High density RAID subsystem with highly integrated controller
    3.
    发明授权
    High density RAID subsystem with highly integrated controller 失效
    高度集成控制器的高密度RAID子系统

    公开(公告)号:US06188571B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-13

    申请号:US08963841

    申请日:1997-11-03

    IPC分类号: G06F116

    CPC分类号: G06F1/184 G06F1/187

    摘要: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a mass storage subsystem such as a RAID array. The invention includes a housing which defines first and second cavities with the first cavity housing an array controller such as a RAID controller. The second cavity houses a plurality of substantially conventional IDE drives conforming to the 3.5″ form factor. The array is configured to maximize cooling of the array controller and the drives within the extremely small space defined by the housing.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于诸如RAID阵列的大容量存储子系统的方法和装置。 本发明包括限定第一和第二空腔的壳体,其中第一空腔容纳诸如RAID控制器的阵列控制器。 第二腔容纳符合3.5“形状因子的多个基本上常规的IDE驱动器。 该阵列被配置为使阵列控制器和驱动器在由壳体限定的极小空间内最大限度地冷却。

    Method for managing multiple DMA queues by a single controller
    4.
    发明授权
    Method for managing multiple DMA queues by a single controller 失效
    用于通过单个控制器管理多个DMA队列的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5938744A

    公开(公告)日:1999-08-17

    申请号:US964229

    申请日:1997-11-04

    IPC分类号: G06F3/06 G06F13/00 G06F13/28

    摘要: The present invention provides a method and apparatus whereby a single engine can manage multiple DMA queues and related functions for a mass storage subsystem such as a RAID array. By operating the engine at a suitably high clock rate, the key buses may be time multiplexed such that each bus operates at substantially its optimum frequency to maintain high efficiency of data throughput. To improve performance further, the DMA addressing function is allocated additional phases whenever the remaining buses have not requested access to the RAID engine.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种方法和装置,其中单个引擎可以管理诸如RAID阵列之类的大容量存储子系统的多个DMA队列和相关功能。 通过以适当的高时钟速率操作发动机,可以对密钥总线进行时间复用,使得每个总线基本上以其最佳频率运行,以保持数据吞吐量的高效率。 为了进一步提高性能,只要剩余的总线没有请求访问RAID引擎,DMA寻址功能就被分配给其他阶段。