Redundant storage for multiple processors in a ring network
March 7, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesRaid-5 parity generation and data reconstruction Raid system using I/O buffer segment to temporary store striped and parity data and connecting all disk drives via a single time multiplexed network System and method to reduce a computer system's interrupt processing overhead Apparatus and method for computer host system and adaptor interrupt reduction including clustered command completion Method and apparatus for managing clustered computer systems Apparatus system and method for N-way RAID controller having improved performance and fault tolerance Patent #: 6601138 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10092707 filed on 03/07/2002US Classes:709/214, Plural shared memories714/6, Redundant stored data accessed (e.g., duplicated data, error correction coded data, or other parity-type data)714/5, Of memory or peripheral subsystem709/251, RING COMPUTER NETWORKING709/216, Accessing another computer's memory709/250, NETWORK-TO-COMPUTER INTERFACING711/148, Plural shared memories718/105Load balancingExaminersPrimary: Peikari, B. JamesAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F011/14G06F011/10 G06F012/16 AbstractA dual-axis RAID system includes a plurality of X-axis ordinal series of disks, configured to store parity data and a tape drive, and a Y-axis ordinal series of parity disks. The Y-axis series is smaller than the X-axis series, because the X-axis series contains an extra disk configured as a segment journal disk. The RAID system communicates with clients on a network a network via an SCI network interface.Field of SearchDISTRIBUTED DATA PROCESSINGClient/server Plural shared memories Accessing another computer's memory Using interconnected networks Computer network access regulating Network resource allocating NETWORK-TO-COMPUTER INTERFACING RING COMPUTER NETWORKING For multiple memory modules (e.g., banks, interleaved memory) Shared memory area Plural shared memories Backup Of memory or peripheral subsystem Redundant stored data accessed (e.g., duplicated data, error correction coded data, or other parity-type data) Reconfiguration (e.g., adding a replacement storage component) Isolating failed storage location (e.g., sector remapping) Load balancing | |
