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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Daisuke Isobe, Odawara, JP;
Azuma Kano, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takahiko Iwasaki, Nakai, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Ninomiya, JP;
Midori Kurokawa, Odawara, JP;
Inventors:
Daisuke Isobe, Odawara, JP;
Azuma Kano, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takahiko Iwasaki, Nakai, JP;
Tsuyoshi Sasagawa, Ninomiya, JP;
Midori Kurokawa, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A controller performs data communication with a host system based on fiber channel protocol and controls data input/output to or from a SATA disk drive. The controller includes an FC/SATA converter powered by a main power supply, and a resource management processor powered by a standby power supply. The resource management processor controls the power supply from the main power supply to the FC/SATA converter.