Highly reliable storage system and internal network thereof
    1.
    发明授权
    Highly reliable storage system and internal network thereof 有权
    高度可靠的存储系统及其内部网络

    公开(公告)号:US07877633B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-25

    申请号:US12778389

    申请日:2010-05-12

    IPC分类号: G06F11/20

    摘要: The disk controller has a plurality of channel control units, a plurality of cache memories, a plurality of disk control units, and a plurality of internal switch units. Each channel control unit or disk control unit sends to one of the cache memory units a request packet requesting execution of processing. The cache memory unit sends a response packet in response to the received request packet. Each internal switch unit monitors the request packet sent from the channel control unit or disk control unit, and judges whether or not the response packet to the request packet has passed through the internal switch unit within a first given time period since the passage of the request packet. In the case where the response packet has not passed through the internal switch unit within the first given time period, the internal switch unit sends a failure notification.

    摘要翻译: 盘控制器具有多个通道控制单元,多个高速缓冲存储器,多个盘控制单元和多个内部开关单元。 每个通道控制单元或盘控制单元向高速缓冲存储器单元之一发送请求执行处理的请求包。 高速缓冲存储器单元响应于接收到的请求分组发送响应分组。 每个内部交换单元监视从信道控制单元或磁盘控制单元发送的请求分组,并且在请求通过之后的第一给定时间段内判断对请求分组的响应分组是否已经通过内部交换单元 包。 在第一给定时间段内没有通过内部交换机单元的情况下,内部交换单元发送故障通知。

    Disk subsystem monitoring fault
    2.
    发明申请
    Disk subsystem monitoring fault 失效
    磁盘子系统监控故障

    公开(公告)号:US20060048018A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-03-02

    申请号:US10980242

    申请日:2004-11-04

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: This invention enables a disk subsystem that employs the FC-AL connection to grasp the operation status of each disk drive, quickly locate a disk drive that has failed, and promptly carry out blocking processing. In a disk subsystem including plural drive enclosures which store disk drives, and a disk controller which controls transfer of data stored in the disk drives between the drive enclosures and a host computer. The drive enclosures each comprise a backend switch which is connected to the disk drives and to the disk controller, the backend switch comprises a status monitoring port through which operation status of switch ports of the backend switch is outputted, and the disk controller monitors a fault of the switch ports through the status monitoring port.

    摘要翻译: 本发明使得采用FC-AL连接的磁盘子系统能够掌握每个磁盘驱动器的操作状态,快速定位已经失败的磁盘驱动器,并且迅速进行阻塞处理。 在包括存储磁盘驱动器的多个驱动器机箱的磁盘子系统中,以及控制存储在驱动器机箱与主计算机之间的磁盘驱动器中的数据的传输的磁盘控制器。 驱动器机箱各自包括连接到磁盘驱动器和磁盘控制器的后端开关,后端开关包括状态监视端口,通过该状态监视端口输出后端开关的开关端口的操作状态,并且磁盘控制器监视故障 的交换机端口通过状态监控端口。

    Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units
    3.
    发明授权
    Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units 有权
    用于以块为单位访问存储设备的存储控制器和存储控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US08250318B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-21

    申请号:US13077444

    申请日:2011-03-31

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided are a storage controller and storage control method capable of improving the transaction performance. This storage controller includes a disk controller for receiving a read command and a write command from a host computer, and an external disk controller and an internal disk device for sending and receiving data to and from the disk controller. A storage device of the external disk controller or the internal disk controller processes the access from the disk controller in physical sub-block units. When the disk controller is to access the storage device of the external disk controller or the internal disk device in logical sub-block units in which an additional code containing a guarantee code is added to user data, it makes such access in minimum common multiple units of logical sub-blocks and physical sub-blocks, and changes the guarantee code length.

    摘要翻译: 提供能够提高交易性能的存储控制器和存储控制方法。 该存储控制器包括用于从主计算机接收读取命令和写入命令的磁盘控制器,以及用于向磁盘控制器发送数据和从磁盘控制器接收数据的外部磁盘控制器和内部磁盘设备。 外部磁盘控制器或内部磁盘控制器的存储设备以物理子块单元处理来自磁盘控制器的访问。 当磁盘控制器以逻辑子块单元访问外部磁盘控制器或内部磁盘设备的存储设备,其中包含保证码的附加代码被添加到用户数据时,它以最小的公共多个单元 的逻辑子块和物理子块,并更改保证码长度。

    Virtual path storage system and control method for the same
    4.
    发明授权
    Virtual path storage system and control method for the same 有权
    虚拟路径存储系统和控制方法相同

    公开(公告)号:US08127077B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-28

    申请号:US13015672

    申请日:2011-01-28

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided is a storage system. The storage system includes: a hard disk drive, and a storage controller for reading/writing data from/to the hard disk drive, the storage controller including: at least one interface connected to a host computer through a network; and a plurality of processors connected to the interface through an internal network. The storage system is characterized in that: the processor provides at least one logical access port to the host computer; and the interface stores routing information including a processor which processes an access request addressed to the logical access port, extracts an address from the received access request upon reception of the access request from the host computer, specifies the processor which processes the received access request based on the routing information and the extracted address, and transfers the received access request to the specified processor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种存储系统。 所述存储系统包括:硬盘驱动器和用于从/向所述硬盘驱动器读取/写入数据的存储控制器,所述存储控制器包括:通过网络连接到主计算机的至少一个接口; 以及通过内部网络连接到接口的多个处理器。 存储系统的特征在于:处理器向主计算机提供至少一个逻辑访问端口; 并且接口存储包括处理寻址到逻辑访问端口的访问请求的处理器的路由信息​​,在从主计算机接收到访问请求时从接收的访问请求中提取地址,指定处理所接收的访问请求的处理器 关于路由信息和提取的地址,并将接收的访问请求传送到指定的处理器。

    Virtual path storage system and control method for the same
    5.
    发明授权
    Virtual path storage system and control method for the same 失效
    虚拟路径存储系统和控制方法相同

    公开(公告)号:US07587551B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-08

    申请号:US11389120

    申请日:2006-03-27

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided is a storage system having improved access performance. The storage system includes: a hard disk drive, and a storage controller for reading/writing data from/to the hard disk drive, the storage controller including: at least one interface connected to a host computer through a network; and a plurality of processors connected to the interface through an internal network. The storage system is characterized in that: the processor provides at least one logical access port to the host computer; and the interface stores routing information including a processor which processes an access request addressed to the logical access port, extracts an address from the received access request upon reception of the access request from the host computer, specifies the processor which processes the received access request based on the routing information and the extracted address, and transfers the received access request to the specified processor.

    摘要翻译: 提供了具有改进的访问性能的存储系统。 所述存储系统包括:硬盘驱动器和用于从/向所述硬盘驱动器读取/写入数据的存储控制器,所述存储控制器包括:通过网络连接到主计算机的至少一个接口; 以及通过内部网络连接到接口的多个处理器。 存储系统的特征在于:处理器向主计算机提供至少一个逻辑访问端口; 并且接口存储包括处理寻址到逻辑访问端口的访问请求的处理器的路由信息​​,在从主计算机接收到访问请求时从接收的访问请求中提取地址,指定处理所接收的访问请求的处理器 关于路由信息和提取的地址,并将接收的访问请求传送到指定的处理器。

    Storage system having a channel control function using a plurality of processors
    6.
    发明申请
    Storage system having a channel control function using a plurality of processors 有权
    具有使用多个处理器的信道控制功能的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070201434A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-30

    申请号:US11396676

    申请日:2006-04-04

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66

    摘要: In order to efficiently utilize processor resources, a storage system according to this invention includes: a protocol processor; a processor; a local router; a first memory; and a disk drive. In the storage system, the protocol processor transmits, upon transmitting a frame to the host computer, information on a transmission state of the frame to the local router, and the local router determines, upon the protocol processor receiving a frame, which of the processors processes the received frame, based on which a subject the received frame requests for an access to, transfers the received frame to the determined processor, determines, upon the protocol processor transmitting a frame, which of the processors processes information on a transmission state of the frame, based on an exchange of the transmitted frame, and transfers the information on the transmission state of the frame to the determined processor.

    摘要翻译: 为了有效地利用处理器资源,根据本发明的存储系统包括:协议处理器; 处理器 本地路由器 第一个记忆; 和磁盘驱动器。 在存储系统中,协议处理器在向主计算机发送帧时发送关于帧的传输状态的信息到本地路由器,并且本地路由器在协议处理器接收到帧时确定哪个处理器 处理接收的帧,基于该帧,接收到的帧请求接入,将接收的帧传送到所确定的处理器,在协议处理器发送帧时,确定哪个处理器处理关于传输帧的传输状态的信息 帧,基于所发送的帧的交换,并将关于帧的传输状态的信息传送到所确定的处理器。

    Highly Reliable Storage System and Internal Network Thereof
    7.
    发明申请
    Highly Reliable Storage System and Internal Network Thereof 有权
    高度可靠的存储系统及其内部网络

    公开(公告)号:US20110197096A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-11

    申请号:US12983032

    申请日:2010-12-31

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: The disk controller has a plurality of channel control units, a plurality of cache memories, a plurality of disk control units, and a plurality of internal switch units. Each channel control unit or disk control unit sends to one of the cache memory units a request packet requesting execution of processing. The cache memory unit sends a response packet in response to the received request packet. Each internal switch unit monitors the request packet sent from the channel control unit or disk control unit, and judges whether or not the response packet to the request packet has passed through the internal switch unit within a first given time period since the passage of the request packet. In the case where the response packet has not passed through the internal switch unit within the first given time period, the internal switch unit sends a failure notification.

    摘要翻译: 盘控制器具有多个通道控制单元,多个高速缓冲存储器,多个盘控制单元和多个内部开关单元。 每个通道控制单元或盘控制单元向高速缓冲存储器单元之一发送请求执行处理的请求包。 高速缓冲存储器单元响应于接收到的请求分组发送响应分组。 每个内部交换单元监视从信道控制单元或磁盘控制单元发送的请求分组,并且在请求通过之后的第一给定时间段内判断对请求分组的响应分组是否已经通过内部交换单元 包。 在第一给定时间段内没有通过内部交换机单元的情况下,内部交换单元发送故障通知。

    Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units
    8.
    发明授权
    Storage controller and storage control method for accessing storage devices in sub-block units 有权
    用于以块为单位访问存储设备的存储控制器和存储控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US07937542B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-03

    申请号:US12007531

    申请日:2008-01-11

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    摘要: Provided are a storage controller and a storage control method capable of improving the transaction performance. This storage controller includes a disk controller for receiving a read command and a write command from a host computer, and an external disk controller and an internal disk device for sending and receiving data to and from the disk controller. A storage device of the external disk controller or the internal disk controller processes the access from the disk controller in physical sub-block units. When the disk controller is to access the storage device of the external disk controller or the internal disk device in logical sub-block units in which an additional code containing a guarantee code is added to user data, it makes such access in minimum common multiple units of logical sub-blocks and physical sub-blocks, and changes the guarantee code length.

    摘要翻译: 提供能够提高交易性能的存储控制器和存储控制方法。 该存储控制器包括用于从主计算机接收读取命令和写入命令的磁盘控制器,以及用于向磁盘控制器发送数据和从磁盘控制器接收数据的外部磁盘控制器和内部磁盘设备。 外部磁盘控制器或内部磁盘控制器的存储设备以物理子块单元处理来自磁盘控制器的访问。 当磁盘控制器以逻辑子块单元访问外部磁盘控制器或内部磁盘设备的存储设备,其中包含保证码的附加代码被添加到用户数据时,它以最小的公共多个单元 的逻辑子块和物理子块,并更改保证码长度。

    Disk subsystem monitoring fault
    9.
    发明授权
    Disk subsystem monitoring fault 失效
    磁盘子系统监控故障

    公开(公告)号:US07702823B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US10980242

    申请日:2004-11-04

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: This invention enables a disk subsystem that employs the FC-AL connection to grasp the operation status of each disk drive, quickly locate a disk drive that has failed, and promptly carry out blocking processing. In a disk subsystem including plural drive enclosures which store disk drives, and a disk controller which controls transfer of data stored in the disk drives between the drive enclosures and a host computer. The drive enclosures each comprise a backend switch which is connected to the disk drives and to the disk controller, the backend switch comprises a status monitoring port through which operation status of switch ports of the backend switch is outputted, and the disk controller monitors a fault of the switch ports through the status monitoring port.

    摘要翻译: 本发明使得采用FC-AL连接的磁盘子系统能够掌握每个磁盘驱动器的操作状态,快速定位已经失败的磁盘驱动器,并且迅速进行阻塞处理。 在包括存储磁盘驱动器的多个驱动器机箱的磁盘子系统中,以及控制存储在驱动器机箱与主计算机之间的磁盘驱动器中的数据的传输的磁盘控制器。 驱动器机箱各自包括连接到磁盘驱动器和磁盘控制器的后端开关,后端开关包括状态监视端口,通过该状态监视端口输出后端开关的开关端口的操作状态,并且磁盘控制器监视故障 的交换机端口通过状态监控端口。

    Storage system having a channel control function using a plurality of processors
    10.
    发明授权
    Storage system having a channel control function using a plurality of processors 有权
    具有使用多个处理器的信道控制功能的存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US08423677B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-16

    申请号:US11396676

    申请日:2006-04-04

    摘要: In order to efficiently utilize processor resources, a storage system according to this invention includes: a protocol processor; a processor; a local router; a first memory; and a disk drive. In the storage system, the protocol processor transmits, upon transmitting a frame to the host computer, information on a transmission state of the frame to the local router, and the local router determines, upon the protocol processor receiving a frame, which of the processors processes the received frame, based on which a subject the received frame requests for an access to, transfers the received frame to the determined processor, determines, upon the protocol processor transmitting a frame, which of the processors processes information on a transmission state of the frame, based on an exchange of the transmitted frame, and transfers the information on the transmission state of the frame to the determined processor.

    摘要翻译: 为了有效地利用处理器资源,根据本发明的存储系统包括:协议处理器; 处理器 本地路由器 第一个记忆; 和磁盘驱动器。 在存储系统中,协议处理器在向主计算机发送帧时发送关于帧的传输状态的信息到本地路由器,并且本地路由器在协议处理器接收到帧时确定哪个处理器 处理接收的帧,基于该帧,接收到的帧请求接入,将接收的帧传送到所确定的处理器,在协议处理器发送帧时,确定哪个处理器处理关于传输帧的传输状态的信息 帧,基于所发送的帧的交换,并将关于帧的传输状态的信息传送到所确定的处理器。