Apparatus and method to provide failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system
    3.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and method to provide failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system 失效
    在信息存储和检索系统中提供故障转移保护的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060101201A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-11

    申请号:US10971801

    申请日:2004-10-22

    申请人: Michael Vageline

    发明人: Michael Vageline

    IPC分类号: G06F12/14

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2092 G06F11/1482

    摘要: A method is disclosed for failover protection in an information storage and retrieval system comprising two clusters, two device adapters, and a plurality of data storage devices. The method provides a first device driver for a first device adapter and a second device driver for a second device adapter, and disposes those device drivers in both clusters. The method then places in operation the first device driver disposed in a first cluster, places in operation the second device driver disposed in a second cluster, and places in a standby mode the first device driver disposed in the second cluster. The method detects a failure of the first cluster, followed by a failure of the second device adapter. The method then makes operational the first device driver disposed in the second cluster, and continues to access information stored in the plurality of data storage devices using the first device adapter, and the first device driver disposed in the second cluster.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在包括两个群集,两个设备适配器和多个数据存储设备的信息存储和检索系统中用于故障转移保护的方法。 该方法为第一设备适配器提供第一设备驱动程序,为第二设备适配器提供第二设备驱动程序,并将这些设备驱动程序置于两个集群中。 然后,该方法将第一设备驱动器放置在第一集群中,将第二设备驱动器放置在第二集群中,并将备用模式置于第二集群中的第一设备驱动器。 该方法检测第一个集群的故障,然后是第二个设备适配器的故障。 然后,该方法使第一设备驱动器处于第二集群中,并且使用第一设备适配器和设置在第二集群中的第一设备驱动器继续访问存储在多个数据存储设备中的信息。

    METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR ERROR HANDLING IN A DUAL ADAPTOR SYSTEM WHERE ONE ADAPTOR IS A MASTER
    4.
    发明申请
    METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR ERROR HANDLING IN A DUAL ADAPTOR SYSTEM WHERE ONE ADAPTOR IS A MASTER 失效
    在一个适配器是主机的双适配器系统中的错误处理的方法,系统和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20080098258A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-24

    申请号:US11960499

    申请日:2007-12-19

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: Provided is a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage network including at least one storage device and at least two adaptors, wherein each adaptor is capable of communicating I/O requests to the at least one storage device. An error is detected in a system including a first adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is capable of communicating on the network after the error is detected. In response to detecting the error, a master switch timer is started that is less than a system timeout period if the first adaptor is the master. An error recovery procedure in the system including the first adaptor would be initiated after the system timeout period has expired. An operation is initiated to designate another adaptor in the storage network as the master if the first adaptor is the master in response to detecting an expiration of the master switch timer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理对包括至少一个存储设备和至少两个适配器的存储网络的输入/输出(I / O)请求的方法,系统和程序,其中每个适配器能够向I / O请求传送I / 至少一个存储设备。 在包括第一适配器的系统中检测到错误,其中第一适配器能够在检测到错误之后在网络上进行通信。 响应检测到错误,如果第一个适配器是主机,则启动小于系统超时时间的主交换机定时器。 包括第一适配器的系统中的错误恢复过程将在系统超时时间到期后启动。 如果第一适配器是主机,则响应于检测到主交换机定时器的到期而启动操作以将存储网络中的另一适配器指定为主设备。

    Apparatus and method to configure, format, and test, a data storage subsystem product
    5.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and method to configure, format, and test, a data storage subsystem product 失效
    用于配置,格式化和测试数据存储子系统产品的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070162684A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-12

    申请号:US11326650

    申请日:2006-01-06

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F3/00

    摘要: An apparatus and method are disclosed to configure, format, and test, a data storage subsystem product. The method supplies a data storage subsystem product comprising one or more host computer ports, a processor, one or more data storage device ports, and one or more data storage devices interconnected to the one or more data storage device ports. The method further supplies a configuration appliance comprising a storage configuration. The method connects the configuration appliance to one of the one or more storage device ports, boots up the data storage subsystem product, discovers the configuration appliance by the data storage subsystem product, imports storage configuration data into the data storage subsystem product, formats the one or more data storage device, and tests the input and output data transfer rates for the data storage subsystem product, wherein the formatting and testing are initiated concurrently.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于配置,格式化和测试数据存储子系统产品的装置和方法。 该方法提供包括一个或多个主计算机端口,处理器,一个或多个数据存储设备端口和互连到一个或多个数据存储设备端口的一个或多个数据存储设备的数据存储子系统产品。 该方法还提供包括存储配置的配置设备。 该方法将配置设备连接到一个或多个存储设备端口之一,启动数据存储子系统产品,通过数据存储子系统产品发现配置设备,将存储配置数据导入数据存储子系统产品,格式化 或更多数据存储设备,并测试数据存储子系统产品的输入和输出数据传输速率,其中格式化和测试同时启动。

    Method, system, and program for error handling in a dual adaptor system where one adaptor is a master
    6.
    发明申请
    Method, system, and program for error handling in a dual adaptor system where one adaptor is a master 失效
    双适配器系统中的错误处理方法,系统和程序,其中一个适配器是主机

    公开(公告)号:US20050257084A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-17

    申请号:US11158802

    申请日:2005-06-22

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F11/07

    摘要: Provided is a method, system, and program for processing Input/Output (I/O) requests to a storage network including at least one storage device and at least two adaptors, wherein each adaptor is capable of communicating I/O requests to the at least one storage device. An error is detected in a system including a first adaptor, wherein the first adaptor is capable of communicating on the network after the error is detected. In response to detecting the error, a master switch timer is started that is less than a system timeout period if the first adaptor is the master. An error recovery procedure in the system including the first adaptor would be initiated after the system timeout period has expired. An operation is initiated to designate another adaptor in the storage network as the master if the first adaptor is the master in response to detecting an expiration of the master switch timer.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于处理对包括至少一个存储设备和至少两个适配器的存储网络的输入/输出(I / O)请求的方法,系统和程序,其中每个适配器能够将I / O请求传送到 至少一个存储设备。 在包括第一适配器的系统中检测到错误,其中第一适配器能够在检测到错误之后在网络上进行通信。 响应检测到错误,如果第一个适配器是主机,则启动小于系统超时时间的主交换机定时器。 包括第一适配器的系统中的错误恢复过程将在系统超时时间到期后启动。 如果第一适配器是主机,则响应于检测到主交换机定时器的到期而启动操作以将存储网络中的另一适配器指定为主设备。

    Executing initialization code to configure connected devices
    8.
    发明申请
    Executing initialization code to configure connected devices 失效
    执行初始化代码来配置连接的设备

    公开(公告)号:US20070174496A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-26

    申请号:US11291050

    申请日:2005-11-29

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: Provided are a method, system, and program for executing initialization code to configure connected devices. A plurality of segments are provided to configure at least one connected device, wherein each segment includes configuration code to configure the at least on connected device. The segments are executed according to a segment order by executing the configuration code in each segment to perform configuration operations with respect to the at least one connected device. Completion of the segment is indicated in a memory in response to completing execution of the configuration operations for the segment.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于执行初始化代码来配置连接的设备的方法,系统和程序。 提供多个段以配置至少一个连接的设备,其中每个段包括用于配置至少连接的设备的配置代码。 通过执行每个段中的配置代码来执行根据片段顺序的片段以执行关于至少一个连接的设备的配置操作。 响应于完成段的配置操作的执行,存储器中指示段的完成。