Magnetic disc array setting system and method

Abstract

This invention discloses a setting system of disk array and the setting method which consists of database, detecting module, setting module and processing module. It was used in computer equipment with disk controller and makes it execute task of disk array configuration. The advantages are as follows: it integrates controller interfaces from different manufacturers; disk controller driver was loaded and installed automatically; no need to restart after setting so that it is time-saving and the operation flow was simplified.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an interface setting technology, in particular to a disk array setting system and method. Background technique [0002] The network server is often connected with various data storage systems, among which the Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) system is currently the most commonly used data storage system. [0003] A typical data storage system may include several disk storage devices (DISKs), and these disk storage devices may be configured with multiple RAID levels. A disk array controller is a device that manages one or more arrays of RAID disk drives. Wherein, the RAID controller is responsible for configuring and setting each physical disk drive in a data storage system to form a corresponding logical disk drive, and selects a RAID level to manage each logical disk drive. [0004] However, in the prior art, the setting work of the RAID controller is quite complicated. For ordinary users, it is difficult to compl...

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[0004] However, in the prior art, the setting work of the RAID controller is quite complicated. For ordinary users, it is difficult to complete without certain professional knowledge. The main reasons are as follows:

[0005] (1) The user must manually press the function key (Hot key) pre-designated by the manufacturer within a specific time after the computer is turned on to successfully enter the RAID setting interface. After pressing the correct function key, the computer must be restarted and the above steps repeated again

[0006] (2) The traditional RAID setting interface is a text window interface (Text Window), which can only use the keyboard for input, and the operation is very inconvenient

[0007] (3) Disk array configuration operation processes provided by various manufacturers are different. For example, the RAID setting process designed by ADAPTEC is to initialize the disk first, and then set the relevant configuration parameters of the disk array; the RAID setting process provided by LSI is In order to set the relevant configuration parameters of the disk array first, and then initialize the disk array, therefore, for users who are accustomed to using the ADAPTEC setting process, if they set the LSI disk controller, they must complete the relevant configuration of the disk array. After configuring the parameters, if the initialization of the disk array is not performed, the configuration of the disk array will not be completed smoothly

[0008] (4) After the RAID setting is completed, the computer must be restarted to perform related follow-up actions, wasting time

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