Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Hafiz, Tariq (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C710S002000, C710S008000, C710S104000, C710S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07912992
ABSTRACT:
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a disk-drive automatic recognition/setting apparatus for a disk system including a controller, a disk drive, and an expander attached to the controller, the disk drive, or another expander, provides an information obtaining requesting unit issuing a request for obtaining information regarding a device attached to each attachment port of the expander, an information obtaining unit obtaining the information requested, and a routing reset request transmitting unit determining based upon the information obtained, whether a routing method of the attachment port is correctly set, and, if the routing method is wrong, transmitting a reset request for correctly resetting the wrong routing method.
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Fujitsu Limited
Hafiz Tariq
Lewis-Taylor Dayton
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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