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1. 发明申请

US20070033433A1 DYNAMIC WRITE CACHE SIZE ADJUSTMENT IN RAID CONTROLLER WITH CAPACITOR BACKUP ENERGY SOURCE 有权
标题翻译：具有电容器备份能量源的RAID控制器中的动态写入缓存大小调整
公开(公告)号：US20070033433A1
公开(公告)日：2007-02-08
申请号：US11422003
申请日：2006-06-02
申请人： Victor Pecone , Yuanru Wang
发明人： Victor Pecone , Yuanru Wang
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G06F1/305
摘要： A high data availability write-caching storage controller has a volatile memory with a write cache for caching write cache data, a non-volatile memory, a capacitor pack for supplying power for backing up the write cache to the non-volatile memory in response to a loss of main power, and a CPU that determines whether reducing an operating voltage of the capacitor pack to a new value would cause the capacitor pack to be storing less energy than required for backing up the current size write cache to the non-volatile memory. If so, the CPU reduces the size of the write cache prior to reducing the operating voltage. The CPU estimates the capacity of the capacitor pack to store the required energy based on a history of operational temperature and voltage readings of the capacitor pack, such as on an accumulated normalized running time and warranted lifetime of the capacitor pack.
摘要翻译：高数据可用性写缓存存储控制器具有易失性存储器，具有用于缓存写高速缓存数据的写高速缓存，非易失性存储器，用于提供电力的电容器组，用于将写高速缓存备份到非易失性存储器，以响应于主电源的损失以及确定是否将电容器组的工作电压降低到新值的CPU将导致电容器组比将当前大小的写高速缓存备份到非易失性存储器所需的能量少。如果是这样，则在降低工作电压之前，CPU会减小写入高速缓存的大小。 CPU基于电容器组的工作温度和电压读数的历史，估计电容器组的容量以存储所需的能量，例如累积的归一化运行时间和电容器组的寿命。

2. 发明申请

US20070033432A1 STORAGE CONTROLLER SUPER CAPACITOR DYNAMIC VOLTAGE THROTTLING 有权
标题翻译：存储控制器超级电容器动态电压曲线
公开(公告)号：US20070033432A1
公开(公告)日：2007-02-08
申请号：US11421995
申请日：2006-06-02
申请人： Victor Pecone , Yuanru Wang
发明人： Victor Pecone , Yuanru Wang
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G06F1/305
摘要： A storage controller has a capacitor pack for storing energy to supply power during a main power loss, a temperature sensor that senses the capacitor pack temperature, and a CPU, which detects that the temperature of the capacitor pack has risen above a predetermined threshold while operating at a first voltage value and determines whether a projected lifetime of the capacitor pack is less than the warranted lifetime. If the projected lifetime is less than the warranted lifetime, the CPU reduces the operating voltage of the capacitor pack to a second value, in order to increase the capacitor pack lifetime. In one embodiment, the CPU reduces the voltage if an accumulated normalized running time of the capacitor pack is greater than an accumulated calendar running time. In another embodiment, the CPU reduces the voltage if a percentage capacitance drop of the capacitor pack is greater than a calendar percentage capacitance drop.
摘要翻译：存储控制器具有用于存储在主功率损耗期间供电以及感测电容器组件温度的温度传感器的能量的电容器组件，以及检测电容器组件的温度在操作时已经升高到高于预定阈值的CPU 并且确定电容器组的预计寿命是否小于保证的寿命。如果投影寿命小于安全寿命，则CPU将电容器组的工作电压降低到第二个值，以增加电容器的使用寿命。在一个实施例中，如果电容器组的累积归一化运行时间大于累积的日历运行时间，则CPU降低电压。在另一实施例中，如果电容器组的百分比电容降大于日历百分比电容下降，则CPU降低电压。

3. 发明申请

US20060282701A1 METHOD FOR ADOPTING AN ORPHAN I/O PORT IN A REDUNDANT STORAGE CONTROLLER 有权
标题翻译：在冗余存储控制器中采用ORPHAN I / O端口的方法
公开(公告)号：US20060282701A1
公开(公告)日：2006-12-14
申请号：US11466382
申请日：2006-08-22
申请人： Ian Davies , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2033
摘要： A method for adopting an orphaned I/O port of a storage controller is disclosed. The storage controller has first and second redundant field-replaceable units (FRU) for processing I/O requests and a third FRU having at least one I/O port for receiving the I/O requests from host computers coupled to it. Initially the first FRU processes the I/O requests received by the I/O port and the third FRU routes to the first FRU interrupt requests generated by the I/O port in response to receiving the I/O requests. Subsequently, the second FRU determines that the first FRU has failed and is no longer processing I/O requests received by the I/O port, and configures the third FRU to route the interrupt requests from the I/O port to the second FRU rather than the first FRU, in response to the determining that the first FRU has failed.
摘要翻译：公开了采用存储控制器的孤立I / O端口的方法。存储控制器具有用于处理I / O请求的第一和第二冗余现场可替换单元（FRU）和具有至少一个I / O端口的第三FRU，用于从耦合到其的主计算机接收I / O请求。最初，第一个FRU将I / O端口和第三个FRU路由接收的I / O请求处理为I / O端口响应于接收到I / O请求而产生的第一个FRU中断请求。随后，第二FRU确定第一FRU失败并且不再处理由I / O端口接收的I / O请求，并且将第三FRU配置为将来自I / O端口的中断请求路由到第二FRU，而不是比第一个FRU响应确定第一个FRU失败。

4. 发明申请

US20060015683A1 Raid controller using capacitor energy source to flush volatile cache data to non-volatile memory during main power outage 有权
标题翻译： Raid控制器使用电容器能源在主停电期间将易失性高速缓存数据刷新到非易失性存储器
公开(公告)号：US20060015683A1
公开(公告)日：2006-01-19
申请号：US11226825
申请日：2005-09-14
申请人： Paul Ashmore , Dwight Lintz , Gene Maine , Victor Pecone , Rex Vedder
发明人： Paul Ashmore , Dwight Lintz , Gene Maine , Victor Pecone , Rex Vedder
IPC分类号： G06F12/16
CPC分类号： G06F11/1441 , G06F1/3203 , G06F1/3268 , G06F12/0866 , Y02D10/154
摘要： A write-caching RAID controller is disclosed. The controller includes a CPU that manages transfers of posted-write data from host computers to a volatile memory and transfers of the posted-write data from the volatile memory to storage devices when a main power source is supplying power to the RAID controller. A memory controller flushes the posted-write data from the volatile memory to the non-volatile memory when main power fails, during which time capacitors provide power to the memory controller, volatile memory, and non-volatile memory, but not to the CPU, in order to reduce the energy storage requirements of the capacitors. During main power provision, the CPU programs the memory controller with information needed to perform the flush operation, such as the location and size of the posted-write data in the volatile memory and various flush operation characteristics.
摘要翻译：公开了一种写缓存RAID控制器。控制器包括CPU，其管理从主计算机向易失性存储器的发布写入数据的传送，并且当主电源向RAID控制器供电时，将写入数据从易失性存储器传送到存储设备。当主电源故障时，存储器控制器将易失性存储器中的贴写数据刷新到非易失性存储器，在此期间电容器向存储器控制器，易失性存储器和非易失性存储器提供电力，而不向CPU提供电力，以减少电容器的储能要求。在主电源供电期间，CPU使用执行刷新操作所需的信息来对存储器控制器进行编程，例如易失性存储器中的写入 - 写入数据的位置和大小以及各种冲洗操作特性。

5. 发明申请

US20050102549A1 Network storage appliance with an integrated switch 有权
标题翻译：具有集成开关的网络存储设备
公开(公告)号：US20050102549A1
公开(公告)日：2005-05-12
申请号：US10979510
申请日：2004-11-02
申请人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F7/00 , G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G06F11/2089 , G06F11/201 , G06F11/2015 , G06F11/2028 , G06F11/2035 , H04L67/1097
摘要： A network storage appliance including one or more integrated switching devices is disclosed. The appliance includes redundant storage controllers that transfer frames of data between storage devices and host computers. The integrated switching devices include a plurality of I/O ports and a data transfer path between each of the I/O ports for providing simultaneous data transfers between multiple pairs thereof. The switches enable the appliance to simultaneously transfer frames between its I/O ports and storage device I/O ports and/or host I/O ports, thereby providing increased data transfer bandwidth over arbitrated loop configurations. Additionally, the switches are intelligent and may be programmed to achieve improved fault isolation. The appliance may also include servers that include I/O ports coupled to the switches for simultaneously transferring data with the storage controllers and/or I/O ports of devices external to the appliance.
摘要翻译：公开了一种包括一个或多个集成交换设备的网络存储设备。该设备包括在存储设备和主机之间传输数据帧的冗余存储控制器。集成交换设备包括多个I / O端口和每个I / O端口之间的数据传输路径，用于在其多对之间提供同时的数据传输。交换机使设备能够在其I / O端口和存储设备I / O端口和/或主机I / O端口之间同时传输帧，从而在仲裁环路配置上提供增加的数据传输带宽。另外，这些开关是智能的，并且可以被编程以实现改进的故障隔离。该设备还可以包括服务器，其包括耦合到交换机的I / O端口，用于与设备外部的设备的存储控制器和/或I / O端口同时传送数据。

6. 发明申请

US20050027751A1 Network, storage appliance, and method for externalizing an internal I/O link between a server and a storage controller integrated within the storage appliance chassis 有权
标题翻译：网络，存储设备和用于外部化服务器和集成在存储设备机箱中的存储控制器之间的内部I / O链接的方法
公开(公告)号：US20050027751A1
公开(公告)日：2005-02-03
申请号：US10830876
申请日：2004-04-23
申请人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F3/06 , G06F7/00 , G06F9/00 , G06F11/00 , G06F11/20 , G06F12/00 , G06F13/14 , G06F15/16 , G06F15/173
CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 , G06F3/0601 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/1464 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2007 , G06F11/201 , G06F11/2028 , G06F11/2035 , G06F11/2046 , G06F11/2051 , G06F2003/0692
摘要： A network storage appliance is disclosed. The storage appliance includes a port combiner that provides data communication between at least first, second, and third I/O ports; a storage controller that controls storage devices and includes the first I/O port; a server having the second I/O port; and an I/O connector for networking the third I/O port to the port combiner. A single chassis encloses the port combiner, storage controller, and server, and the I/O connector is affixed on the storage appliance. The third I/O port is external to the chassis and is not enclosed therein. In various embodiments, the port combiner comprises a FibreChannel hub comprising a series of loop resiliency circuits, or a FibreChannel, Ethernet, or Infiniband switch. In one embodiment, the port combiner, I/O ports, and server are all comprised in a single blade module for plugging into a backplane of the chassis.
摘要翻译：公开了一种网络存储设备。存储设备包括提供至少第一，第二和第三I / O端口之间的数据通信的端口组合器; 控制存储设备并包括第一I / O端口的存储控制器; 具有第二I / O端口的服务器; 以及用于将第三个I / O端口连接到端口组合器的I / O连接器。单个机箱包围端口组合器，存储控制器和服务器，并且I / O连接器贴在存储设备上。第三个I / O端口位于机箱的外部，并未封闭。在各种实施例中，端口组合器包括包括一系列环路弹性电路的FibreChannel集线器，或FibreChannel，以太网或Infiniband交换机。在一个实施例中，端口组合器，I / O端口和服务器都包括在用于插入机箱的背板的单个刀片模块中。

7. 发明申请

US20070100964A1 APPLICATION SERVER BLADE FOR EMBEDDED STORAGE APPLIANCE 有权
标题翻译：嵌入式存储设备的应用服务器刀片
公开(公告)号：US20070100964A1
公开(公告)日：2007-05-03
申请号：US11612507
申请日：2006-12-19
申请人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F15/16
CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 , G06F3/0601 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/1464 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2007 , G06F11/201 , G06F11/2028 , G06F11/2035 , G06F11/2046 , G06F11/2051 , G06F2003/0692
摘要： A method for transferring data within a network storage appliance is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a packet on an I/O link from a server to a first portion of a storage controller. Transmitting the packet on the I/O link is performed within a single blade module in a chassis enclosing the storage appliance. The method also includes forwarding a data transfer command within the packet from the first portion of the storage controller to a second portion of the storage controller. Forwarding the data transfer command is performed via a local bus on a backplane of the chassis through a connector of the blade connecting the blade to the backplane.
摘要翻译：公开了一种在网络存储设备内传送数据的方法。该方法包括在从服务器到存储控制器的第一部分的I / O链路上传送分组。在I / O链路上发送数据包是在包围存储设备的机箱中的单个刀片模块中执行的。该方法还包括将数据包内的数据传输命令从存储控制器的第一部分转发到存储控制器的第二部分。转发数据传输命令通过机架背板上的本地总线通过将刀片连接到背板的刀片连接器执行。

8. 发明申请

US20050021605A1 Apparatus and method for storage controller to deterministically kill one of redundant servers integrated within the storage controller chassis 有权
标题翻译：用于存储控制器的装置和方法，用于确定地杀死集成在存储控制器机箱内的冗余服务器之一
公开(公告)号：US20050021605A1
公开(公告)日：2005-01-27
申请号：US10831688
申请日：2004-04-23
申请人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F3/06 , G06F7/00 , G06F9/00 , G06F11/00 , G06F11/20 , G06F12/00 , G06F13/14 , G06F15/16 , G06F15/173
CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 , G06F3/0601 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/1464 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2007 , G06F11/201 , G06F11/2028 , G06F11/2035 , G06F11/2046 , G06F11/2051 , G06F2003/0692
摘要： An apparatus and method for deterministically killing one of redundant servers on a common network is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chassis that encloses the servers and a storage controller, status indicators generated by the servers to the storage controller, and kill controls, generated by the storage controller to respective ones of the servers, each for killing a respective one of the servers. The status indicators and kill controls are wholly enclosed in the chassis. The kill controls deterministically disable the killed server on the network independently of the state of the server to be killed. That is, the server does not need to be able to respond to a command to be disabled on the network. In one embodiment, the kill controls comprise reset signals. After the storage controller deterministically kills one of the servers, the other server takes over the identity of the killed server on the network.
摘要翻译：公开了用于确定性地杀死公共网络上的冗余服务器之一的装置和方法。该设备包括：机箱，其将服务器和存储控制器，由服务器生成的状态指示器存储到存储控制器，以及将由存储控制器生成的控制器杀死到各个服务器，每个用于杀死相应的一个服务器。状态指示灯和灭火控制器全部封装在机箱中。杀死控制决定性地禁用网络上的被杀服务器，而不管要被杀死的服务器的状态。也就是说，服务器不需要能够响应在网络上禁用的命令。在一个实施例中，杀死控制包括复位信号。存储控制器确定性地杀死其中一个服务器后，另一个服务器将接管网络上的已杀死的服务器的身份。

9. 发明申请

US20050010715A1 Network storage appliance with integrated server and redundant storage controllers 有权
标题翻译：具有集成服务器和冗余存储控制器的网络存储设备
公开(公告)号：US20050010715A1
公开(公告)日：2005-01-13
申请号：US10831661
申请日：2004-04-23
申请人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
发明人： Ian Davies , George Kalwitz , Victor Pecone
IPC分类号： G06F3/06 , G06F7/00 , G06F9/00 , G06F11/00 , G06F11/20 , G06F12/00 , G06F13/14 , G06F15/16 , G06F15/173
CPC分类号： G06F11/2092 , G06F3/0601 , G06F11/1456 , G06F11/1464 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2007 , G06F11/201 , G06F11/2028 , G06F11/2035 , G06F11/2046 , G06F11/2051 , G06F2003/0692
摘要： A network storage appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a chassis enclosing a backplane, and a server enclosed in the chassis and coupled to the backplane. The appliance also includes storage controllers enclosed in the chassis, each coupled to the backplane, which control transfer of data between the server and storage devices coupled to the storage controllers. The storage controllers also control transfer of data between the storage devices and computers networked to the appliance and external to the appliance. The storage controllers and the server comprise a plurality of hot-replaceable blades. Any one of the plurality of blades may be replaced during operation of the appliance without loss of access to the storage devices by the computers. In one embodiment, the server executes storage application software, such as backup software for backing up data on the storage devices, such as to a tape device networked to the server.
摘要翻译：公开了一种网络存储设备。该设备包括一个包围背板的机箱，以及一个包含在机箱中并连接到背板的服务器。该设备还包括封装在机箱中的存储控制器，每个存储控制器耦合到背板，其控制在服务器和耦合到存储控制器的存储设备之间的数据传输。存储控制器还控制存储设备和联网到设备和设备外部的计算机之间的数据传输。存储控制器和服务器包括多个热可更换刀片。可以在设备的操作期间更换多个刀片中的任何一个，而不会损失计算机对存储设备的访问。在一个实施例中，服务器执行存储应用软件，诸如用于备份存储设备上的数据的备份软件，诸如连接到服务器的磁带设备。

10. 发明授权

US5640527A Apparatus and method for address pipelining of dynamic random access memory utilizing transparent page address latches to reduce wait states 失效
标题翻译：使用透明页地址锁存器来动态随机存取存储器地址流水线化以减少等待状态的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US5640527A
公开(公告)日：1997-06-17
申请号：US521259
申请日：1995-08-30
申请人： Victor Pecone , Joseph A. Vivio
发明人： Victor Pecone , Joseph A. Vivio
IPC分类号： G06F13/16 , G11C7/10 , G06F12/00 , G11C8/00 , G11C11/408
CPC分类号： G06F13/161 , G06F13/1615 , G11C7/1039
摘要： An apparatus and method for address pipelining of a computer system that reduce the average number of wait states required to access a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) subsystem. A memory controller addresses a plurality of random access memory integrated circuits in pages of addresses wherein contiguous address pages are in different ones of the plurality of dynamic random access memory integrated circuits. Transparent latches associated with each of the different ones of the plurality of dynamic random access memory integrated circuits allow pipelining of address setups for more than one memory page at substantially the same time. The apparatus and method improve the write access times of a computer system and, when used with a computer system having address pipelining, both read and write accesses are improved because address set up latency time is reduced.
摘要翻译：一种用于减少访问动态随机存取存储器（DRAM）子系统所需的等待状态的平均数量的计算机系统的地址流水线的装置和方法。存储器控制器在地址页中寻址多个随机存取存储器集成电路，其中连续的地址页在多个动态随机存取存储器集成电路中的不同的地址页中。与多个动态随机存取存储器集成电路中的每个不同的动态随机存取存储器集成电路中的每一个相关联的透明锁存器允许基本上同时地对多于一个存储器页面的地址设置进行流水线化。该装置和方法改善了计算机系统的写入访问时间，并且当与具有地址流水线的计算机系统一起使用时，读取和写入访问都被改进，因为地址设置延迟时间被减少。

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