公开(公告)号：US20110314325A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-22

申请号：US12811154

申请日：2010-06-17

申请人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Takakatu Mizumura

发明人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Takakatu Mizumura

IPC分类号： G06F11/20 ,  G06F1/28

CPC分类号： G06F1/28

摘要： A storage apparatus has a physical storage area used by an external apparatus, a drive interface unit, a power supply unit, and a storage controller executing data write processing from the external apparatus to the storage drive and data read processing from the storage drive through the drive interface unit, and a drive control interface unit. The power supply unit inputs power supply information to the drive interface unit. Any one of the processing units acquires the power supply information of the power supply unit through a data network path to the drive interface unit for the data write processing and the data read processing, and determines whether or not a failure occurs in the power supply unit supplying the operation power to the storage drive and the drive interface unit, on the basis of the acquired power supply information.

摘要翻译： 存储装置具有由外部设备使用的物理存储区域，驱动接口单元，电源单元和执行从外部设备到存储驱动器的数据写入处理的存储控制器以及从存储驱动器通过 驱动器接口单元和驱动器控制接口单元。 电源单元将电源信息输入到驱动器接口单元。 处理单元中的任何一个通过数据网络路径获取供电单元的电源信息，并通过驱动接口单元获取数据写入处理和数据读取处理，并且确定电源单元是否发生故障 基于获取的电源信息，向存储驱动器和驱动器接口单元提供操作电力。

公开(公告)号：US08392756B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12811154

申请日：2010-06-17

申请人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Takakatu Mizumura

发明人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Takakatu Mizumura

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/28

摘要： A storage apparatus has a physical storage area used by an external apparatus, a drive interface unit, a power supply unit, and a storage controller executing data write processing from the external apparatus to the storage drive and data read processing from the storage drive through the drive interface unit, and a drive control interface unit. The power supply unit inputs power supply information to the drive interface unit. Any one of the processing units acquires the power supply information of the power supply unit through a data network path to the drive interface unit for the data write processing and the data read processing, and determines whether or not a failure occurs in the power supply unit supplying the operation power to the storage drive and the drive interface unit, on the basis of the acquired power supply information.

摘要翻译： 存储装置具有由外部设备使用的物理存储区域，驱动接口单元，电源单元和执行从外部设备到存储驱动器的数据写入处理的存储控制器以及从存储驱动器通过 驱动器接口单元和驱动器控制接口单元。 电源单元将电源信息输入到驱动器接口单元。 处理单元中的任何一个通过数据网络路径获取供电单元的电源信息，并通过驱动接口单元获取数据写入处理和数据读取处理，并且确定电源单元是否发生故障 基于获取的电源信息，向存储驱动器和驱动器接口单元提供操作电力。

公开(公告)号：US20120140402A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-07

申请号：US12811136

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

发明人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： H05K7/20

CPC分类号： H05K7/20836

摘要： A storage apparatus includes: a storage drive providing a physical storage area for creating a logical storage area used by an external apparatus; a storage controller including a plurality of central processing units (CPUs) executing data write processing from the external apparatus to the storage drive, and data read processing from the storage drive; a plurality of cooling fans cooling the storage drive; a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of air introduced or discharged by the cooling fans; and a revolving speed sensor detecting a revolving speed of each cooling fan. Any of the CPUs executes operation control processing in which, through a data network path to the storage drive for the data write and read processing, measurement values of the temperature and revolving speed sensors are acquired and a revolving speed setup value of the fans is calculated and is transmitted to the cooling fans.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括：存储驱动器，其提供用于创建由外部设备使用的逻辑存储区域的物理存储区域; 存储控制器，包括执行从外部设备到存储驱动器的数据写入处理的多个中央处理单元（CPU）和来自存储驱动器的数据读取处理; 多个冷却风扇冷却存储驱动器; 检测由所述冷却风扇引入或排出的空气的温度的温度传感器; 以及检测各冷却风扇的转速的转速传感器。 任何CPU执行操作控制处理，其中通过数据网络路径到用于数据写入和读取处理的存储驱动器，获取温度和转速传感器的测量值，并计算风扇的转速设定值 并被传送到冷却风扇。

公开(公告)号：US08416571B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12811136

申请日：2010-06-11

申请人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

发明人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Masato Ogawa ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： H05K7/20

CPC分类号： H05K7/20836

摘要： A storage apparatus includes: a storage drive providing a physical storage area for creating a logical storage area used by an external apparatus; a storage controller including a plurality of central processing units (CPUs) executing data write processing from the external apparatus to the storage drive, and data read processing from the storage drive; a plurality of cooling fans cooling the storage drive; a temperature sensor detecting a temperature of air introduced or discharged by the cooling fans; and a revolving speed sensor detecting a revolving speed of each cooling fan. Any of the CPUs executes operation control processing in which, through a data network path to the storage drive for the data write and read processing, measurement values of the temperature and revolving speed sensors are acquired and a revolving speed setup value of the fans is calculated and is transmitted to the cooling fans.

摘要翻译： 存储装置包括：存储驱动器，其提供用于创建由外部设备使用的逻辑存储区域的物理存储区域; 存储控制器，包括执行从外部设备到存储驱动器的数据写入处理的多个中央处理单元（CPU）和来自存储驱动器的数据读取处理; 多个冷却风扇冷却存储驱动器; 检测由所述冷却风扇引入或排出的空气的温度的温度传感器; 以及检测各冷却风扇的转速的转速传感器。 任何CPU执行操作控制处理，其中通过数据网络路径到用于数据写入和读取处理的存储驱动器，获取温度和转速传感器的测量值，并计算风扇的转速设定值 并被传送到冷却风扇。

公开(公告)号：US08677181B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13059203

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Tsutomu Koga ,  Hiroshi Suzuki

发明人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Tsutomu Koga ,  Hiroshi Suzuki

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G11B19/047 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/30

摘要： A storage apparatus includes a drive unit device including multiple storage drives, a drive interface unit and a power supply unit, a storage controller including multiple processing units and a drive control interface unit, a recording part recording whether a relevant data input/output process was successful for each of multiple data paths, and a failure detection unit performing a process which, when one processing unit determines the data input/output process not being performed successfully, determines whether a result of the data input/output process performed by other processing units is recorded in the recording part within a predetermined period of time after an abnormality of the relevant data input/output process is recorded, and, when the first processing unit detecting the abnormality determines that the data input/output process abnormality is recorded, provides an instruction to stop the data input/output processes to the drive unit device in which the abnormality is detected.

摘要翻译： 一种存储装置，包括具有多个存储驱动器的驱动单元装置，驱动器接口单元和电源单元，包括多个处理单元的存储控制器和驱动控制接口单元，记录相关数据输入/输出处理是否为 成功地执行多个数据路径中的每一个，以及故障检测单元，执行当一个处理单元确定未成功执行的数据输入/输出处理时，确定其他处理单元执行的数据输入/输出处理的结果 在相关数据输入/输出处理的异常被记录之后的预定时间段内被记录在记录部分中，并且当检测到异常的第一处理单元确定数据输入/输出处理异常被记录时， 指令，停止数据输入/输出处理到发生异常的驱动单元设备 被迫

公开(公告)号：US08886993B2

公开(公告)日：2014-11-11

申请号：US13392993

申请日：2012-02-10

申请人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Takakatsu Mizumura

发明人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Takakatsu Mizumura

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/2007 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F11/1088 ,  G06F11/1662 ,  G06F11/2094 ,  G06F2211/1059

摘要： Based on information security rules, it is not possible to take out a failure HDD to the exterior of a facility for replacement without erasing data therefrom. According to the present storage sub-system, a slot in which failure has occurred and a slot not registered to a configuration information of a storage sub-system are used to simultaneously perform correction copy to a spare HDD and data erase of the failure HDD in parallel, so as to enable the failure HDD to be brought out to the exterior of the storage facility. Further, time required from when failure has occurred to the HDD to data recovery is shortened, so as to prevent deteriorated redundancy that may be caused by another failure occurring during data recovery and to reduce the risk of data loss.

摘要翻译： 基于信息安全规则，不能从设备的外部取出故障HDD进行更换，而不会从中擦除数据。 根据本存储子系统，使用发生故障的时隙和未登记到存储子系统的配置信息的时隙，同时对备用HDD进行校正拷贝，并将故障HDD的数据擦除 并联，以便使故障HDD被送出到存储设备的外部。 此外，缩短从故障发生到HDD到数据恢复所需的时间，以防止在数据恢复期间发生的另一个故障可能导致的冗余恶化并且降低数据丢失的风险。

公开(公告)号：US20120151262A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-14

申请号：US13059203

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Tsutomu Koga ,  Hiroshi Suzuki

发明人： Yosuke Nakayama ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Tsutomu Koga ,  Hiroshi Suzuki

IPC分类号： G06F11/22

CPC分类号： G11B19/047 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/30

摘要： A storage apparatus includes a drive unit device including a plurality of storage drives, a drive interface unit and a power supply unit, the storage drives being configured to provide a physical storage area for creating a logical storage area to be used by an external apparatus, the drive interface unit being configured to input and output data to and from the storage drives, the power supply unit being configured to supply operation power to the storage drives and the drive interface unit, a storage controller including a plurality of processing units and a drive control interface unit, the processing units being configured to perform a data input/output process via the drive interface unit, the data input/output process including a process of writing data from the external apparatus into the storage drives and a process of reading data out of the storage drives, the drive control interface unit being configured to issue a command to the drive interface unit in response to a request from each of the processing units, a failure existence/non-existence recording part configured to record, for every attempt of each of the plurality of the processing units to perform the data input/output process via a plurality of data paths which are communication paths for performing data transfer to and from the drive interface unit of the drive unit device, whether the relevant data input/output process was successful for each of the data paths, and a failure detection unit configured to perform a power failure detection process which, in a case where one of the plurality of processing units has determined that the data input/output process with the drive interface unit has not been performed successfully, determines whether a result of the data input/output process performed by each of the other processing units has been recorded in the failure existence/non-existence recording part within a predetermined period of time after an abnormality of the relevant data input/output process has been recorded in the failure existence/non-existence recording part, and, in a case where the first processing unit which has detected the abnormality in the data input/output process has determined that the data input/output process abnormality is recorded in the failure existence/non-existence recording part for all the data paths, provides an instruction to stop the data input/output processes to the drive unit device in which the data input/output process abnormality has been detected and other drive unit devices coupled downstream of the relevant drive unit device.

公开(公告)号：US08868878B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US13740356

申请日：2013-01-14

申请人： Tetsuya Inoue ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Satoru Yamaura ,  Takeki Okamoto ,  Yosuke Nakayama

发明人： Tetsuya Inoue ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Satoru Yamaura ,  Takeki Okamoto ,  Yosuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： G06F12/08 ,  G06F5/06 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： Even if an arbitrary hard disk drive is added, the hard disk drive is operated in a specific operation mode suited for that hard disk drive.As triggered by attachment of a hard disk drive to a disk adapter, a processor operates the hard disk drive in a predetermined operation mode based on predetermined parameter information that has been prepared in advance. The hard disk drive stores, in advance, particular parameter information including information about the specific operation mode suited for operation. The processor reads the particular parameter information from the hard disk drive in the predetermined operation mode and operates the hard disk drive in the specific operation mode based on the particular parameter information.

摘要翻译： 即使添加了任意的硬盘驱动器，硬盘驱动器也将以适合该硬盘驱动器的特定操作模式运行。 由于通过将硬盘驱动器附接到磁盘适配器而触发，处理器基于预先准备的预定参数信息以预定操作模式操作硬盘驱动器。 硬盘驱动器预先存储包括适于操作的特定操作模式的信息的特定参数信息。 处理器在预定操作模式下从硬盘驱动器读取特定参数信息，并根据特定参数信息在特定操作模式下操作硬盘驱动器。

公开(公告)号：US20130212302A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-15

申请号：US13394694

申请日：2012-02-09

申请人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

发明人： Takakatsu Mizumura ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Tetsuya Inoue ,  Yosuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0617 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： The difference in the form of connectors connected to data transmission cables is absorbed. A disk array apparatus has a plurality of disk units for executing data input/output processing on storage devices in accordance with a control command from a disk controller; wherein an interface substrate is placed at each disk unit and the interface substrate has a plurality of cable connection connectors to be connected to cables; and a first cable connection connector is connected to a local disk unit, where the relevant connector is placed, via a first data transmission cable; and a second cable connection connector is connected to an adjacent disk unit, which is located adjacent to the local disk unit, or an interface substrate which is placed in the adjacent disk unit, via a second data transmission cable; and these cable connection connectors are configured as connectors in mutually different forms.

摘要翻译： 连接到数据传输电缆的连接器形式的差异被吸收。 磁盘阵列装置具有多个盘单元，用于根据来自盘控制器的控制命令对存储装置执行数据输入/输出处理; 其中接口基板放置在每个盘单元处，并且所述接口基板具有要连接到电缆的多个电缆连接连接器; 并且第一电缆连接连接器经由第一数据传输电缆连接到放置相关连接器的本地磁盘单元; 并且第二电缆连接连接器经由第二数据传输电缆连接到邻近本地磁盘单元的相邻磁盘单元或放置在相邻磁盘单元中的接口基板; 并且这些电缆连接连接器被配置为相互不同形式的连接器。

公开(公告)号：US20110252195A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-13

申请号：US12664160

申请日：2009-11-12

申请人： Tetsuya Inoue ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Satoru Yamaura ,  Takeki Okamoto ,  Yosuke Nakayama

发明人： Tetsuya Inoue ,  Hiroshi Suzuki ,  Satoru Yamaura ,  Takeki Okamoto ,  Yosuke Nakayama

IPC分类号： G06F12/08

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0689

摘要： Even if an arbitrary hard disk drive is added, the hard disk drive is operated in a specific operation mode suited for that hard disk drive. As triggered by attachment of a hard disk drive to a disk adapter, a processor operates the hard disk drive in a predetermined operation mode based on predetermined parameter information that has been prepared in advance. The hard disk drive stores, in advance, particular parameter information including information about the specific operation mode suited for operation. The processor reads the particular parameter information from the hard disk drive in the predetermined operation mode and operates the hard disk drive in the specific operation mode based on the particular parameter information.

摘要翻译： 即使添加了任意的硬盘驱动器，硬盘驱动器也将以适合该硬盘驱动器的特定操作模式运行。 由于通过将硬盘驱动器附接到磁盘适配器而触发，处理器基于预先准备的预定参数信息以预定操作模式操作硬盘驱动器。 硬盘驱动器预先存储包括适于操作的特定操作模式的信息的特定参数信息。 处理器在预定操作模式下从硬盘驱动器读取特定参数信息，并根据特定参数信息在特定操作模式下操作硬盘驱动器。