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1. 发明授权

US07216195B1 Architecture for managing disk drives 有权
标题翻译：用于管理磁盘驱动器的架构
公开(公告)号：US07216195B1
公开(公告)日：2007-05-08
申请号：US10402363
申请日：2003-03-29
申请人： Jeffrey A. Brown , Steven D. Sardella , Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr. , Mickey Steven Felton , Joseph P. King, Jr. , Stephen E. Strickland , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
发明人： Jeffrey A. Brown , Steven D. Sardella , Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr. , Mickey Steven Felton , Joseph P. King, Jr. , Stephen E. Strickland , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
IPC分类号： G06F13/00
CPC分类号： G11B33/125 , G06F3/0614 , G06F3/0635 , G06F11/1662 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2089 , G06F11/2094
摘要： Disclosed are ways of providing a highly flexible high availability storage system. Disk drive carriers for insertion into enclosures in a storage system include several disk drives. The enclosures accept carriers that include drives of different sizes, and drives compatible with different storage technologies, for instance Fibre Channel, SATA, or SAS. Drives oriented in their carriers in a manner that allows them to be connected to a common medium via identical flex circuits that are configured based on the orientation of the drives. Redundant controllers include redundant serial buses for transferring management information to the carriers. The carriers include a controller for monitoring the multiple serial buses and producing storage technology specific management commands for the disk drives.
摘要翻译：公开了提供高度灵活的高可用性存储系统的方式。用于插入存储系统中的机箱的磁盘驱动器托盘包括多个磁盘驱动器。机箱接受包含不同大小的驱动器的驱动器，以及与不同存储技术（例如光纤通道，SATA或SAS）兼容的驱动器。以其载体为导向的驱动器，使得它们可以通过基于驱动器方向配置的相同的柔性电路连接到通用介质。冗余控制器包括用于将管理信息传送到运营商的冗余串行总线。运营商包括一个监控多个串行总线的控制器，并为磁盘驱动器生成特定的存储技术管理命令。

2. 发明授权

US08032785B1 Architecture for managing disk drives 有权
标题翻译：用于管理磁盘驱动器的架构
公开(公告)号：US08032785B1
公开(公告)日：2011-10-04
申请号：US11728749
申请日：2007-03-27
申请人： Jeffrey A. Brown , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Joseph P. King, Jr. , Stephen E. Strickland , Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr.
发明人： Jeffrey A. Brown , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Joseph P. King, Jr. , Stephen E. Strickland , Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr.
IPC分类号： G06F11/00
CPC分类号： G11B33/125 , G06F3/0614 , G06F3/0635 , G06F11/1662 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2089 , G06F11/2094
摘要： Disclosed are ways of providing a highly flexible high availability storage system. Disk drive carriers for insertion into enclosures in a storage system include several disk drives. The enclosures accept carriers that include drives of different sizes, and drives compatible with different storage technologies, for instance Fibre Channel, SATA, or SAS. Drives oriented in their carriers in a manner that allows them to be connected to a common medium via identical flex circuits that are configured based on the orientation of the drives. Redundant controllers include redundant serial buses for transferring management information to the carriers. The carriers include a controller for monitoring the multiple serial buses and producing storage technology specific management commands for the disk drives.
摘要翻译：公开了提供高度灵活的高可用性存储系统的方式。用于插入存储系统中的机箱的磁盘驱动器托盘包括多个磁盘驱动器。机箱接受包含不同大小的驱动器的驱动器，以及与不同存储技术（例如光纤通道，SATA或SAS）兼容的驱动器。以其载体为导向的驱动器，使得它们可以通过基于驱动器方向配置的相同的柔性电路连接到通用介质。冗余控制器包括用于将管理信息传送到运营商的冗余串行总线。运营商包括一个监控多个串行总线的控制器，并为磁盘驱动器生成特定的存储技术管理命令。

3. 发明授权

US07154723B1 Highly available dual serial bus architecture 有权
标题翻译：高可用的双串行总线架构
公开(公告)号：US07154723B1
公开(公告)日：2006-12-26
申请号：US10608635
申请日：2003-06-27
申请人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Stephen E. Strickland , Phillip Roux
发明人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Stephen E. Strickland , Phillip Roux
IPC分类号： H02H3/00
CPC分类号： G06F13/409 , G06F1/206 , G06F1/26 , G06F11/0757 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2015
摘要： In a highly available storage system, an enclosure includes first and second power supplies, and first and second controller boards. Each of the first and second controller boards includes first and second serial bus controllers. First and second serial buses are coupled to both of the first and second serial bus controllers on each of the first and second controller boards. The first serial bus is coupled to the first power supply, while the second serial bus coupled to the second power supply. The first and second serial buses are used for exchanging enclosure management and environmental information between the first and second power supplies and the first and second controller boards. The first and second serial buses are coupled to isolation switches so that redundant modules can operate if a serial bus controller fails.
摘要翻译：在高度可用的存储系统中，机箱包括第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板。第一和第二控制器板中的每一个包括第一和第二串行总线控制器。第一和第二串行总线在第一和第二控制器板中的每一个上耦合到第一和第二串行总线控制器两者。第一串行总线耦合到第一电源，而第二串行总线耦合到第二电源。第一和第二串行总线用于在第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板之间交换外壳管理和环境信息。第一和第二串行总线耦合到隔离开关，以便在串行总线控制器发生故障时冗余模块可以工作。

4. 发明授权

US07369380B1 Highly available dual serial bus architecture 有权
标题翻译：高可用的双串行总线架构
公开(公告)号：US07369380B1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-06
申请号：US11431337
申请日：2006-05-10
申请人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Stephen E. Strickland , Phillip Roux
发明人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Steven Felton , Stephen E. Strickland , Phillip Roux
IPC分类号： H02H7/00
CPC分类号： G06F13/409 , G06F1/206 , G06F1/26 , G06F11/0757 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2015
摘要： In a highly available storage system, an enclosure includes first and second power supplies, and first and second controller boards. Each of the first and second controller boards includes first and second serial bus controllers. First and second serial buses are coupled to both of the first and second serial bus controllers on each of the first and second controller boards. The first serial bus is coupled to the first power supply, while the second serial bus coupled to the second power supply. The first and second serial buses are used for exchanging enclosure management and environmental information between the first and second power supplies and the first and second controller boards. The first and second serial buses are coupled to isolation switches so that redundant modules can operate if a serial bus controller fails.
摘要翻译：在高度可用的存储系统中，机箱包括第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板。第一和第二控制器板中的每一个包括第一和第二串行总线控制器。第一和第二串行总线在第一和第二控制器板中的每一个上耦合到第一和第二串行总线控制器两者。第一串行总线耦合到第一电源，而第二串行总线耦合到第二电源。第一和第二串行总线用于在第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板之间交换外壳管理和环境信息。第一和第二串行总线耦合到隔离开关，以便在串行总线控制器发生故障时冗余模块可以工作。

5. 发明授权

US07852781B1 Managing communications settings 有权
标题翻译：管理通讯设置
公开(公告)号：US07852781B1
公开(公告)日：2010-12-14
申请号：US11394698
申请日：2006-03-31
申请人： Mickey Steven Felton , Thomas Dibb , Dennis Mazur , Steven D. Sardella , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
发明人： Mickey Steven Felton , Thomas Dibb , Dennis Mazur , Steven D. Sardella , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
IPC分类号： H04L1/00 , H04L12/26 , H04L5/16 , H04L25/03 , H04L25/49 , H03K19/003 , H03K19/094
CPC分类号： H04L41/12 , H04L25/03343 , H04L25/03878 , H04L41/0823
摘要： Communications settings are managed. System characteristics are determined that affect communications on a high speed transmission link between nodes. The system characteristics includes system hardware information and physical characteristics of a cable. Tuning information is derived from the system characteristics. At least some of the tuning information is communicated between the nodes.
摘要翻译：通信设置被管理。确定影响节点之间的高速传输链路上的通信的系统特性。系统特性包括电缆的系统硬件信息和物理特性。调谐信息是从系统特征中得出的。在节点之间传送至少一些调谐信息。

6. 发明授权

US07173787B1 Apparatus and method for controlling disk drive spin up 有权
标题翻译：用于控制磁盘驱动器的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US07173787B1
公开(公告)日：2007-02-06
申请号：US11094024
申请日：2005-03-30
申请人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Felton
发明人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Felton
IPC分类号： G11B15/18
CPC分类号： G11B19/20 , G11B19/209
摘要： Disk drives in a storage system are spun up in sequential stages. During each sequential stage a number of disk drives is spun up based on parameters related to the power requirements of the system. The parameters include the maximum current for the storage system, the number of disk drives currently in steady state, the steady state current required for a disk drive, and the spin up current required for a disk drive. High availability features are provided as further aspects of the spin up mechanism.
摘要翻译：存储系统中的磁盘驱动器按顺序旋转。在每个顺序阶段期间，根据与系统的功率需求相关的参数来旋转多个磁盘驱动器。参数包括存储系统的最大电流，当前处于稳定状态的磁盘驱动器数量，磁盘驱动器所需的稳态电流以及磁盘驱动器所需的启动电流。提供高可用性特征作为旋转机构的另外的方面。

7. 发明授权

US07293135B1 Invertible disk drive connection scheme 有权
标题翻译：可逆式磁盘驱动器连接方案
公开(公告)号：US07293135B1
公开(公告)日：2007-11-06
申请号：US11027505
申请日：2004-12-30
申请人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Felton
发明人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven D. Sardella , Mickey Felton
IPC分类号： G06F12/00
CPC分类号： G11B17/228 , G11B33/127
摘要： A module for a storage system is capable of accessing disk drives in a particular order regardless of its orientation. The module accesses the drives in the same order whether it is installed in a first orientation or in a second, inverted orientation. The module includes a plurality of disk controllers. Each disk controller is coupled to one or more disk drives. The disk controllers are mounted on the module so that when the module is coupled to the disk drives in a first orientation, the disk controllers are coupled to the disk drives in a particular order. When the module is coupled to the disk drives in a second orientation inverted relative to the first orientation, the disk controllers are coupled to the disk drives is the same particular order.
摘要翻译：用于存储系统的模块能够以特定顺序访问磁盘驱动器，而不管其方向如何。无论是以第一方向安装，还是反向移动，模块都以相同的顺序访问驱动器。该模块包括多个盘控制器。每个磁盘控制器耦合到一个或多个磁盘驱动器。磁盘控制器安装在模块上，使得当模块以第一方向耦合到磁盘驱动器时，磁盘控制器以特定顺序耦合到磁盘驱动器。当模块以相对于第一方向相反的第二方向耦合到磁盘驱动器时，磁盘控制器耦合到磁盘驱动器是相同的特定顺序。

8. 发明授权

US07424554B1 Method of and system for changing the address of a disk array enclosure 有权
标题翻译：改变磁盘阵列机箱地址的方法和系统
公开(公告)号：US07424554B1
公开(公告)日：2008-09-09
申请号：US10955355
申请日：2004-09-30
申请人： Steven D. Sardella , Mickey S. Felton , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
发明人： Steven D. Sardella , Mickey S. Felton , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
IPC分类号： G06F3/00 , G06F15/177 , G06F12/00 , G11B7/24
CPC分类号： G06F3/0632 , G06F3/0605 , G06F3/0683 , H04L29/12254 , H04L29/12839 , H04L61/2038 , H04L61/6022 , H04L67/1097
摘要： An apparatus for setting an enclosure address in a computer system having a plurality of enclosures includes at least one enclosure address control device including input means for changing the enclosure address of an associated enclosure of the plurality of enclosures, a display device for indicating the enclosure address assigned to the associated enclosure, a controller for receiving an enclosure address change input from the input means and a logic device for resetting devices within the associated enclosure. The apparatus further includes a register device for receiving the enclosure address from the controller a predetermined period of time after the controller receives the enclosure address change input from the input means. After the predetermined period of time expires, the controller issues a command to the logic device for resetting the devices within the associated enclosure, to assign the changed enclosure address to the devices.
摘要翻译：一种用于在具有多个外壳的计算机系统中设置机箱地址的装置，包括至少一个机箱地址控制装置，其包括用于改变多个机箱的相关机箱的机箱地址的输入装置，用于指示机箱地址的显示装置分配给相关联的机箱的控制器，用于从输入装置接收机箱地址改变输入的控制器和用于复位相关外壳内的设备的逻辑设备。该装置还包括一个寄存器装置，用于在控制器从输入装置接收到机壳地址改变输入之后的预定时间段内从控制器接收机壳地址。在预定时间段过去之后，控制器向逻辑设备发出命令以重置相关外壳内的设备，以将改变的机箱地址分配给设备。

9. 发明授权

US07380043B1 Method and apparatus for arbitrating for serial bus access 有权
标题翻译：用于仲裁串行总线访问的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07380043B1
公开(公告)日：2008-05-27
申请号：US10771811
申请日：2004-02-04
申请人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven Sardella , Mickey Felton , Stephen Strickland , Philip Roux
发明人： Bernard Warnakulasooriya , Steven Sardella , Mickey Felton , Stephen Strickland , Philip Roux
IPC分类号： G06F13/36
CPC分类号： G06F13/409 , G06F1/206 , G06F1/26 , G06F11/0757 , G06F11/2005 , G06F11/2015
摘要： In a highly available storage system, an enclosure includes first and second power supplies, and first and second controller boards. Each of the first and second controller boards includes first and second serial bus controllers. First and second serial buses are coupled to both of the first and second serial bus controllers on each of the first and second controller boards. The first serial bus is coupled to the first power supply, while the second serial bus coupled to the second power supply. The first and second serial buses are used for exchanging enclosure management and environmental information between the first and second power supplies and the first and second controller boards. The first and second serial buses are coupled to isolation switches so that redundant modules can operate if a serial bus controller fails.
摘要翻译：在高度可用的存储系统中，机箱包括第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板。第一和第二控制器板中的每一个包括第一和第二串行总线控制器。第一和第二串行总线在第一和第二控制器板中的每一个上耦合到第一和第二串行总线控制器两者。第一串行总线耦合到第一电源，而第二串行总线耦合到第二电源。第一和第二串行总线用于在第一和第二电源以及第一和第二控制器板之间交换外壳管理和环境信息。第一和第二串行总线耦合到隔离开关，以便在串行总线控制器发生故障时冗余模块可以工作。

10. 发明授权

US07346674B1 Configurable fibre channel loop system 有权
标题翻译：可配置的光纤通道环路系统
公开(公告)号：US07346674B1
公开(公告)日：2008-03-18
申请号：US09877848
申请日：2001-06-07
申请人： Brian Gallagher , Jeffrey Teachout , Thomas Linnell , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
发明人： Brian Gallagher , Jeffrey Teachout , Thomas Linnell , Bernard Warnakulasooriya
IPC分类号： G06F15/173 , G06F15/177 , G06F3/00 , H04J14/00 , H04B10/20 , H04B10/00
CPC分类号： G06F1/181 , G06F1/183
摘要： A configurable fibre channel (FC) loop system is provided that may be used to couple mass storage devices to input/output (I/O) controllers in a data storage system. The system may include first and second port bypass systems (PBPS). Each PBPS may include FC protocol network sections having nodes that may be configured into different numbers of loops that may be used to couple the devices to the controllers.
摘要翻译：提供了可配置的光纤通道（FC）回路系统，其可用于将大容量存储设备耦合到数据存储系统中的输入/输出（I / O）控制器。该系统可以包括第一和第二端口旁路系统（PBPS）。每个PBPS可以包括具有节点的FC协议网络部分，节点可被配置成不同数目的环路，可用于将设备耦合到控制器。

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