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1. 发明授权

US07447834B2 Managing serial attached small computer systems interface communications 有权
标题翻译：管理串口连接的小型计算机系统接口通信
公开(公告)号：US07447834B2
公开(公告)日：2008-11-04
申请号：US11324973
申请日：2006-01-03
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Matthew Long , Bassem N. Bishay , Douglas E. Peeke
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Matthew Long , Bassem N. Bishay , Douglas E. Peeke
IPC分类号： G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0626 , G06F3/067 , G06F3/0689 , G06F11/2089 , G06F11/2097 , G06F13/385
摘要： Data storage equipment includes a first storage processor comprising a processing circuit and a collection of packaged integrated circuit devices which has a first set of ports and a second set of ports; a second storage processor; and an interconnect coupled between the first and second storage processors. The processing circuit of the first storage processor is adapted to execute as follows. The collection of packaged integrated circuit devices of the first storage processor is configured to provide (i) communications to a set of storage devices through the first set of ports of the collection of packaged integrated circuit devices and (ii) other communications to the second storage processor through the second set of ports of the collection of packaged integrated circuit devices. Communications is passed between the first storage processor and the set of storage devices through the first set of ports of the collection of packaged integrated circuit devices. Communications is passed between the first storage processor and the second storage processor through the second set of ports of the collection of packaged integrated circuit devices.
摘要翻译：数据存储设备包括第一存储处理器，其包括处理电路和具有第一组端口和第二组端口的封装集成电路器件的集合; 第二存储处理器; 以及耦合在第一和第二存储处理器之间的互连。第一存储处理器的处理电路适于执行如下。第一存储处理器的封装集成电路设备的集合被配置为提供（i）通过封装的集成电路设备的集合的第一组端口向一组存储设备进行通信，以及（ii）到第二存储器的其他通信处理器通过第二套端口集成封装的集成电路器件。通过封装集成电路器件集合的第一组端口在第一存储处理器和存储设备组之间通信通信。通过封装集成电路装置集合的第二组端口在第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器之间通信通信。

2. 发明申请

US20080126631A1 RAID data storage system with SAS expansion 有权
标题翻译： RAID数据存储系统与SAS扩展
公开(公告)号：US20080126631A1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-29
申请号：US11238601
申请日：2005-09-29
申请人： Adrianna D. Bailey , John V. Burroughs , John P. Didier , Morrie Gasser , Douglas E. Peeke , Matthew Long
发明人： Adrianna D. Bailey , John V. Burroughs , John P. Didier , Morrie Gasser , Douglas E. Peeke , Matthew Long
IPC分类号： G06F13/12
CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0689
摘要： A data storage system has a chassis and a pair of printed circuit boards disposed in the chassis. Each one of the pair of printed circuit boards has disposed thereon a processor, a translator controlled by the processor, a SAS expander having a bidirectional front end port and multiple bidirectional backend ports, and an expansion port, and a SAS controller coupled between the translator and the expander. The system also has an interposer printed circuit board disposed in the chassis, and multiple multiplexers disposed on the interposer printed circuit board. Each one of the multiplexers has a pair of bidirectional front end ports and a pair of bidirectional back end ports. A first one of the pair of bidirectional front end ports is connected to a corresponding backend port of the SAS expander disposed on a first one of the pair of storage processor printed circuit boards. A second one of the pair of bidirectional front end ports is connected to a corresponding backend port of the SAS expander disposed on a second one of the pair of storage processor printed circuit boards. The system also has multiople disk drives disposed in the chassis. Each one is coupled to at least one backend port of a corresponding one of the multiplexers.
摘要翻译：数据存储系统具有底盘和设置在底盘中的一对印刷电路板。一对印刷电路板中的每一个在其上设置有处理器，由处理器控制的转换器，具有双向前端端口和多个双向后端口的SAS扩展器和扩展端口，以及耦合在转换器之间的SAS控制器和扩展器。该系统还具有设置在机架中的插入式印刷电路板，以及设置在插入式印刷电路板上的多路复用器。每个复用器具有一对双向前端端口和一对双向后端口。一对双向前端端口中的第一个连接到设置在一对存储处理器印刷电路板中的第一个上的SAS扩展器的对应后端口。一对双向前端端口中的第二个连接到设置在一对存储处理器印刷电路板中的第二个上的SAS扩展器的对应后端口。该系统还具有设置在机箱中的多个磁盘驱动器。每个耦合到相应的一个多路复用器的至少一个后端口。

3. 发明授权

US07624206B2 RAID data storage system with SAS expansion 有权
标题翻译： RAID数据存储系统与SAS扩展
公开(公告)号：US07624206B2
公开(公告)日：2009-11-24
申请号：US11238601
申请日：2005-09-29
申请人： Adrianna D. Bailey , John V. Burroughs , John P. Didier , Morrie Gasser , Douglas E. Peeke , Matthew Long
发明人： Adrianna D. Bailey , John V. Burroughs , John P. Didier , Morrie Gasser , Douglas E. Peeke , Matthew Long
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F5/00 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0607 , G06F3/0689
摘要： A data storage system has a chassis and a pair of printed circuit boards disposed in the chassis. Each one of the pair of printed circuit boards has disposed thereon a processor, a translator controlled by the processor, a SAS expander having a bidirectional front end port and multiple bidirectional backend ports, and an expansion port, and a SAS controller coupled between the translator and the expander. The system also has an interposer printed circuit board disposed in the chassis, and multiple multiplexers disposed on the interposer printed circuit board. Each one of the multiplexers has a pair of bidirectional front end ports and a pair of bidirectional back end ports. A first one of the pair of bidirectional front end ports is connected to a corresponding backend port of the SAS expander disposed on a first one of the pair of storage processor printed circuit boards. A second one of the pair of bidirectional front end ports is connected to a corresponding backend port of the SAS expander disposed on a second one of the pair of storage processor printed circuit boards. The system also has multiple disk drives disposed in the chassis. Each one is coupled to at least one backend port of a corresponding one of the multiplexers.
摘要翻译：数据存储系统具有底盘和设置在底盘中的一对印刷电路板。一对印刷电路板中的每一个在其上设置有处理器，由处理器控制的转换器，具有双向前端端口和多个双向后端口的SAS扩展器和扩展端口，以及耦合在转换器之间的SAS控制器和扩展器。该系统还具有设置在机架中的插入式印刷电路板，以及设置在插入式印刷电路板上的多路复用器。每个复用器具有一对双向前端端口和一对双向后端口。一对双向前端端口中的第一个连接到设置在一对存储处理器印刷电路板中的第一个上的SAS扩展器的对应后端口。一对双向前端端口中的第二个连接到设置在一对存储处理器印刷电路板中的第二个上的SAS扩展器的对应后端口。该系统还具有设置在机箱中的多个磁盘驱动器。每个耦合到相应的一个多路复用器的至少一个后端口。

4. 发明授权

US07660334B1 Single printed circuit board configuration for a data storage system 有权
标题翻译：用于数据存储系统的单一印刷电路板配置
公开(公告)号：US07660334B1
公开(公告)日：2010-02-09
申请号：US10878075
申请日：2004-06-28
申请人： Stephen E. Strickland , John V. Burroughs , Bassem N. Bishay , Steven D. Sardella
发明人： Stephen E. Strickland , John V. Burroughs , Bassem N. Bishay , Steven D. Sardella
IPC分类号： H04J3/02
CPC分类号： G06F13/1663 , G06F3/0625 , G06F3/0626 , G06F3/0635 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689 , Y02D10/14 , Y02D10/154
摘要： A data storage system includes a first storage processor for storing and retrieving data from a data storage array for at least one host computer; a second storage processor, coupled to the first storage processor by a communication link, for storing and retrieving data from the data storage array for the at least one host computer; a number M of multiplexers, M being greater than one, each of the multiplexers being coupled to the first storage processor and the second storage processor for receiving data signals from the first storage processor and the second storage processor and transmitting the data signals to a disk drive device; a number A of arbiters, each being coupled to the first storage processor, the second storage processor and a number N of the plurality of multiplexers, for receiving arbiter control signals from the first storage processor and the second storage processor and transmitting multiplexer control signals to each of the number N of the plurality of multiplexers; and a midplane device coupled between the plurality of multiplexers and the data storage array for transferring the data signals from the plurality of multiplexers to the data storage array. The first storage processor, the second storage processor, the plurality of multiplexers, the plurality of arbiters and the midplane are all mounted on a single printed circuit board.
摘要翻译：数据存储系统包括：第一存储处理器，用于从用于至少一个主计算机的数据存储阵列中存储和检索数据; 第二存储处理器，通过通信链路耦合到第一存储处理器，用于从用于至少一个主计算机的数据存储阵列存储和检索数据; M个多路复用器，M大于1，每个复用器耦合到第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器，用于从第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器接收数据信号，并将数据信号发送到盘驱动装置; 仲裁器的数量A，每个仲裁器分别耦合到第一存储处理器，第二存储处理器和多个多路复用器的数目N，用于从第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器接收仲裁器控制信号，并将多路复用器控制信号发送到所述多个多路复用器的数量N中的每一个; 以及耦合在所述多个多路复用器和所述数据存储阵列之间的中平面设备，用于将所述数据信号从所述多个复用器传送到所述数据存储阵列。第一存储处理器，第二存储处理器，多个复用器，多个仲裁器和中间板都安装在单个印刷电路板上。

5. 发明授权

US07590776B1 Data storage techniques utilizing host-side multiplexers 有权
标题翻译：利用主机侧多路复用器的数据存储技术
公开(公告)号：US07590776B1
公开(公告)日：2009-09-15
申请号：US10746317
申请日：2003-12-24
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen Strickland , Bassem N. Bishay
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen Strickland , Bassem N. Bishay
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , H04L12/66 , H04J3/26
CPC分类号： G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0613 , G06F3/0689 , G06F13/4022
摘要： A data storage system has a circuit board module, a set of Serial ATA devices, and a set of Serial ATA cables connecting the circuit board module to the set of Serial ATA devices. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, multiple host circuits mounted to the circuit board and multiplexer circuitry mounted to the circuit board. Each host circuit is configured to perform data storage operations on the behalf of an external client. The multiplexer circuitry is configured to (i) receive control signals from the host circuits and (ii) provide communications pathways between the host circuits and the set of Serial ATA devices in response to the control signals. Such an embodiment alleviates the need for multiple versions of disk drive assemblies and their associated costs.
摘要翻译：数据存储系统具有电路板模块，一组串行ATA设备和一组串行ATA电缆，将电路板模块连接到串行ATA设备。电路板模块包括电路板，安装到电路板的多个主机电路和安装到电路板的多路复用器电路。每个主机电路被配置为代表外部客户端执行数据存储操作。多路复用器电路被配置为（i）从主机电路接收控制信号，以及（ii）响应于控制信号，在主机电路和串行ATA设备组之间提供通信路径。这样的实施例减轻了对多个版本的磁盘驱动器组件及其相关成本的需求。

6. 发明授权

US07574542B2 SAS expansion topology for RAID data storage including multiplexers and SAS expanders for interfacing with single or dual ports drives 有权
标题翻译：用于RAID数据存储的SAS扩展拓扑，包括用于与单端口或双端口驱动器连接的多路复用器和SAS扩展器
公开(公告)号：US07574542B2
公开(公告)日：2009-08-11
申请号：US11238548
申请日：2005-09-29
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Douglas E. Peeke
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Douglas E. Peeke
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F5/00 , G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G06F1/206
摘要： A data storage system having a first chassis, such first chassis having a pair of SAS expanders and a second chassis having a pair of SAS expanders. The first one of the pair of SAS expanders is connected to only an expansion port of a first one of a pair of signal processor printed circuit boards in the first one of the chassis. An expansion port of a second one of the pair of SAS expander is connected to only the expansion port of a second one of the pair of signal processor printed circuit boards in the second one of the chassis.
摘要翻译：一种具有第一机箱的数据存储系统，该第一机架具有一对SAS扩展器和具有一对SAS扩展器的第二机架。一对SAS扩展器中的第一个仅连接到第一个机箱中的一对信号处理器印刷电路板中的第一个的扩展端口。一对SAS扩展器中的第二个扩展器的扩展端口仅连接到第二个机架中的一对信号处理器印刷电路板中的第二个的扩展端口。

7. 发明授权

US07447833B2 Techniques for providing communications in a data storage system using a single IC for both storage device communications and peer-to-peer communications 有权
标题翻译：用于在存储设备通信和对等通信中使用单个IC在数据存储系统中提供通信的技术
公开(公告)号：US07447833B2
公开(公告)日：2008-11-04
申请号：US11169473
申请日：2005-06-29
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Matthew Long
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Matthew Long
IPC分类号： G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G06F13/385 , G06F3/0626 , G06F3/0658 , G06F3/0689
摘要： An improved data storage system has a set of storage devices, a first storage processor and a second storage processor for storing data into and retrieving data from the set of storage devices. The first storage processor includes a processing circuit and a packaged IC device which has a first set of ports and a second set of ports. The processing circuit is adapted to configure the packaged IC device to provide (i) communications to the set of storage devices through the first set of ports and (ii) other communications to the second storage processor through the second set of ports. The processing circuit is further adapted to pass communications between the first storage processor and the set of storage devices through the first set of ports; and pass communications between the first storage processor and the second storage processor through the second set of ports.
摘要翻译：改进的数据存储系统具有一组存储设备，第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器，用于将数据存储到并从该组存储设备中检索数据。第一存储处理器包括处理电路和具有第一组端口和第二组端口的封装IC器件。所述处理电路适于配置所述封装的IC设备，以通过所述第一组端口提供（i）到所述一组存储设备的通信;以及（ii）通过所述第二组端口向所述第二存储处理器的其它通信。所述处理电路还适于通过所述第一组端口传送所述第一存储处理器与所述一组存储设备之间的通信; 并且通过第二组端口在第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器之间传递通信。

8. 发明授权

US07502954B1 High availability data storage system 有权
标题翻译：高可用性数据存储系统
公开(公告)号：US07502954B1
公开(公告)日：2009-03-10
申请号：US10854007
申请日：2004-05-26
申请人： Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy Dorr , John V. Burroughs , Michael A. Faulkner , Steven D. Sardella
发明人： Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy Dorr , John V. Burroughs , Michael A. Faulkner , Steven D. Sardella
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G06F11/1662 , G06F11/2094
摘要： A data storage system includes a disk drive array including a plurality of disk drives; a first storage processor for controlling the operation of the data storage system; a second storage processor for controlling the operation of the data storage system; a first arbiter for controlling communication of data from the first storage processor and the second storage processor to a first group of disk drives of the disk drive array; and a second arbiter for controlling communication of data from the first storage processor and the second storage processor to a second group of disk drives of the disk drive array. Selected data is redundantly stored on disk drives in the first group of disk drives and the second group of disk drives, such that, upon failure of the first arbiter, the selected data is available to the first storage processor and the second storage processor through the second arbiter.
摘要翻译：数据存储系统包括包括多个磁盘驱动器的磁盘驱动器阵列; 用于控制数据存储系统的操作的第一存储处理器; 用于控制数据存储系统的操作的第二存储处理器; 用于控制来自第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器的数据到盘驱动器阵列的第一组磁盘驱动器的通信的第一仲裁器; 以及第二仲裁器，用于控制来自第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器的数据到盘驱动器阵列的第二组磁盘驱动器的通信。所选数据被冗余地存储在第一组磁盘驱动器和第二组磁盘驱动器中的磁盘驱动器上，使得在第一仲裁器故障时，所选择的数据可用于第一存储处理器和第二存储处理器第二仲裁者

9. 发明授权

US07447926B1 Disk drive input sequencing for staggered drive spin-up 有权
标题翻译：磁盘驱动器输入顺序，用于交错驱动器启动
公开(公告)号：US07447926B1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-04
申请号：US11936572
申请日：2007-11-07
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy E. Dorr
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy E. Dorr
IPC分类号： G06F1/26
CPC分类号： G06F1/26 , G11B19/2054 , G11B19/209
摘要： Disk drive spin-up is staggered to reduce peak power requirements. Spin-up of the drives is controlled by selectively delaying voltage inputs to the disk drives. Alternately, spin-up of the drives is controlled by staggering the timing of communications to the disk drives.
摘要翻译：磁盘驱动器交错排列以减少峰值功率要求。通过有选择地将电压输入延迟到磁盘驱动器来控制驱动器的旋转。或者，通过交错到磁盘驱动器的通信时间来控制驱动器的旋转。

10. 发明授权

US07305572B1 Disk drive input sequencing for staggered drive spin-up 有权
标题翻译：磁盘驱动器输入顺序，用于交错驱动器启动
公开(公告)号：US07305572B1
公开(公告)日：2007-12-04
申请号：US10950950
申请日：2004-09-27
申请人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy E. Dorr
发明人： John V. Burroughs , Stephen E. Strickland , Timothy E. Dorr
IPC分类号： G06F1/26
CPC分类号： G06F1/26 , G11B19/2054 , G11B19/209
摘要： Disk drive spin-up is staggered to reduce peak power requirements. Spin-up of the drives is controlled by selectively delaying voltage inputs to the disk drives. Alternately, spin-up of the drives is controlled by staggering the timing of communications to the disk drives.
摘要翻译：磁盘驱动器交错排列以减少峰值功率要求。通过有选择地将电压输入延迟到磁盘驱动器来控制驱动器的旋转。或者，通过交错到磁盘驱动器的通信时间来控制驱动器的旋转。

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