CN1400532A - Network centralized storage system and its server and switching device - Google Patents
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There is network centralizing store system, it includes several client computers without Winchester disk drive the servo computer. The client computers have a change-over device, for instance, the interface card on IDE or PCI expansion slot in the client computers, it receives the hard disk accessing injunction which is sent out from the main computer of client. and packs the identification code and the hard ddisk accessing injunction into communication package and transmits the package to distant servo computer. The servo computer has a centralizing store device, the device is divided into store sections corresponding to different client computer. When the servo computer receives the communication package, aiming at the corresponding section, according to the inner hard disk accessing injunection, it executes the needed accessing process.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of Data Access Technology, particularly at can not needing to revise original software and hardware facilities and BIOS (Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), BasicInput/OutputSystem) under the situation, provide no hard-disk system (disklesssystem) or network to concentrate stocking system with the concentrated memory function that utilizes network.
Background technology
Because the hard disk in the computer system has the trend of large scaleization, but therefore the use capacity of the hard disk in the common personal computer and not very big, but only uses fraction wherein in large-sized hard disk, not less than a waste greatly that is resource.Therefore, the present invention proposes user's computing machine does not all have hard disk, and utilize network connections, and the data centralization that originally is stored in each user's computing machine is stored in the server-side computing machine, resource is saved, a network of data centralization management is concentrated stocking system and reach.
Fig. 1 represents the system architecture diagram of the concentrated stocking system of network of prior art.As shown in the figure, its basic framework is general server-side/client framework, comprises server 1 and a plurality of client computer 2,4,6,8 that is connected to server 1 by network on-line.Wherein, do not need to install Winchester disk drive in each client computer 2,4,6,8, provide one to concentrate storage device by server 1, as each client computer 2,4,6,8 needed storage area.When client computer is started shooting, then set up onlinely by network on-line and server 1, read/store needed program code or data, and then reach the purpose of data centralization storage management.
Yet, concentrate in the stocking system at existing network, because client computer must be with the mechanism of script access local hard drive, change over by network and come concentrated storage device on the access server computing machine, so must revise intrasystem software of primitive compuer or hardware basically, or even BIOS, can allow client computer not having under the situation of Winchester disk drive, by program code on the network access server and data.In other words, general computing machine can't directly be applied in above-mentioned network and concentrate in the stocking system, must can use by after modification software and hardware and the BIOS; Even must use specially designed private client computing machine sometimes, this makes system expansibility become and is on duty mutually.On the other hand, the alter mode of client computer also can be along with the operating system that is adopted (operatingsystem, OS) different and difference to some extent.That is to say, at different operating system, for example present widely used Windows95/98/2000, WindowsNT, Linux or the like must revise its corresponding driver respectively, it is quite complicated that this also makes existing network concentrate in the exploitation of stocking system, increases the cost of design.
Summary of the invention
In order to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, the objective of the invention is to propose a kind of network and concentrate stocking system, it can not need to revise the software and hardware and the BIOS system of original computing machine, and its framework goes for different operating system simultaneously, significantly reduces design and build to be set to this.
Another object of the present invention provides server and the switching device that a kind of network concentrates stocking system to use.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of network and concentrates stocking system, and it comprises:
At least one no hard disk client computer, it comprises a switching device, instruct in order to the harddisk access that receives from above-mentioned client computer sent, and the identification code of above-mentioned harddisk access instruction and above-mentioned no hard disk client computer is encapsulated in the communication package; An and server-side computing machine, be coupled to above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, it comprises that one concentrates storage device, be divided at least one storage area in the said storage unit, correspond respectively to above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, above-mentioned server-side computing machine according to above-mentioned harddisk access instruction, is carried out processing for the pairing above-mentioned storage area of above-mentioned no hard disk client computer after receiving above-mentioned communication package and extraction above-mentioned harddisk access instruction wherein.
In other words, network of the present invention is concentrated stocking system, and it comprises the client computer and a server-side computing machine of at least one no hard disk.In client computer, has a switching device, be used in the integrated drive electronics (IDE) or the peripheral component interconnect (pci) expansion slot of client computer, be used for receiving the harddisk access instruction of being sent, and the harddisk access instruction is encapsulated in the communication package from the client computer main frame.In addition, discern communication package source for convenience, in same communication package, also comprised identification code that should client computer.On the other hand, then have one at the server-side computing machine and concentrate storage device, it is divided at least one storage area, corresponds respectively to each client computer.The server-side computing machine just can for the pairing storage area of the client computer of identification code representative, be carried out required access processing according to this harddisk access instruction after receiving the communication package and it is separated package and decipher.
The present invention also provides a kind of server, concentrates stocking system applicable to a network, and it is coupled to a plurality of no hard disk client computers, comprising: a storage device, and it is divided into a plurality of storage areas, corresponds respectively to each client computer; One interface circuit is in order to receive the communication package that the client computer main frame is transmitted, to comprise in this communication package identification code and the harddisk access instruction of representing client computer; And a controller, be coupled to above-mentioned interface circuit and said storage unit, according to the above-mentioned harddisk access instruction in the above-mentioned communication package, carry out for the pairing storage area of the client computer of above-mentioned identification code representative and to handle.
The present invention also provides a kind of switching device, concentrates in the stocking system applicable to a network, in order to be arranged in the no hard disk client computer, comprising: an interface circuit, in order to receive harddisk access instruction from above-mentioned no hard disk client computer; One logical circuit is coupled to above-mentioned interface circuit, in order to receive the instruction of above-mentioned harddisk access and with above-mentioned harddisk access instruction with represent an identification code of above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, to be encapsulated in the communication package; And a network controller, be coupled to above-mentioned logical circuit, be used for receiving this network package and be sent to server-side with remote storage device.
Advantage of the present invention is: network of the present invention is concentrated stocking system, can reach network and concentrate the function that stores and manage under the situation of hard disk/software of not revising former client computer/BIOS.In other words, because software itself does not need to revise, therefore a no hard-disk system framework can also be applicable to different operating system, reaches the purpose that bright saving designed and be provided with cost.
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Fig. 1 is the system architecture diagram that the network of prior art is concentrated stocking system;
Fig. 2 is the system architecture diagram that the network of the embodiment of the invention is concentrated stocking system;
Fig. 3 is the calcspar of the switching device example of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the calcspar of another example of switching device of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram that has the concentrated storage device of a plurality of storage areas in the embodiment of the invention.
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30 switching devices, 31 pci interface circuit
32 ide interface circuit, 33 IDE controllers
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100 controllers 200 are concentrated storage device
210,21n storage area 300 interface circuits
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The invention discloses the harddisk access and the storage area centralized management system of a kind of full impregnated bright (fullytransparent).The bright access management of above-mentioned so-called full impregnated, expression client computer main frame mode of corresponding storage area on access server is identical with the mode of general access local hard drive machine, meaning is that client computer itself does not need any hardware of special correct or software, and its access instruction is to assign (as the instruction of mode assign to(for) local ident E hard disk) by original mode, so can reach the present invention and reduce design and build the purpose that is set to this.Following conjunction with figs. describes embodiments of the invention in detail.
Fig. 2 is the system architecture diagram that the network of the embodiment of the invention is concentrated stocking system.As shown in the figure, network concentrates stocking system to comprise server computer 10 and a plurality of client computer 20～2n, then set up onlinely therebetween with network on-line 40, wherein each client computer 20～2n itself does not dispose Winchester disk drive, to reach utilization of resources and cost-effective purpose.In the present embodiment, the communications protocol that above-mentioned network on-line 40 can select various personal computers to be suitable for for example is widely used in the Ethernet of LAN (LAN) or with other wireless transmission communications protocol or the like.
Among Fig. 2, the expansion slot among each client computer 20～2n (not icon) is provided with switching device 30, in order to the interface of concentrating storage device on client computer 20～2n access server 10 to be provided.Switching device 30 is installed on the expansion slot that Winchester disk drive is installed in original preparation, for example the ide interface slot of normal use or the pci interface slot of extendible other type hard disk of personal computer at present.Therefore, the client computer main frame desires to send to the harddisk access instruction of local hard drive machine originally, then can be captured by switching device 30.Then, switching device 30 is encapsulated in this harddisk access instruction and the pairing identification code of this client computer 20～2n in the consolidated network package in the lump, is sent to server-side computing machine 10 by network on-line 40.In other words, for client computer 20～2n, it does not have difference to the mode of harddisk access and the mode of existing access local hard drive, can not perceive any operational difference.On the other hand, client computer 20～2n main frame itself does not also need to carry out the modification on any hardware/software/BIOS, when only needing setting harddisk, hard disk is set in the expansion slot that inserts switching device 30 gets final product.
Fig. 3 represents the calcspar of an example of the switching device 30 of the embodiment of the invention.Switching device 30 shown in Figure 3 is for being installed in the example of IDE slot 38 among client computer 20～2n.As shown in the figure, switching device 30 comprises that ide interface circuit 32, IDE change cellular logic circuit 34 and network controller 36.Ide interface circuit 32 is to be used for receiving the harddisk access instruction that client computer 20～2n is sent here by IDE slot 38, for example hard disk read/write/steering order.IDE changes 34 in cellular logic circuit and is couple to ide interface circuit 32, receives the harddisk access instruction, and with this harddisk access instruction and the pairing identification code of client computer 20～2n, is encapsulated in the lump in the communication package.Pass through network controller 36 at last, this network package is sent to server-side 10.
Fig. 4 represents the calcspar of another example of the switching device 30 of the embodiment of the invention.Switching device 30 shown in Figure 4 then is installed in the example of PCI slot 39 among client computer 20～2n.As shown in the figure, switching device 30 comprises that pci interface circuit 31, IDE controller 33, IDE change cellular logic circuit 35 and network controller 37.Pci interface circuit 31 is to be used for receiving the harddisk access instruction that client computer 20～2n is sent here by PCI slot 39, and IDE controller 33 then is the harddisk access instruction that the harddisk access instruction transformation of pci bus form is become the IDE bus format.IDE changes 35 in cellular logic circuit and is couple to IDE controller 33, receives the harddisk access instruction of IDE bus format, and with this harddisk access instruction and the pairing identification code of client computer 20～2n, is encapsulated in the lump in the communication package.Pass through network controller 37 at last, this network package is sent to server-side 10.Adapter framework in Fig. 4 mainly is to utilize available circuit design, saves the development time whereby, is not in order to limit this
Scope of invention.
Get back to Fig. 2, in server computer 10, then comprised controller 100, concentrated storage device 200 and interface circuit 300.Interface circuit 300 is in order to receive the network package from client computer 20～2n.Concentrate in the storage device 200 and then whole storage area is divided into a plurality of storage areas, configuration gives client computer 20～2n as the data access zone respectively.100 of controllers are according to this network package, the identification code of its harddisk access of sealing instruction of decipher and client computer 20, and corresponding storage area carried out access.Fig. 5 represents to concentrate in the embodiment of the invention synoptic diagram of cutting apart the storage area of storage device 200, as shown in the figure, concentrate storage device 200 can be divided into a plurality of storage area 210～storage area 21n, each storage area is configured to the remote storage device of pairing client computer 20～2n.
Generally concentrate in the stocking system at network, mostly have many client computers, and each client computer must have the unique identification code of configuration, therefore in embodiments of the present invention, server-side computing machine 10 just can be by differentiating received network package, sent by that client computer 20, and and then determined corresponding storage area.After interface circuit 300 received network package, controller 100 can be separated the processing of package and decipher, detached out the instruction of identification code and harddisk access.Utilize identification code, controller 100 can be in the storage area that finds corresponding to each client computer 20～2n, according to the harddisk access instruction that is received, carry out corresponding read/write/control operation again for this storage area, and the data of customer in response end computing machine 20～2n correspondence.
Though the present invention with a preferred embodiment openly as above; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; any those skilled in the art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; change and retouching when doing some, thus protection scope of the present invention when with claims and in conjunction with instructions and accompanying drawing the person of being defined be as the criterion.
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1. a network is concentrated stocking system, and it comprises:
At least one no hard disk client computer, it comprises a switching device, instruct in order to the harddisk access that receives from above-mentioned client computer sent, and the identification code of above-mentioned harddisk access instruction and above-mentioned no hard disk client computer is encapsulated in the communication package; And
One server-side computing machine, be coupled to above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, it comprises that one concentrates storage device, be divided at least one storage area in the said storage unit, correspond respectively to above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, above-mentioned server-side computing machine according to above-mentioned harddisk access instruction, is carried out processing for the pairing above-mentioned storage area of above-mentioned no hard disk client computer after receiving above-mentioned communication package and extraction above-mentioned harddisk access instruction wherein.
2. network according to claim 1 is concentrated stocking system, and it is characterized in that: above-mentioned switching device is an interface card, and is installed in the expansion slot of above-mentioned no hard disk client computer.
3. network according to claim 2 is concentrated stocking system, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned expansion slot is the IDE slot.
4. network according to claim 2 is concentrated stocking system, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned expansion slot is the PCI slot.
5. network according to claim 1 is concentrated stocking system, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned no hard disk client computer and above-mentioned server-side intercomputer couple by Ethernet.
6. network according to claim 1 is concentrated stocking system, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned no hard disk client computer and above-mentioned server-side intercomputer couple by radio transmitting device.
7. a server is concentrated stocking system applicable to a network, and it is coupled to a plurality of no hard disk client computers, and it comprises:
One storage device, it is divided into a plurality of storage areas, corresponds respectively to above-mentioned no hard disk client computer;
One interface circuit in order to receive the communication package that above-mentioned no hard disk client computer is transmitted, comprises an identification code and harddisk access instruction in order to represent above-mentioned no hard disk client computer in the above-mentioned communication package; And
One controller is coupled to above-mentioned interface circuit and said storage unit, according to the above-mentioned harddisk access instruction in the above-mentioned communication package, carries out processing for the pairing storage area of the client computer of above-mentioned identification code representative.
8. server according to claim 7 is characterized in that: this interface circuit is an Ethernet interface circuit.
9. server according to claim 7 is characterized in that this interface circuit is a wireless communication interface circuit.
10. a switching device is concentrated in the stocking system applicable to a network, and in order to be arranged in the no hard disk client computer, it comprises:
One interface circuit is in order to receive the harddisk access instruction from above-mentioned no hard disk client computer;
One logical circuit is coupled to above-mentioned interface circuit, in order to receive the instruction of above-mentioned harddisk access and with above-mentioned harddisk access instruction with represent an identification code of above-mentioned no hard disk client computer, to be encapsulated in the communication package; And
One network controller is coupled to above-mentioned logical circuit, in order to above-mentioned network package is sent to network.
11. switching device according to claim 10 is characterized in that: above-mentioned switching device is in an interface card and the expansion slot that is installed on above-mentioned no hard disk client computer.
12. switching device according to claim 11 is characterized in that: above-mentioned expansion slot is the IDE slot, and above-mentioned interface circuit receives above-mentioned harddisk access instruction by above-mentioned IDE slot.
13. switching device according to claim 11 is characterized in that: above-mentioned expansion slot is the PCI slot, and above-mentioned interface circuit receives above-mentioned harddisk access instruction by above-mentioned PCI slot.
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