CN103049214B - Magnetic disc array card and there is the disc array system of extended function - Google Patents
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The invention provides a kind of magnetic disc array card and have the disc array system of extended function, this magnetic disc array card comprises a controller, a switch unit and multiple disk connectivity port.Controller comprises a disk array module.Switch unit sets enable or forbidden energy disk array module according to a user.Each disk connectivity port is coupled to controller, and can connect a storage device.When disk array module forbidden energy and magnetic disc array card are coupled to another magnetic disc array card, another magnetic disc array card aforesaid can control aforesaid storage device to perform disk array function.The present invention does not need discarded original magnetic disc array card when user expands storage device, can reduce the pollution of environment.In addition, the number of user's also visual expansion storage device, selects the magnetic disc array card with the disk connectivity port of proper number, to reduce the cost expanding disc array system.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of magnetic disc array card, particularly relate to a kind of magnetic disc array card with switch unit.
Background technology
When user is when a computer apparatus is for performing disk array function, a magnetic disc array card can be purchased, and magnetic disc array card is arranged on the motherboard of computer apparatus.Generally speaking, magnetic disc array card has fixing disk connectivity port, and therefore the number of the storage device such as magnetic disc array card hard disk that can connect is fixing.Therefore, when user increases storage device in the future, need replacing in addition brand-new and have the magnetic disc array card enough counting destination disc connectivity port, magnetic disc array card originally most likely goes out of use, and causes the problem in environmental protection.In addition, the price with the magnetic disc array card of more disks connectivity port is higher, adds the cost that user expands computer apparatus.
Summary of the invention
In order to solve the defect of above-mentioned known technology, object of the present invention is for providing a kind of magnetic disc array card.Magnetic disc array card can set the function of the disk array of enable or forbidden energy according to a user.So, magnetic disc array card can couple with another magnetic disc array card, can control storage device to perform the number of disk array function to expand another magnetic disc array card.
To achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of magnetic disc array card, comprising: a controller, a switch unit and multiple disk connectivity port.Controller comprises a disk array module.Switch unit is coupled to controller, and sets enable or forbidden energy disk array module according to a user.Multiple disk connectivity port is respectively coupled to controller.When disk array module forbidden energy and magnetic disc array card are coupled to another magnetic disc array card, disk connectivity port and another magnetic disc array card couple.
To achieve the above object, the present invention separately provides the disc array system that has extended function, comprises one first magnetic disc array card, multiple first storage device, a second disk RAID card and multiple second storage device.First magnetic disc array card comprises one first controller and one first switch unit.First controller comprises one first disk array module.First switch unit is coupled to the first controller, and sets enable or forbidden energy first disk array module according to a user.First storage device is respectively coupled to the first controller.Second disk RAID card is coupled to the first magnetic disc array card, and comprises a second controller.Second storage device is respectively coupled to second controller.When the first disk array module forbidden energy, second controller and the first storage device and the second storage device couple, and control the first storage device and the second storage device to perform disk array function.
In sum, disc array system of the present invention, utilize switch unit by the disk array function forbidden energy of the first magnetic disc array card, therefore second disk RAID card can control be connected to the first storage device of the first magnetic disc array card and be connected to the second storage device of second disk RAID card itself, to perform disk array function.Therefore do not need discarded original magnetic disc array card when user expands storage device, the pollution of environment can be reduced.In addition, the number of user's also visual expansion storage device, selects the magnetic disc array card with the disk connectivity port of proper number, to reduce the cost expanding disc array system.
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Fig. 1 is the functional-block diagram of the first embodiment of magnetic disc array card of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the functional-block diagram of the first embodiment of disc array system of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 is the functional-block diagram of the second embodiment of disc array system of the present invention.
Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:
1,1a ~ disc array system;
10,10a, 20,20a ~ magnetic disc array card;
11,21 ~ controller;
111,211 ~ disk array module;
12,22 ~ disk connectivity port;
13,23 ~ storer;
14,24 ~ import and export chip;
141 ~ output module;
15,25 ~ switch unit;
16,26 ~ connector;
17,27 ~ in conjunction with port;
30 ~ motherboard;
31 ~ processor;
32,33 ~ slot;
E1, E2 ~ storage device;
L1 ~ linkage unit.
Embodiment
Referring to Fig. 1, is the functional-block diagram of the first embodiment of magnetic disc array card 10 of the present invention.Magnetic disc array card 10 can independently provide disk array (RAID, RedundantArrayofIndependentDisks) function, and can set disk array function that is enable or forbidden energy magnetic disc array card 10 according to a user.Magnetic disc array card 10 comprises a controller (controller) 11, multiple disk connectivity port 12, storer 13, import and export chip 14, switch unit 15 and a connector 16.Controller 11 can be a process chip, and comprises a disk array module 111, performs disk array module 111 to provide aforesaid disk array function via controller 11.
Disk connectivity port 12 is respectively coupled to controller 11.Each disk connectivity port 12 can connect a storage device E1, such as hard disk (harddisk) or solid state hard disc (SSD, solid-statedrive).After controller 11 performs disk array module 111, controller 11 can control storage device E1 to perform various disk array function.Aforesaid disk array function is a known technology, does not add to explain at this.
Storer 13 is coupled to controller 11.Storer 13 can be used as the temporary storage 13 of controller 11, and it can keep in the data or the temporary data read by storage device E1 that are written into storage device E1.
Import and export chip 14 is coupled to controller 11.Import and export chip 14 comprises an output module 141, and it can be a ROM-BIOS (BIOS, BasicInput/OutputSystem).User can perform output module 141 via controller 11, to set for magnetic disc array card 10, and the pattern of the disk array function that such as designated disk RAID card 10 carries out for storage device E1.
Switch unit 15 can be the switches such as a wire jumper (Jumper).Switch unit 15 is coupled to controller 11, and can set enable or forbidden energy disk array module 111 according to a user.Such as when switch unit 15 is an opening, controller 11 can perform disk array module 111, and therefore disk array module 111 is an enabled state, makes magnetic disc array card 10 to perform disk array function.When switch unit 15 is a closed condition, controller 11 can not perform disk array module 111, and therefore disk array module 111 is a disabled state, makes magnetic disc array card 10 to perform disk array function.
Connector 16 can be periphery component interconnection (PCI, a PeripheralComponentInterconnect) connector 16, is coupled to controller 11.
Please refer to Fig. 2, is the functional-block diagram of the first embodiment of disc array system 1 of the present invention.When user is for arranging more storage device, another magnetic disc array card 20 can be purchased in addition to connect storage device, to form the disc array system 1 of the present embodiment.Disc array system 1 can be a PC or a network attached storage (NAS, NetworkAttachedStorage).Disc array system 1 comprises multiple magnetic disc array card 10, a 20 and motherboard 30 (motherboard).Magnetic disc array card 10 and magnetic disc array card 20 are arranged on motherboard 30 respectively.In the present embodiment, only enumerate two magnetic disc array cards 10,20 be illustrated, but the number of magnetic disc array card can be more than three.
Magnetic disc array card 20 can be identical with magnetic disc array card 10 or roughly the same, and magnetic disc array card 20 comprises controller 21, disk connectivity port 22, storer 23, import and export chip 24, switch unit 25 and an a connector 26.Controller 21 comprises disk array module 211, and each disk connectivity port 22 can connect a storage device E2 respectively.The quantity of aforesaid disk connectivity port 22 can be identical or different with disk connectivity port 12.For example, in the present embodiment, user is for arranging six storage devices E1, E2, therefore user can purchase the magnetic disc array card 20 with three disk connectivity ports 22 in addition, the magnetic disc array card with six disk connectivity ports that user does not need acquisition price higher, therefore can reduce the cost expanding disc array system 1.In addition, the related description of the element of aforementioned magnetic disc array card 20, can, with reference to the associated description of magnetic disc array card 10, not add to explain at this.
Motherboard 30 comprises a processor 31 and multiple slot 32,33.Processor 31 can be a CPU (central processing unit) (CPU).Slot 32,33 can be a periphery component interconnection (PCI) slot, is coupled to processor 31.Connector 16 is connected to slot 32 and connector 26 is connected to slot 33, and to couple with processor 31, therefore magnetic disc array card 10 can be coupled to magnetic disc array card 20 via motherboard 30.
In the present embodiment, the switch unit 15 of magnetic disc array card 10 is set as that the switch unit 25 of an opening and magnetic disc array card 20 is set as a closed condition, therefore disk array module 211 is a disabled state, and the magnetic disc array card 20 that is coupled with magnetic disc array card 10 need by disk array function forbidden energy.Now, magnetic disc array card 20 independently cannot perform the function of disk array.Magnetic disc array card 10 can set output module 141 via user and can couple via motherboard 30 and disk connectivity port 22 to make controller 11, and the storage device E2 allowing magnetic disc array card 10 can control disk connectivity port 22 to connect.Therefore controller 11 can control storage device E1 and storage device E2 to perform disk array function, and the number of storage device E1, E2 that magnetic disc array card 10 can control is expanded.
Switch unit 25 can enable or forbidden energy controller 21 and/or storer 23 according to user's setting.When aforementioned controllers 21 is forbidden energy, refer to the ability that controller 21 loses computing, even if but controller 21 forbidden energy, connector 26 also can lead directly to (passthrough) controller 21 to couple with disk connectivity port 22 and storer 23 etc.For example, when switch unit 25 is a closed condition, disk array module 211 is disabled state, and controller 21 and/or storer 23 also can be disabled state, so can save the power consumption of magnetic disc array card 20.
In the present embodiment, also can have following change, when switch unit 25 is a closed condition, controller 21 can keep enabled state, but disk array module 211 still keeps disabled state.Because controller 11 and controller 21 couple, controller 11 can control controller 21 and operate, and can assist or work in coordination with the data processing of (cooperation) controller 11, to increase the usefulness of disc array system 1 to make controller 21.In addition, when switch unit 25 is a closed condition, storer 23 can keep enabled state.Because controller 11 and storer 23 couple, storer 23 can keep in the data of storage device E2, can increase the access usefulness of storage device E2 further.
Please refer to Fig. 3, is the functional-block diagram of second embodiment of disc array system 1a of the present invention.Different from the first embodiment be in, the magnetic disc array card 10a of disc array system 1a further comprises one in conjunction with port 17, and magnetic disc array card 20a further comprises one in conjunction with port 27.Connect in conjunction with port 17 and in conjunction with port 27 via a linkage unit L1, aforesaid linkage unit L1 can be transmission line.
When the switch unit 15 of magnetic disc array card 10a is set as that the switch unit 25 of an opening and magnetic disc array card 20a is set as a closed condition.Controller 11 can not need directly to couple controller 21 via linkage unit L1 through motherboard 30.Therefore controller 11 directly can control storage device E2 to perform disk array function via linkage unit L1, in addition, controller 11 also directly can directly control aforesaid controller 21 or storer 23 to increase the usefulness of disc array system 1a via linkage unit L1.
In sum, disc array system of the present invention, utilizes switch unit by the disk array function forbidden energy of a magnetic disc array card, and couples so as to expanding storage device with another magnetic disc array card.Therefore do not need discarded original magnetic disc array card when user expands storage device, the pollution of environment can be reduced.In addition, the number of user's also visual expansion storage device, selects the magnetic disc array card with the disk connectivity port of proper number, to reduce the cost expanding disc array system.
Though the present invention discloses as above with various embodiment, but it is only exemplary reference and is not used to limit scope of the present invention, any those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when doing a little change and retouching.Therefore above-described embodiment be not used to limit scope of the present invention, protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when the scope that define depending on appended claim.
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1. a magnetic disc array card, comprising:
One controller, comprises a disk array module;
One switch unit, is coupled to this controller, and sets enable or this disk array module of forbidden energy according to a user; And
Multiple disk connectivity port, is respectively coupled to this controller, and in order to connect multiple storage device respectively;
Wherein when this disk array module forbidden energy and this magnetic disc array card are coupled to another magnetic disc array card, this disk connectivity port and this another magnetic disc array card couple, and by multiple storage device described in this another disk array card control, to perform disk array function.
2. magnetic disc array card as claimed in claim 1, wherein this switch unit sets enable or this controller of forbidden energy according to this user.
3. magnetic disc array card as claimed in claim 1, wherein when this disk array module forbidden energy, a controller of this controller and this another magnetic disc array card couples.
4. magnetic disc array card as claimed in claim 1, also comprise a storer and be coupled to this controller, wherein this switch unit sets enable or this storer of forbidden energy according to this user.
5. magnetic disc array card as claimed in claim 1, also comprise a storer and be coupled to this controller, wherein when this disk array module forbidden energy, a controller of this storer and this another magnetic disc array card couples.
6. there is a disc array system for extended function, comprising:
One motherboard;
One first magnetic disc array card, is arranged at this motherboard, comprises:
One first controller, comprises one first disk array module; And
One first switch unit, is coupled to this first controller, and sets enable or this first disk array module of forbidden energy according to a user;
Multiple first storage device, is respectively coupled to this first controller;
One second disk RAID card, be arranged at this motherboard and be coupled to this first magnetic disc array card, this second disk RAID card comprises:
One second controller, comprises second disk array module, in order to perform disk array function; And
Multiple second storage device, is respectively coupled to this second controller;
Wherein when utilizing this first switch unit by the disk array function forbidden energy of this first disk array module, this second controller couples via this first controller and described multiple first storage device, and this second controller performs this second disk array module to control described multiple first storage device and described multiple second storage device to perform disk array function.
7. have the disc array system of extended function as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first switch unit sets enable or this first controller of forbidden energy according to this user.
8. have the disc array system of extended function as claimed in claim 6, wherein when this first disk array module forbidden energy, this second controller is coupled to this first controller, and controls this first controller.
9. there is the disc array system of extended function as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first magnetic disc array card also comprises a first memory and is coupled to this first controller, and wherein this first switch unit sets enable or this first memory of forbidden energy according to this user.
10. there is the disc array system of extended function as claimed in claim 6, wherein this first magnetic disc array card also comprises a first memory and is coupled to this controller, wherein when this first disk array module forbidden energy, this second controller and this first memory couple, and control this first memory.
11. disc array systems as claimed in claim 6 with extended function, wherein this first magnetic disc array card is coupled to this second disk RAID card via this motherboard.
12. disc array systems as claimed in claim 6 with extended function, wherein this first magnetic disc array card and this second disk RAID card couple via a linkage unit.
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