Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Specific memory composition
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Nguyen, Hiep T. (Department: 2187)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Specific memory composition
C710S010000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06970974
ABSTRACT:
The present invention manages disk-drive types in a storage device in which a mixture of disk drives of a plurality of types with different interfaces is stored. The storage device enclosure stores a mixture of an FC disk drive220F with a fiber channel interface and a SATA disk drive with a serial interface. The SATA disk drive is connected to a fiber channel via an FC/SATA interface connection device233that performs interface conversion. At startup and so forth, the controller310issues an inquiry to the enclosure management unit or to each of the disk drives and, based on the address allocated to each of the disk drives, or similar, automatically confirms the type of each disk drive and manages the confirmation results.
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Hirasawa Akihisa
Isobe Daisuke
Itagaki Shingo
Kano Azuma
Nagaiwa Yoshinori
A. Marquez, Esq. Juan Carlos
Fisher Esq. Stanley P.
Nguyen Hiep T.
Reed Smith LLP
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