公开(公告)号：WO2009135065A3

公开(公告)日：2010-02-25

申请号：PCT/US2009042414

申请日：2009-04-30

Applicant: NETAPP INC ,  COATNEY DOUG ,  ASTER RADEK

Inventor： COATNEY DOUG ,  ASTER RADEK

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F13/12

CPC classification number: G06F12/0223 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1092

Abstract: A computer storage system includes multiple disk trays, each disk tray holding two or more physical disks. The disks on a single tray are virtualized into a single logical disk. The single logical disk reports to the RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) subsystem, creating the impression that there is one large capacity disk. In one implementation, each disk in the tray is allocated to a different RAID group. By allocating the disks in a tray to different RAID groups, if the tray is removed, only a portion of several different RAID groups are removed. This arrangement permits a simple reconstruction of the RAID groups if a disk tray is removed from the system.

Abstract translation: 计算机存储系统包括多个盘托盘，每个托盘盘托有两个或多个物理盘。 单个托盘上的磁盘虚拟化为单个逻辑磁盘。 单个逻辑磁盘向RAID（廉价磁盘的冗余阵列）子系统报告，从而产生一个大容量磁盘的印象。 在一个实现中，托盘中的每个磁盘分配给不同的RAID组。 通过将托盘中的磁盘分配到不同的RAID组，如果托盘被移除，则只会删除几个不同RAID组的一部分。 如果磁盘托盘从系统中移除，则这种布置允许对RAID组进行简单重建。

公开(公告)号：WO2009135065A2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-05

申请号：PCT/US2009/042414

申请日：2009-04-30

Applicant: NETAPP, INC. ,  COATNEY, Doug ,  ASTER, Radek

Inventor： COATNEY, Doug ,  ASTER, Radek

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F13/10 ,  G06F13/12

CPC classification number: G06F12/0223 ,  G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/1092

Abstract: A computer storage system includes multiple disk trays, each disk tray holding two or more physical disks. The disks on a single tray are virtualized into a single logical disk. The single logical disk reports to the RAID (redundant array of inexpensive disks) subsystem, creating the impression that there is one large capacity disk. In one implementation, each disk in the tray is allocated to a different RAID group. By allocating the disks in a tray to different RAID groups, if the tray is removed, only a portion of several different RAID groups are removed. This arrangement permits a simple reconstruction of the RAID groups if a disk tray is removed from the system.

Abstract translation: 计算机存储系统包括多个盘托盘，每个托盘盘托有两个或多个物理盘。 单个托盘上的磁盘虚拟化为单个逻辑磁盘。 单个逻辑磁盘向RAID（廉价磁盘的冗余阵列）子系统报告，从而产生一个大容量磁盘的印象。 在一个实现中，托盘中的每个磁盘分配给不同的RAID组。 通过将托盘中的磁盘分配到不同的RAID组，如果托盘被移除，则只会删除几个不同RAID组的一部分。 如果磁盘托盘从系统中移除，则这种布置允许对RAID组进行简单重建。

公开(公告)号：WO2012058151A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：PCT/US2011/057481

申请日：2011-10-24

Applicant: NETAPP, INC. ,  HANSEN, Robert ,  ASTER, Radek ,  EMAMI, Tim, K.

Inventor： HANSEN, Robert ,  ASTER, Radek ,  EMAMI, Tim, K.

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F13/42

CPC classification number: G06F3/0646 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0689

Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for enabling communication between a SAS communication port of a SAS communication component and multiple storage devices. In a first example, a first SAS to SATA bridge chip and a second SAS to SATA bridge chip may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. In a second example, a SAS to SATA bridge chip and a port multiplier may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. In a third example, a four port SAS to SATA bridge comprising two SAS ports and two SATA ports may be configured to route data from a SAS communication component to multiple storage devices. Supporting two or more storage devices with a single SAS communication port allows storage enclosures to increase storage capacity, while decreasing cost per slot.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种或多种技术和/或系统，用于实现SAS通信组件的SAS通信端口与多个存储设备之间的通信。 在第一示例中，第一SAS至SATA桥芯片和第二SAS至SATA桥接芯片可以被配置为将数据从SAS通信组件路由到多个存储设备。 在第二个例子中，SAS到SATA桥芯片和端口倍增器可以被配置为将数据从SAS通信组件路由到多个存储设备。 在第三个例子中，可以将包括两个SAS端口和两个SATA端口的四端口SAS至SATA桥接器配置为将数据从SAS通信组件路由到多个存储设备。 使用单个SAS通信端口支持两个或多个存储设备允许存储机柜增加存储容量，同时降低每个插槽的成本。