Lsi Corporation

Avago Technologies General IP (singapore) Pte. Ltd.

Jason McGinley

Brett Henning

Scott Dominguez

Timothy E Hoglund

Brad D Besmer

Mark J Jander

Luke Everett McKay

Steven F Faulhaber

Brian K Einsweiler

Edoardo Daelli

Matthew Freel

Sagar G Gadsing

Gregory L Huff

Edward F Marchand

Warren R Volz

Shawn M Swanson

A protocol bridge includes a cache for caching data from a plurality of data storage devices, and for servicing data requests from a plurality of initiators. Data is cached for every data access operation such that the most frequently accessed data remains replicated in the cache.

Multi-protocol bridge with integrated performance accelerating cache

A boot appliance for writing data to a particular host system's boot image and returning boot image data to a particular host system of a plurality of host systems. The boot appliance includes at least one storage medium, wherein the at least one storage medium is configured to store a base boot image and a plurality of variance boot images. The boot appliance further includes a buffer. The base boot appliance also includes a computer readable medium embodying computer code configured to cause the boot appliance to perform a method for writing data to a particular host system's boot image and for returning boot image data to a particular host system of a plurality of host systems.

Method and apparatus to share a single storage drive across a large number of unique systems when data is highly redundant

The present invention is directed to a boot appliance for a data storage system. The boot appliance is a self-contained, pre-configured device that serves as a boot device for multiple servers. The boot appliance contains multiple hard drives which are configured into one or more RAID volumes. Each volume is divided into multiple partitions, with each partition serving as the boot drive for any server connected to it. The boot appliance provides its own environmental controls and Ethernet connection which may be used for providing alerts regarding the health of the components of the boot appliance and/or data storage system to a monitoring system, such as a network management system. The boot appliance may provide a boot drive and operating system image to multiple servers at the same time.

Storage system with boot appliance for improving reliability/availability/serviceability in high density server environments

Methods and systems for improving communication throughput of a link between SAS/SATA devices. The link, initially established at a first signal rate, is one of a SATA link and a SAS link. A SAS/SATA device increments one of the at least one counter based on an error sensed on the link. Based on the at least one counter, the SAS/SATA device determines whether to maintain the first signal rate. The link is re-established at a second signal rate based on the determination such that the second signal rate is lower than the first signal rate.

Methods and systems for improving communication throughput of storage links

Methods and apparatuses for improving detection of a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment ('SATA') target device by a storage initiator over a link. The storage initiator receives a Frame Information Structure ('FIS') and determines whether the FIS is valid. In direct response to a determination that the FIS is invalid, the storage initiator immediately resets the link to the SATA target device.

Methods and apparatuses for improving SATA target device detection

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Jason McGinley