公开(公告)号：US07596722B1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-29

申请号：US11353352

申请日：2006-02-14

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang ,  Boon Nee Yang

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang ,  Boon Nee Yang

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G11B19/048 ,  G11B20/1883 ,  G11B2220/20

摘要： A multi-cell disk drive test system that provides for asynchronous software module updates that includes a test platform, one or more test manager computers (TMCs), and a test coordinator computer (TCC). The test platform includes a plurality of cells in which each cell is configured to receive and to provide communication with a disk drive. The TCC is configured to communicate with one or more TMCs and to store a plurality of updated software module versions. After a disk drive is determined to be in an appropriate cell, the TMC: determines a test step to be performed on the disk drive and a cell software module currently stored for the cell; determines if an updated software module version associated with the test step is stored on the TCC, and if so, downloads the updated software module version, and updates the TMC with the updated cell software module version.

摘要翻译： 提供包括测试平台，一个或多个测试管理器计算机（TMC）和测试协调器计算机（TCC））的异步软件模块更新的多单元磁盘驱动器测试系统。 测试平台包括多个单元，其中每个单元被配置为接收并提供与磁盘驱动器的通信。 TCC配置为与一个或多个TMC通信并存储多个更新的软件模块版本。 在确定磁盘驱动器处于适当的单元中之后，TMC：确定要在磁盘驱动器上执行的测试步骤以及当前为该单元格存储的单元软件模块; 确定与测试步骤相关联的更新的软件模块版本是否存储在TCC上，如果是，则下载更新的软件模块版本，并更新具有更新的单元软件模块版本的TMC。

公开(公告)号：US07912666B1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11287723

申请日：2005-11-28

申请人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang

发明人： Mostafa Pakzad ,  Peter Cheok Him Pang ,  Mohammad R. Bahadori ,  Joseph M. Viglione ,  Roma Leang

IPC分类号： G06F11/26 ,  G06F11/273

CPC分类号： G11B20/1816 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B27/11 ,  G11B2220/2516

摘要： Disclosed is a system and method for disk drive grouping in a multi-cell disk drive test system. A test platform includes a plurality of cells. Each cell is configured to receive and to provide communication with a disk drive. An automated loader/unloader is coupled to a test computer and is responsive to the test computer. The automated loader/unloader is configured to identify disk drives and to selectively load and unload disk drives into and out of the plurality of cells. Particularly, once the automated loader/unloader has identified a first disk drive, the test computer is configured to: determine a grouping criteria based upon the first disk drive; detect a subsequent disk drive having the same grouping criteria as the first disk drive; and cause the automated loader/unloader to load the subsequent disk drive into one of the plurality of cells.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于多单元磁盘驱动器测试系统中的磁盘驱动器分组的系统和方法。 测试平台包括多个单元。 每个单元被配置为接收和提供与磁盘驱动器的通信。 自动加载器/卸载器耦合到测试计算机并响应于测试计算机。 自动加载器/卸载器被配置为识别磁盘驱动器并且选择性地将磁盘驱动器加载和卸载到多个单元中。 特别地，一旦自动加载器/卸载机已经识别出第一个磁盘驱动器，则测试计算机被配置为：基于第一个磁盘驱动器确定分组标准; 检测具有与第一磁盘驱动器相同的分组标准的后续磁盘驱动器; 并使自动加载器/卸载器将后续的磁盘驱动器加载到多个单元之一中。