mechanical and electrical characteristics, but can vary in data management attributes. This enables the user to transition to another media on an incremental basis, since a single drive element can be added to the library and associated media added as needed without displacing the embedded base (independent of vendor) of installed media handling processes or software or equipment or requiring significant modification to these.

    摘要翻译: 可移动介质管理系统通过手动,自动化或组合的手动和自动库系统的子集进行操作,以存储和检索相关联的多个驱动元件的介质盒。 该系统能够在单个单片盒库系统内使用多种类型的介质,以及与所述库系统相关联的相应多个驱动元件。 因此,每个驱动元件已经与库系统中的多个对象存储位置相关联,该库系统包含与驱动元件匹配的形式和内容的介质。 可移动媒体管理系统将对象存储位置,媒体类型,指定的驱动元素之间的对应关系映射为使得单个库被划分成用户的子集,即,可移动媒体管理系统提供定义媒体子集的能力 类型具有一致的机械和电气特性,但可以在数据管理属性方面不同。 这使得用户能够以增量方式转换到另一媒体,因为单个驱动器元素可以被添加到库中,并根据需要添加相关联的媒体,而不会使已安装的媒体处理过程或软件或设备的嵌入式基础(独立于供应商)移动。 或需要对这些进行重大修改。

    Temporary data transfer connections
    8.
    发明授权
    Temporary data transfer connections 失效
    临时数据传输连接

    公开(公告)号:US06084874A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-04

    申请号:US107341

    申请日:1998-06-30

    摘要: A communication system permitting temporary connections for specific, predictable data transfer performance is presented. The communication system includes a requesting computer system, a responding computer system, and communication paths for establishing connections between the requesting computer system and the responding computer system. The requesting computer system can establish a temporary initial control connection with the responding computer system through a first communication path. A temporary negotiating connection is established with the responding computer system. Data transfer characteristics are negotiated with the responding computer using the temporary negotiating connection. A temporary data connection is established through a set including at least one communication path based on the negotiated data transfer characteristics, the set not including the first communication path.

    摘要翻译: 提出了允许临时连接以进行特定的,可预测的数据传输性能的通信系统。 通信系统包括请求计算机系统,响应计算机系统和用于建立请求计算机系统和响应计算机系统之间的连接的通信路径。 请求计算机系统可以通过第一通信路径与响应的计算机系统建立临时的初始控制连接。 与响应计算机系统建立临时协商连接。 使用临时协商连接与响应的计算机协商数据传输特性。 基于协商的数据传输特性,通过包括至少一个通信路径的集合建立临时数据连接,该组不包括第一通信路径。

    System and method employing buffering mechanism with interface for
providing compatibility between recording formats
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method employing buffering mechanism with interface for providing compatibility between recording formats 失效
    系统和方法采用具有接口的缓冲机制,以提供记录格式之间的兼容性

    公开(公告)号:US5774287A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-30

    申请号:US352464

    申请日:1994-12-09

    IPC分类号: G11B5/008 G11B5/09

    CPC分类号: G11B5/00891

    摘要: A method and apparatus for achieving compatibility between data storage devices having differing read-write capabilities is disclosed. A track imaging buffer is provided where data can be re-sequenced for optimization of performance of the data storage device into which a recorded medium is loaded. The track imaging buffer is employed whenever a medium bearing data in a format other than the native read-write format of the data storage device is loaded into the device or whenever it is desired to generate a medium for use by a storage device having a native format different from the device in which the medium is to be generated.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于实现具有不同读写能力的数据存储设备之间的兼容性的方法和装置。 提供了一种轨道成像缓冲器,其中数据可以被重新排序以优化加载有记录介质的数据存储设备的性能。 每当将以数据存储装置的本地读写格式以外的格式的数据载入介质的介质装载到设备中或每当需要生成用于具有本机的存储设备的介质时,就采用轨道成像缓冲器 格式与要生成介质的设备不同。

    Method and system for secure credit card transactions
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and system for secure credit card transactions 有权
    安全信用卡交易的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US07024395B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-04-04

    申请号:US09598777

    申请日:2000-06-16

    IPC分类号: G06F17/60

    摘要: A customer making a credit card transaction inserts their smart card into a card reader attached to the merchant's system. The card reader activates the customer's card and passes certain merchant information. The merchant's system then requests a “billing digest” from the customer's card. The billing digest is returned to the merchant's card reader that forwards it (and the transaction information which includes customer information and merchant information) to the corresponding credit card issuer, which maintains the customer's credit card account. In one embodiment, the customer information and the merchant information are encrypted. Upon receiving the billing digest, transaction information is decrypted if necessary and the credit card issuer looks up the customer's master key using the customer's account number. The credit card issuer then uses the transaction information to re-compute the billing digest (an authentication billing digest) and compares this new value with the billing digest submitted by the merchant. If authentic, the billing digest and authentication billing digest values are equivalent, then funds are transferred and an acceptance notification is returned to the merchant. If not authentic, a denial notification is returned to the merchant. Security is further enhanced by utilizing a unique reference for each transaction in the unique customer information used for creating the billing digest.

    摘要翻译: 进行信用卡交易的客户将他们的智能卡插入连接到商家系统的读卡器。 读卡器激活客户卡并传递某些商家信息。 商家的系统然后从客户的卡请求“结算摘要”。 结算摘要返回给将客户信用卡账户转发的商家的读卡器(以及包含客户信息和商家信息的交易信息)发送给相应的信用卡发卡机构。 在一个实施例中,客户信息和商家信息被加密。 收到结算摘要后,必要时对交易信息进行解密,信用卡发卡机构使用客户的帐号查询客户的主密钥。 然后,信用卡发行商使用交易信息来重新计算记帐摘要(认证记帐摘要),并将该新值与商家提交的记帐摘要进行比较。 如果是真实的,则计费摘要和认证计费摘要值是相等的,那么资金被转移,接收通知被返回给商家。 如果不可靠,则向商家返回拒绝通知。 通过为用于创建计费摘要的唯一客户信息中的每个交易使用唯一的引用来进一步增强安全性。