Storage system having multiple management controllers for detecting a failure

    公开(公告)号:US12066913B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17687756

    申请日:2022-03-07

    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.

    Inventor: Madoka Fukushima

    Abstract: A first storage controller includes a first input and output controller performs input and output processing on host data, and a first management controller. A second storage controller includes a second input and output controller performs input and output processing on host data, and a second management controller. The first management controller is configured to verify software to be executed by the first management controller and software to be executed by the first input and output controller. The second management controller is configured to verify software to be executed by the second management controller and software to be executed by the second input and output controller. The first management controller is configured to verify the software to be executed by the second input and output controller in place of the second management controller when a failure is detected from the second management controller.

    STORAGE DEVICE PROVIDING HARDWARE INITIALIZATION RETRY FUNCTION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240256386A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18359406

    申请日:2023-07-26

    CPC classification number: G06F11/1417 G06F1/30 G06F11/3034

    Abstract: A storage device includes a plurality of power circuits configured to operate sequentially to drive the storage device, a control circuit configured to, monitor a plurality of first monitoring signals received from the plurality of power circuits, and generate a retry request in response to detection of hardware initialization failure in at least one of the plurality of power circuits based on the plurality of first monitoring signals, and a power sequence circuit configured to, monitor a plurality of second monitoring signals received from the plurality of power circuits and the control circuit, and retry a hardware initialization operation for at least one power circuit of the plurality of power circuits based on the retry request and the plurality of second monitoring signals.

    Resolving Capacity Recovery Across Multiple Components of a Storage System

    公开(公告)号:US20240232042A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-11

    申请号:US18152812

    申请日:2023-01-11

    CPC classification number: G06F11/3457 G06F11/3034 G06F11/3409

    Abstract: Workload from a host or a set of hosts is directed to a set of storage volumes that are formed from storage resources that are grouped together in a storage group on a storage system. The workload on the storage group impacts many components of the storage system, including front-end ports and directors, shared global memory, back-end ports and directors, and back-end storage resources. The workload may also affect systems applications such as remote data forwarding (RDF) applications that also consume storage system resources such as RDF ports and directors and shared global memory. A workload planner characterizes workloads on the storage groups and overall workloads on components of the storage system, and contains control logic configured to resolve capacity recovery across multiple components of a storage system in connection with simulated removal of a storage group from the storage system.

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