JP2007004388A - Housing device for disk - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a housing device for a disk for automatically generating defective receipt management information. <P>SOLUTION: This housing device 1 for the disk is provided with a disk connection means connecting a defective disk, a defective receipt management information storage means storing disk defective receipt management information, a disk information reading means reading disk information stored in a specific area of the connected disk, a fault information input means inputting fault information about a fault occurrence condition, a defective receipt management information registration means registering the inputted fault information in the defective receipt management information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a disk storage device.

  Conventionally, when managing a single disk of an obstacle product, the actual product is stored in a disk storage shelf having a plurality of dedicated trays, while checking the disc information attached to the actual product and the trouble slip attached to the actual product, Necessary information such as a serial number and fault information is input to a faulty product reception management information file for fault management such as an electronic file to manage faulty products.

  However, at present, the management of the disk device itself and the management of the fault information and the like are separated, so that two-way management of the faulty product and the fault information is necessary.

In order to solve this problem, there has been proposed a method in which when a failure occurs in a disk device, a processor that detects the failure records failure information along with the time on the disk (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-5697 A (page 3, column 4, lines 21-26)

  However, in Patent Document 1, since failure information is stored in an obstacle product, unified management is possible, but a storage device that collectively manages a plurality of obstacle products and failure information is not disclosed.

  Moreover, in the initial diagnosis of the disk of an obstacle product, a diagnostic device and a server device are prepared, and the actual product management and the summary of the diagnosis result are separately performed. However, the preparation takes time.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a device capable of automatically generating obstacle reception information for obstacles and obstacle information, and a disk storage device capable of automating from automatic generation of obstacle reception management information to initial diagnosis of obstacles The purpose is to provide.

  The disk storage device of the present invention is stored in a disk connection means for connecting a disk of an obstacle product, an obstacle product reception management information storage means for storing the obstacle product acceptance management information of the disk, and a specific area of the connected disk. Disk information reading means for reading the current disk information, failure information input means for inputting the failure information about the failure occurrence status, and the faulty product for registering the read disk information and the entered fault information in the faulty product reception management information And a reception management information registration unit.

  With this configuration, the disk information and the failure information of the mounted obstacle disk are automatically registered in the obstacle reception management information, so that the obstacle management becomes easy and man-hours can be reduced.

  In addition, the apparatus has an initial diagnosis means for performing an initial diagnosis of the disk.

  With this configuration, the initial diagnosis is automatically performed based on the obstacle reception management information, so that preparation for diagnosis is not required and man-hours can be reduced.

  According to the present invention, the obstacle reception management information can be automatically generated and the initial diagnosis can be automated, so that the management man-hours and test man-hours for the obstacles can be reduced.

Example 1
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the disk storage system of the embodiment.

  In this system, a PC is connected to the disk storage device 1 via a network. The storage unit 3 of the disk storage device 1 can be searched from the PC.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a disk storage device according to an embodiment.

  The disk storage device 1 of the present invention includes a connection unit 2, a storage unit 3, a control unit 4, an input unit 5, a communication control unit 6, and a display unit 7.

  FIG. 2 shows an external view of the disk storage device of the embodiment.

  The appearance of the disk storage device 1 is in the form of a shelf for storing a plurality of disks.

  The connection unit 2 has an interface unit such as a connector to be connected when the disc is inserted along the slot of the disc storage device 1, and is connected to the control unit 4 and the like to read / write data in the disc. Is executed.

  The storage unit 3 stores obstacle product reception management information. This data includes data read from the disk, data input from the input unit 5, data input from the communication control unit 6 via the network, and the like.

  FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the obstacle reception management information.

  Register failure information such as model, SN (serial number), WWN (World Wide Name) disk information, failure occurrence information, customer information, and the name of the device on which the disk is mounted as failure reception management information. ing.

  The control unit 4 is for controlling the entire disk storage device 1. It controls reading of disk information from the disk, initial diagnosis of the disk, and transmission / reception of data with a PC connected to the network.

  The input unit 5 is a keyboard or the like for inputting fault information or the like by an operator.

  The communication control unit 6 controls communication with a terminal such as an external PC (personal computer) via a network. The disk storage device 1 may be used as a server.

  The display unit 7 is for displaying input contents from the input unit 5 and displaying for searching the contents of the storage unit 3.

  The operating environment of the disk storage device 1 can be remotely operated as a single unit or a network server.

  FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the processing of the disk storage device of the embodiment.

  First, the disc is inserted into the slot of the disc storage device 1 and connected to the connection portion 2. By the connection, the disc information held in the special area in the disc is read. For example, the model number, serial number, operating machine calendar, etc. (step S1).

  Whether or not reading is possible is determined (step S2).

  If the information cannot be read due to a disk failure, a message to that effect is displayed on the display unit 7 and information indicating that the disk cannot be started is left (step S3). In this case, it is not possible to proceed to a comprehensive test of, for example, a server device equipped with a disk for the next process.

  If it is readable, the disk information for each slot is registered in the obstruction reception management information file for each slot in the storage unit 3 (step S4).

  Next, when storing failure information other than information read from the disk, the failure information is input from the input unit 5 and registered in the file of obstacle product acceptance management information for each slot in the storage unit 3 (step S5). For example, customer information, the name of the device in which the disk is used, and the failure occurrence status. At this time, it is also possible to input data such as customer information, device name, failure occurrence status, etc. via an external maintenance engineer's PC via the communication control unit 6.

  Next, initial disk diagnosis is performed (step S6). The initial diagnosis can be automatically performed after generation of the obstacle reception management information, or can be performed in accordance with an instruction from the operator.

  It is possible to specify diagnosis contents, area, and diagnosis time in slot units. As the diagnosis, for example, a spin up test (disk rotation start test when the power is turned on), a spin down test (disk rotation stop test when the power is turned off), a read test, a write test, and a verify test are performed.

  The history during diagnosis is logged, the failure occurrence status in slot units is converted into data, and is registered in the file of faulty product reception management information for each slot in the storage unit 3 (step S7).

  Also, as an incidental work, data that can be activated by the disk is erased (Over Write) in the disk user area.

  The data stored in the storage unit 3 is used as obstruction reception management information at the factory, and is continuously used in a comprehensive test such as a server device equipped with a disk in the next process. These data can also be used as aggregate data for quality control materials.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a use for providing a disk storage device for automatically creating obstacle reception management information.

Configuration diagram of disk storage device of embodiment External view of disk storage device of embodiment Explanatory drawing of the disk storage system of the embodiment Flow chart of processing of disk storage device of embodiment Illustration of obstruction reception management information

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disc storage apparatus 2 Connection part 3 Memory | storage part 4 Control part 5 Input part 6 Communication control part 7 Display part

Claims (2)

A disk connection means for connecting the obstructed disk;
Obstruction reception management information storage means for storing the obstruction reception management information of the disk;
Disc information reading means for reading disc information stored in a specific area of the connected disc;
Fault information input means for inputting fault information about the fault occurrence status;
Obstacle reception management information registration means for registering the read disk information and the input failure information in the obstacle reception management information,
And a disc storage device.   2. The disk storage apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising initial diagnosis means for performing an initial diagnosis of the disk.

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