Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load...

Details Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load... Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load...

2006-06-06

2006-06-06

Etienne, Ario (Department: 2157)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C707S793000, C710S001000, C710S021000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07058761

ABSTRACT:
A clustering disk subsystem comprising a switch holding a table which can modify a destination of a request from a host computer, wherein the switch transfers an access request to another channel according to a destination channel status such as heavy load or fault, and the channel which received the request processes the request by proxy for load balancing between internal disk controllers in a clustering disk subsystem. The subsystem has an effect in which load balancing or fail-over between channels or disk controllers can be performed without any special hardware or software in the host. As a result, good performance can be obtained even when access requests from the host computer are concentrated in a specific channel or disk controller.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5680539 (1997-10-01), Jones
patent: 6374336 (2002-04-01), Peters et al.
patent: 6804245 (2004-10-01), Mitchem et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Clustering disk controller, its disk control unit and load... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3649159