Disk storage system including a switch

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2005-06-21

2005-06-21

Elmore, Stephen (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S112000, C711S130000, C711S161000, C711S162000, C711S170000, C714S006130, C710S010000, C709S220000, C709S221000, C709S222000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06910102

ABSTRACT:
A disk storage system containing a storage device having a record medium for holding the data, a plurality of storage sub-systems having a controller for controlling the storage device, a first interface node coupled to a computer using the data stored in the storage sub-systems, a plurality of second interface nodes connected to the storage sub-systems, a switch connecting to a first interface node and a plurality of second interface nodes to perform frame transfer therebetween based on node address information added to the frame. The first interface node has a configuration table to store structural information for the memory storage system and in response to the frame sent from the computer, analyzes the applicable frame, converts information relating to the transfer destination of that frame based on structural information held in the configuration table, and transfers that frame to the switch.

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