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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5463765 | Disk array system, data writing method thereof, and fault recovering method In a disk array system for RAID (level 5) to improve a process performance by dispersing data, the overhead during data writing operation is reduced. Even when write data are used to rewrite data #1 to data #4, which have already been written at address S... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5463643 | Redundant memory channel array configuration with data striping and error correction capabilities A memory channel array configuration wherein two or more memory channels are used for data transfer and data is striped across each of the memory channels. In addition, one or more redundant memory channels, preferably a single dedicated parity channel, a... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5432922 | Digital storage system and method having alternating deferred updating of mirrored storage disks A fault-tolerant high performance mirrored disk subsystem is described which has an improved disk writing scheme that provides high throughput for random disk writes and at the same time guarantees high performance for disk reads. The subsystem also has a... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5392244 | Memory systems with data storage redundancy management A disk array has a plurality of disks, a disk array controller for coordinating data transfer to and from the disks, and a RAID management system for mapping two different RAID areas onto the disks. The RAID management system stores data in one of the RAI... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390327 | Method for on-line reorganization of the data on a RAID-4 or RAID-5 array in the absence of one disk and the on-line restoration of a replacement disk In a storage system having a plurality of disks arranged in a RAID-4 or RAID-5 array, a method of improving the performance and reliability of the array in the absence of a member. The method re-organizes the array into the equivalent of a higher performa... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5390313 | Data storage system with data mirroring and reduced access time data retrieval A data storage system with data mirroring and reduced access time data retrieval includes at least one pair of rotating data storage media each having a plurality of generally identical data records. Each rotating data storage medium includes position ind... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5375128 | Fast updating of DASD arrays using selective shadow writing of parity and data blocks, tracks, or cylinders A method for update writing in an array of DASDs in a reduced number of DASD track cycles. The method involves distributing data and parity blocks for each parity group across the array in failure independent form and reserving unused space. During a firs... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5331646 | Error correcting code technique for improving reliablility of a disk array An array of disk drives organized as a data storage system including n parity drives forming n parity chains where each parity drive maintains the parity bits of a different combination of data drives and each data drive is included in at least two parity... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5289478 | Method and means for verification of write data A system for verifying write data includes a host computer, a controller having a write data path network and a read data path network, and a disk drive array for storing write data. The host computer provides host cyclic redundancy check characters that ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5285451 | Failure-tolerant mass storage system A mass memory system for digital computers is disclosed. The system has a plurality of disk drives coupled to a plurality of small buffers. An Error Correction Controller is coupled to a plurality of X-bar switches, the X-bar switches being connected betw... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5283791 | Error recovery method and apparatus for high performance disk drives The present invention discloses an error recovery method for parallel architecture data storage devices. The present invention provides means for simultaneously arranging data on a plurality of recording surfaces so that intermittent and/or solid failures... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5265098 | Method and means for managing DASD array accesses when operating in degraded mode A method and apparatus are disclosed which minimize the additional read and write loading for each remaining DASD in a DASD array occasioned by a single point of failure where subsets of DASDs may accessed asynchronously (RAID 4 or RAID 5). In this method... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5253256 | Array disk apparatus with unsuccessful reconstruction indicating function An array disk apparatus capable of identifying locations where data reconstruction has failed. The apparatus comprises a disk controller containing a data reconstructing unit, a "reconstruction unsuccessful" information generating unit and a "reconstructi... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5235601 | On-line restoration of redundancy information in a redundant array system A method for on-line restoration of redundancy information in a redundant array storage system. The invention provides alternative methods of restoring valid data to a storage unit after a Write failure caused by a temporary storage unit fault. In the fir... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5210860 | Intelligent disk array controller A method for performing background disk sector analysis for drives, including drives dedicated to redundancy and/or fault recovery techniques, in an intelligent, microprocessor based disk array. The method directs the microprocessor to wait a specified ti... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5185746 | Optical recording system with error correction and data recording distributed across multiple disk drives An optical recording system which separates and records data on optical disks loaded respectively in a plurality of optical disk drives, check symbol of the data to be recorded being recorded on predetermined disks. Information about bad recording or lost... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5146588 | Redundancy accumulator for disk drive array memory The data storage subsystem of the present invention uses a large plurality of small form factor disk drives to implement an inexpensive, high performance, high reliability disk drive memory that emulates the format and capability of large form factor disk... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5134619 | Failure-tolerant mass storage system A mass memory system for digital computers is disclosed. The system has a plurality of disk drives coupled to a plurality of small buffers. An Error Correction Controller is coupled to a plurality of X-bar switches, the X-bar switches being connected betw... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5077736 | Disk drive memory The disk drive memory of the present invention uses a large plurality of small form factor disk drives to implement an inexpensive, high performance, high reliability disk drive memory that emulates the format and capability of large form factor disk driv... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4989205 | Disk drive memory The disk drive memory of the present invention uses a large plurality of small form factor disk drives to implement an inexpensive, high performance, high reliability disk drive memory that emulates the format and capability of large form factor disk driv... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4958351 | High capacity multiple-disk storage method and apparatus having unusually high fault tolerance level and high bandpass A multiplicity of independently operating disk drive subsystems are coupled to a read/write interface containing error circuitry and data organizer circuitry. The data organizer circuitry organizes read/write data for read/write communication with the dis... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4914656 | Disk drive memory The disk drive memory of the present invention uses a large plurality of small form factor disk drives to implement an inexpensive, high performance, high reliability disk drive memory that emulates the format and capability of large form factor disk driv... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4775978 | Data error correction system A data storage system has a plurality of individual data storage units, each of which can undergo unpredictable independent failure. By dividing data blocks to be stored therein into a number of sub-blocks one or more less than the number of data storage ... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4722085 | High capacity disk storage system having unusually high fault tolerance level and bandpass A relatively large plurality of relatively small, independently operating disk subsystems are coupled to a read/write interface containing error circuitry and data organizer circuitry. The data organizer circuitry organizes read/write data for read/write ... | 01/26/1988 |
