发明名称 Method to improve I/O reliability on a degraded wide port connection
摘要 A method and system for controller level identification and isolation of a degraded physical link (PHY) in a serial attached small computer system interface (SA-SCSI) or SAS domain. The method and system uses computer readable code embodied within the controller level of an SAS domain to monitor a plurality of PHY pairs associated as connecting through a wide port. The invention compares a history of PHY pair errors to a tunable timer to determine if PHY errors reach a threshold. Should the threshold be exceeded, the controller disables the error prone PHY pair and delivers a notification. The controller may then re-enable the disabled PHY after user action or port power up.
申请公布号 US8775876(B2) 申请公布日期 2014.07.08
申请号 US201113302014 申请日期 2011.11.22
申请人 LSI Corporation 发明人 Wiran Francis A.
分类号 G06F11/00;G06F11/07 主分类号 G06F11/00
代理机构 Suiter Swantz pc llo 代理人 Suiter Swantz pc llo
主权项 1. A method for controller level identification and isolation of a degraded physical link (PHY) in a serial attached small computer system interface (SAS) domain, the method comprising: using a computing device or processor, the computing device or processor configured to operate non-transitory computer readable code embodied within controller level intelligence of an SAS domain, to accomplish the steps of: receiving an adjustable PHY stabilization timer delay;receiving an adjustable error threshold;monitoring a plurality of PHY pairs, the plurality of PHY pairs associated as connecting through a wide port, said monitoring after expiration of said adjustable PHY stabilization timer delay;monitoring a status of said wide port, said monitoring after expiration of said adjustable PHY stabilization timer delay;recording, to an error history register storage operatively connected to said computer device, a history of errors of each of said monitored PHY pairs;comparing said history of errors of at least one monitored PHY pair with said adjustable error threshold;disabling said at least one monitored PHY pair if said history of errors of at least one monitored PHY pair exceeds said adjustable error threshold;enabling said at least one monitored PHY pair if said status of said wide port indicates an unconnected state; anddelivering a notification of the disabling and enabling.
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