IP Library Patent Application 11343844
Patent Application
App. No. 11/343,844

Storage apparatus, and control method and program

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11/343,844
Abstract

A rewrite verify processing unit rewrites read data on a sector requiring the number of times of retry equal to or more than a predetermined number of times during a process of reading a medium, and then perform a verify read. A rewrite verify managing unit records the sector processed by the rewrite verify processing unit and the number of times of processing on a rewrite verify management table, and assigns, and assigns the sector where the number of times of processing has reached a predetermined number of times to an alternative area for exclusion from a process target for a rewrite verify processing process.

Claims (18)

1 . A storage apparatus comprising:

a rewrite verify processing unit that rewrites read data on an access position requiring the number of times of retry equal to or more than a predetermined number of times during a process of reading a medium, and then performs a verify read; and

a rewrite verify managing unit that records the access position processed by the rewrite verify processing unit and the number of times of processing, and assigns the access position where the number of times of processing has reached a predetermined number of times to an alternative process for exclusion from a processing target of a rewrite verify processing unit.

2 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rewrite verify managing unit records the access position processed by the rewrite verify processing unit and the number of times of processing on a management table, and assigns the access position where the number of times of processing on the management table has reached the predetermined number of times to the alternative process for exclusion from the process target of the rewrite verify processing unit.

3 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rewrite verify processing unit records a sector position processed by the rewrite verify processing unit and the number of times of processing on the management table for management.

4 . The storage apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, when the verify read fails, the rewrite verify processing unit performs a verify read retry, and when the verify read retry fails, retries the process from the rewrite.

5 . A storage apparatus control method comprising:

a rewrite verify processing step of rewriting read data on an access position requiring the number of times of retry equal to or more than a predetermined number of times during a process of reading a medium, and then performs a verify read; and

a rewrite verify managing step of recording the access position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing, and assigning the access position where the number of times of processing has reached a predetermined number of times to an alternative process for exclusion from a process target in the rewrite verify processing step.

6 . The storage apparatus control method according to claim 5 , wherein, in the rewrite verify managing step, the access position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing are recorded on a management table, and the access position where the number of times of processing on the management table has reached a predetermined number of times is assigned to the alternative process for exclusion from the process target in the rewrite verify processing step.

7 . The storage apparatus control method according to claim 5 , wherein, in the rewrite verify processing step, a sector position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing are recorded on the management table for management.

8 . The storage apparatus control method according to claim 5 , wherein, in the rewrite verify processing step, when the verify read fails, a verify read retry is performed, and when the verify read retry fails, the process from the rewrite is retried.

9 . A computer-readable storage medium which stores a causing a computer of a storage apparatus to execute steps comprising:

a rewrite verify processing step of rewriting read data on an access position requiring the number of times of retry equal to or more than a predetermined number of times during a process of reading a medium, and then performs a verify read; and

a rewrite verify managing step of recording the access position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing, and assigning the access position where the number of times of processing has reached a predetermined number of times to an alternative process for exclusion from a process target in the rewrite verify processing step.

10 . The storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein, in the rewrite verify managing step, the access position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing are recorded on a management table, and the access position where the number of times of processing on the management table has reached a predetermined number of times is assigned to the alternative process for exclusion from the process target in the rewrite verify processing step.

11 . The storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein, in the rewrite verify processing step, a sector position processed in the rewrite verify processing step and the number of times of processing are recorded on the management table for management.

12 . The program according to claim 9 , wherein, in the rewrite verify processing step, when the verify read fails, a verify read retry is performed, and when the verify read retry fails, the process from the rewrite is retried.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 24, 2009
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023565/0179 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2006
From: SHINBORI, TAKAHIRO; YANAGI, SHIGENORI; SUZUKI, YOSHINORI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 017533/0193 →