Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Disk array apparatus and firmware update method therefor
- Patent Title (中): 磁盘阵列装置及固件更新方法
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Application No.: US13248482Application Date: 2011-09-29
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Publication No.: US08713553B2Publication Date: 2014-04-29
- Inventor: Ryo Suzuki
- Applicant: Ryo Suzuki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JP2010-225110 20101004
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/445

Abstract:
This invention proposes a disk array apparatus capable of improving its reliability. This disk array apparatus includes a first controller, and a second controller configured redundantly with the first controller, wherein the first controller and the second controller respectively include a storage area for storing firmware and are both in an operating state. When update processing of an update portion as a portion to be updated in the firmware of the first controller is unsuccessful, the first controller confirms whether update processing of an update portion of the firmware of the second controller is also unsuccessful, and, in a case where the update processing of the update portion of the firmware of the second controller has ended normally, rewrites firmware data of the update portion of the first controller with the firmware data of the update portion of the second controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120084508A1 DISK ARRAY APPARATUS AND FIRMWARE UPDATE METHOD THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2012-04-05
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