发明名称 |
Private arbitrated loop self-test management for a fibre channel storage enclosure |
摘要 |
A self-test method and system for facilitating reliable and fault-tolerant operation of a multi-peripheral-device enclosure for use in high-availability computer systems. The reliable and fault-tolerant multi-peripheral-device enclosure uses a three-tiered port bypass control strategy for diagnosing and isolating malfunctioning peripheral devices within the multi-peripheral-device enclosure, and uses a similar a three-tiered port bypass control strategy for isolation of the entire multi-peripheral-device enclosure from a communications medium that interconnects the multi-peripheral-device enclosure with one or more host computers. This three-tiered port bypass control strategy is employed by a self-test routine to isolate the multi-peripheral-device enclosure from external processing elements in order to test peripheral devices and other components within the multi-peripheral-device enclosure, and to isolate any detected defective or malfunctioning components.
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申请公布号 |
US6898184(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.05.24 |
申请号 |
US19980192547 |
申请日期 |
1998.11.15 |
申请人 |
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. |
发明人 |
ANDERSON TIMOTHY M;HOOPER III WILLIAM G;WHITE JAMES L |
分类号 |
G06F13/14;G01R31/08;G06F3/06;G06F11/22;G06F11/267;G06F11/27;(IPC1-7):G01R31/08 |
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G06F13/14 |
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