AU9689898A - High-performance architecture for disk array controller - Google Patents

High-performance architecture for disk array controller

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Publication number
AU9689898A
AU9689898A AU96898/98A AU9689898A AU9689898A AU 9689898 A AU9689898 A AU 9689898A AU 96898/98 A AU96898/98 A AU 96898/98A AU 9689898 A AU9689898 A AU 9689898A AU 9689898 A AU9689898 A AU 9689898A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
disk array
array controller
performance architecture
architecture
performance
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Abandoned
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AU96898/98A
Inventor
Mitchell A. Altman
John Peter Herz
James A. Mcdonald
William Edward Smith
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3ware Inc
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3ware Inc
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Priority claimed from US09/034,812 external-priority patent/US6098114A/en
Priority claimed from US09/034,248 external-priority patent/US6138176A/en
Priority claimed from US09/034,247 external-priority patent/US6134630A/en
Application filed by 3ware Inc filed Critical 3ware Inc
Publication of AU9689898A publication Critical patent/AU9689898A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0602—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/061—Improving I/O performance
    • G06F3/0613—Improving I/O performance in relation to throughput
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F13/00—Interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units
    • G06F13/10—Program control for peripheral devices
    • G06F13/12—Program control for peripheral devices using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor
    • G06F13/124—Program control for peripheral devices using hardware independent of the central processor, e.g. channel or peripheral processor where hardware is a sequential transfer control unit, e.g. microprocessor, peripheral processor or state-machine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0628—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems making use of a particular technique
    • G06F3/0655—Vertical data movement, i.e. input-output transfer; data movement between one or more hosts and one or more storage devices
    • G06F3/0658—Controller construction arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/06—Digital input from, or digital output to, record carriers, e.g. RAID, emulated record carriers or networked record carriers
    • G06F3/0601—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems
    • G06F3/0668—Interfaces specially adapted for storage systems adopting a particular infrastructure
    • G06F3/0671—In-line storage system
    • G06F3/0683—Plurality of storage devices
    • G06F3/0689—Disk arrays, e.g. RAID, JBOD

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Microelectronics & Electronic Packaging (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
AU96898/98A 1997-11-14 1998-10-08 High-performance architecture for disk array controller Abandoned AU9689898A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US6584897P 1997-11-14 1997-11-14
US60065848 1997-11-14
US09/034,812 US6098114A (en) 1997-11-14 1998-03-04 Disk array system for processing and tracking the completion of I/O requests
US09/034,248 US6138176A (en) 1997-11-14 1998-03-04 Disk array controller with automated processor which routes I/O data according to addresses and commands received from disk drive controllers
US09/034,247 US6134630A (en) 1997-11-14 1998-03-04 High-performance bus architecture for disk array system
US09034812 1998-03-04
US09034247 1998-03-04
US09034248 1998-03-04
PCT/US1998/021203 WO1999026150A1 (en) 1997-11-14 1998-10-08 High-performance architecture for disk array controller

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AU9689898A true AU9689898A (en) 1999-06-07

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EP (1) EP1031091A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2001523860A (en)
AU (1) AU9689898A (en)
WO (1) WO1999026150A1 (en)

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