Device, system and method for predictive failure analysis
    1.
    发明授权
    Device, system and method for predictive failure analysis 有权
    用于预测故障分析的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07370241B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-06

    申请号:US10666970

    申请日:2003-09-17

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/008

    摘要: A large population of mass-produced devices (80) such as a particular model of computer hard disk drive, are distributed around the world. Each device (80) includes an arrangement for collecting failure analysis data of the device (50). Each device (80) is arranged to transmit this data to the device manufacturers server (10) via the internet (20). The server (10) analyses the data in order to determine trends in failure performance of the population of devices in order to improve future designs and to provide updated software for distribution to the devices (80) via the internet (20).

    摘要翻译: 大量的大规模生产设备(80),如特定型号的计算机硬盘驱动器,分布在世界各地。 每个设备(80)包括用于收集设备(50)的故障分析数据的装置。 每个设备(80)被布置成经由因特网(20)将该数据传送到设备制造商服务器(10)。 服务器(10)分析数据以便确定设备群体的故障性能的趋势,以便改进未来的设计并且提供经由因特网(20)向设备(80)分发的更新的软件。

    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network 失效
    用于从循环网络中的故障中恢复的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07203161B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-10

    申请号:US10150578

    申请日:2002-05-17

    CPC分类号: H04L45/28 H04L12/437

    摘要: A method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network (500) is provided. The loop network (500) has a plurality of ports (520, 530, 532, 534) serially connected with means for bypassing the ports (520, 530, 532, 534) from the loop network (500). A control device (522, 524) is provided with bypass control over at least one of the ports (530, 532, 534). A host means (502) sends a command to the control device (522, 524) at regular intervals and the control device (522, 524) has a counter which restarts a time period at the receipt of each command. If the time period expires, the control device (522, 524) activates the means for bypassing all the ports (530, 532, 534) under its control. The loop network (500) may have two loops (516, 518) with at least some of the ports (520, 530, 532, 534) common to both loops (516, 518).

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于从循环网络(500)中的故障中恢复的方法和装置。 环路网络(500)具有与环路网络(500)旁路端口(520,530,532,534)的装置串联连接的多个端口(520,530,532,534)。 在至少一个端口(530,532,534)中,控制设备(522,524)被提供有旁路控制。 主机装置(502)以规则的间隔向控制装置(522,524)发送命令,并且控制装置(522,524)具有在接收到每个命令时重新开始一段时间的计数器。 如果时间段到期,则控制装置(522,524)激活旁路其控制下的所有端口(530,532,534)的装置。 环路网络(500)可以具有两个环路(516,518),其中至少一些端口(520,530,532,534)对于两个环路(516,518)是公共的。

    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network 失效
    用于从循环网络中的故障中恢复的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07200108B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-03

    申请号:US10150446

    申请日:2002-05-17

    CPC分类号: H04L45/28 H04L12/437

    摘要: A method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network (400) is provided. The loop network (400) has a host means (402), a first loop and a second loop (406, 408), a plurality of ports (410) connected to each of the loops (406, 408) and a control device (414, 440) on or connected to each loop (406, 408) with bypass control over at least one of the ports (410) connected to the loop (406, 408). In the event of a failure on the first loop (406), the host means (402) instructs the bypassing of at least one port (410) on the first loop (406), the host means (402) sending the instructions via the control device (414, 440) on or connected to the second loop (408). The host means (402) may determine the physical topology of the ports (410) on the first and second loops (406, 408) such that when a failure is reported to the host means (402) by a port (432) on the first loop (406), the host means (402) instructs the bypassing of a port (434) in a specific relationship to the reporting port (432) on the first loop (434). The host means (402) may instruct the bypassing of all ports (416) on the first loop (406) and subsequently selectively un-bypass ports (416) to ascertain the location of a faulty port or ports.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于从循环网络(400)中的故障中恢复的方法和装置。 环路网络(400)具有主机装置(402),第一回路和第二回路(406,408),连接到每个回路(406,408)的多个端口(410)和控制装置 414,404),其连接到每个环路(406,408)上,或者连接到每个环路(406,408),并且通过连接到环路(406,408)的至少一个端口(410)进行旁路控制。 在第一循环(406)发生故障的情况下,主机装置(402)指示绕过第一回路(406)上的至少一个端口(410),主机装置(402)经由 控制设备(414,440)上或连接到第二回路(408)。 主机装置(402)可以确定第一和第二回路(406,408)上的端口(410)的物理拓扑,使得当在主机装置(402)上的端口(432)向主机装置(402)报告故障时, 第一循环(406),主机装置(402)以与第一循环(434)上的报告端口(432)特定关系的方式指示对端口(434)的旁路。 主机装置(402)可以指示绕过第一回路(406)上的所有端口(416),并且随后选择性地非旁路端口(416)以确定故障端口的位置。

    Method and apparatus for fault location in a loop network
    5.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for fault location in a loop network 失效
    环路网络中故障定位的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06954882B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-11

    申请号:US10172852

    申请日:2002-06-14

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0677 H04L12/437

    摘要: A method and apparatus are provided for fault location in a loop network (100, 200, 400). The network system having a host port (214) for supplying and receiving data and a plurality of successively connected ports (201, 202, 203, 204, 205) through which data from the host port (214) is transferred. A counter (122) for each port records data transfers in which the amount of data received at a destination port is less than an expected amount of data. When a transfer with less than the expected amount of data is identified for a data flow between a sending port (201) and a destination port (214), the counters are incremented for each port (202, 203, 204, 205, 214) after the sending port up to and including the destination port. Analysing means determines a fault location in the network system from the distribution of counts in the counters (122).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于环路网络(100,200,400)中的故障定位的方法和装置。 网络系统具有用于提供和接收数据的主机端口(214)和多个连续连接的端口(201,202,203,204,205),通过该端口从主机端口(214)传送数据。 每个端口的计数器(122)记录数据传输,其中在目的地端口接收的数据量小于期望的数据量。 当对于发送端口(201)和目的地端口(214)之间的数据流识别出具有小于预期数据量的传输时,对于每个端口(202,203,204,205,214),计数器递增, 在发送端口到达并包括目的端口之后。 分析装置根据计数器(122)中的计数分配确定网络系统中的故障位置。

    Device, System and Method for Predictive Failure Analysis
    7.
    发明申请
    Device, System and Method for Predictive Failure Analysis 有权
    装置,系统和预测故障分析方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080209274A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-28

    申请号:US12052136

    申请日:2008-03-20

    IPC分类号: G06F11/28

    CPC分类号: G06F11/008

    摘要: A large population of mass-produced devices (80) such as a particular model of computer hard disk drive, are distributed around the world. Each device (80) includes an arrangement for collecting failure analysis data of the device (50). Each device (80) is arranged to transmit this data to the device manufacturers server (10) via the internet (20). The server (10) analyses the data in order to determine trends in failure performance of the population of devices in order to improve future designs and to provide updated software for distribution to the devices (80) via the internet (20).

    摘要翻译: 大量的大规模生产设备(80),如特定型号的计算机硬盘驱动器,分布在世界各地。 每个设备(80)包括用于收集设备(50)的故障分析数据的装置。 每个设备(80)被布置成经由因特网(20)将该数据传送到设备制造商服务器(10)。 服务器(10)分析数据以便确定设备群体的故障性能的趋势,以便改进未来的设计并且提供经由因特网(20)向设备(80)分发的更新的软件。

    Method and Apparatus for Relating Device Name to Physical Location of Device on a Network
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Relating Device Name to Physical Location of Device on a Network 失效
    将设备名称与网络上设备物理位置相关联的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080155096A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-26

    申请号:US12030966

    申请日:2008-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    CPC分类号: H04L12/42

    摘要: A method and apparatus for relating a device name to a physical location of a device (202) on a network is provided. The network may be a serial loop network, for example a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop network. The network includes a plurality of devices (202) on or connected to the network (201) and a control device (205) with control over at least one of the devices (202). Each device (202) has a check output (204) independent of the network (201) with connection means (206) to a control device (205). The method includes the step of sending a device name from the check output (204) of a device (202) to the control device (205). The check output (204) of a device (202) is also connected to an external indication means for indicating the failure of the device (202).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于将设备名称与网络上的设备(202)的物理位置相关联的方法和装置。 网络可以是串行环路网络,例如光纤通道仲裁环路网络。 网络包括位于网络(201)上或连接到网络(201)的多个设备(202)和具有对至少一个设备(202)的控制的控制设备(205)。 每个设备(202)具有独立于网络(201)的检查输出(204),其具有到控制设备(205)的连接装置(206)。 该方法包括从设备(202)的检查输出(204)向控制设备(205)发送设备名称的步骤。 设备(202)的检查输出(204)也连接到用于指示设备(202)的故障的外部指示装置。

    Low-overhead storage cluster configuration locking
    9.
    发明授权
    Low-overhead storage cluster configuration locking 失效
    低架构存储集群配置锁定

    公开(公告)号:US07885946B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-08

    申请号:US11235836

    申请日:2005-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00 G06F17/30

    摘要: A storage control apparatus, in communication with a cluster of storage devices in a storage network having plural administrator systems, comprises a cluster lock requester component, a cluster lock receiver component and a configuration component, wherein, responsive to receipt of a cluster lock by said cluster lock receiver component, the configuration component is operable to configure a logical resource object within said cluster. The apparatus may also include a cluster lock granter component operable to grant a cluster lock to the cluster lock receiver component responsive to said cluster lock requester component. A method of operating a storage control apparatus includes method steps corresponding to functional components of an apparatus and may be embodied in computer program codes.

    摘要翻译: 一种存储控制装置,与具有多个管理员系统的存储网络中的存储设备的集群通信,包括集群锁定请求者组件,集群锁定接收器组件和配置组件,其中响应于所述集群锁定 集群锁接收器组件,配置组件可操作以配置所述集群内的逻辑资源对象。 该装置还可以包括可以响应于所述群集锁定请求程序组件向群集锁定接收器组件授予簇锁定的群集锁定向器组件。 操作存储控制装置的方法包括与装置的功能部件相对应的方法步骤,并且可以体现在计算机程序代码中。

    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network 失效
    用于从循环网络中的故障中恢复的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07518989B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-14

    申请号:US11553056

    申请日:2006-10-26

    IPC分类号: H04L1/00 H04L12/26

    CPC分类号: H04L45/28 H04L12/437

    摘要: A method and apparatus for recovery from faults in a loop network (500) is provided. The loop network (500) has a plurality of ports (520, 530, 532, 534) serially connected with means for bypassing the ports (520, 530, 532, 534) from the loop network (500). A control device (522, 524) is provided with bypass control over at least one of the ports (530, 532, 534). A host means (502) sends a command to the control device (522, 524) at regular intervals and the control device (522, 524) has a counter which restarts a time period at the receipt of each command. If the time period expires, the control device (522, 524) activates the means for bypassing all the ports (530, 532, 534) under its control. The loop network (500) may have two loops (516, 518) with at least some of the ports (520, 530, 532, 534) common to both loops (516, 518).

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于从循环网络(500)中的故障中恢复的方法和装置。 环路网络(500)具有与环路网络(500)旁路端口(520,530,532,534)的装置串联连接的多个端口(520,530,532,534)。 在至少一个端口(530,532,534)中,控制设备(522,524)被提供有旁路控制。 主机装置(502)以规则的间隔向控制装置(522,524)发送命令,并且控制装置(522,524)具有在接收到每个命令时重新开始一段时间的计数器。 如果时间段到期,则控制装置(522,524)激活旁路其控制下的所有端口(530,532,534)的装置。 环路网络(500)可以具有两个环路(516,518),其中至少一些端口(520,530,532,534)对于两个环路(516,518)是公共的。