Backup power supply device for a storage device

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2006-01-31

2006-01-31

Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2113)

Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery

Data processing system error or fault handling

Reliability and availability

C714S022000, C713S320000, C368S228000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06993680

ABSTRACT:
An object of the invention is to make it possible to secure data retained by a cache memory with high reliability without increasing the size or cost of a storage device. When a host-handling processor and a disk processor have recognized occurrence of a power failure, operation of a storage device is continued for about one minute on DC power that is supplied from a battery module. After a lapse of one minute from the occurrence of the power failure, the host-handling processor interrupts the connection between the storage device and a host. Then, the host-handling processor turns off a SW of a host I/F and the disk processor writes, to an HDD, data that have been written to a cache memory. After completion of this processing, the disk processor turns off a SW of the disk I/F and a SW of the HDD. Then, the disk processor causes the battery module to supply DC power only to the cache memory.

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