Computer system, server module, and storage module
View Patent ↗An exemplary computer system includes a server module including a first processor and first memory, a storage module including a second processor, a second memory and a storage device, and a transfer module. The transfer module retrieves a first transfer list including an address of a first storage area, which is set on the first memory for a read command, from the server module. The transfer module retrieves a second transfer list including an address of a second storage area in the second memory, in which data corresponding to the read command read from the storage device is stored temporarily, from the storage module. The transfer module sends the data corresponding to the read command in the second storage area to the first storage area by controlling the data transfer between the second storage area and the first storage area based on the first and second transfer lists.
1. A computer system comprising:
a server module, which includes a first processor and a first memory and which handles data on a first data format basis, and
a storage module, which includes a second processor, a second memory, a storage device, and a transfer module and which handles data on a second data format basis, the second data format including a data assurance code,
wherein, when the transfer module receives a read command from the first processor of the server module, the transfer module executes a DMA transfer from the second memory in the storage module to the first memory in the server module by:
reading a first data of the second data format, the first data including a particular data corresponding to the read command and a first data assurance code for the particular data, from the second memory of the storage module;
checking the particular data based on the first assurance code in the first data;
removing the first assurance code from the first data to convert the first data from the second data format to the first data format; and
writing the converted first data to the first memory.
2. A computer system according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the case where the transfer module detects an error of the particular data in the first data based on the checking of the particular data, the transfer module notifies the second processor of the storage module of the error of the particular data.
3. A computer system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second processor of the storage module provides a plurality of logical units on the storage device to the server module.
4. A computer system according to claim 1 , wherein the sever module, the storage module and the transfer module communicate with each other based on PCIe protocol.
5. A computer system comprising:
a server module, which includes a first processor and a first memory and which handles data on a first data format basis, and
a storage module, which includes a second processor, a second memory, a storage device, and a transfer module and which handles data on a second data format basis, the second data format including a data assurance code,
wherein, when the transfer module receives a write command from the first processor of the server module, the transfer module executes a DMA transfer from the first memory in the server module to the second memory in the storage module by:
reading a second data of the first data format, the second data including a particular data corresponding to the write command, from the first memory of the server module;
adding the data assurance code for the particular data to the second data to convert the second data from the first data format to the second data format; and
writing the converted second data to the second memory.
6. A computer system according to claim 5 ,
wherein the second processor of the storage module provides a plurality of logical units on the storage device to the server module.
7. A computer system according to claim 5 , wherein the sever module, the storage module and the transfer module communicate with each other based on PCIe protocol.
8. A method for a computer system, wherein the computer system comprising:
a server module, which includes a first processor and a first memory and which handles data on a first data format basis, and
a storage module, which includes a second processor, a second memory, a storage device, and a transfer module and which handles data on a second data format basis, the second data format including a data assurance code,
the method comprising a step of:
(1) by the first processor of the server module, sending a read command;
(2) by the transfer module, receiving the read command; and
(3) by the transfer module executing a DMA transfer from the second memory in the storage module to the first memory in the server module by:
(3a) reading a first data of the second data format, the first data including a particular data corresponding to the read command and a first data assurance code for the particular data, from the second memory of the storage module;
(3b) checking the particular data based on the first assurance code in the first data;
(3c) removing the first assurance code from the first data to convert the first data from the second data format to the first data format; and
(3d) writing the converted first data to the first memory.
9. A method for a computer system according to claim 8 , the method further comprising a step of:
(4) by the transfer module, detecting an error of the particular data in the first data based on the checking of the particular data; and
(5) by the transfer module, notifying the second processor of the storage module of the error of the particular data.
10. A method for a computer system according to claim 8 , the method further comprising a step of:
(6) by the second processor of the storage module, providing a plurality of logical units on the storage device to the server module.
11. A computer system according to claim 8 , wherein the sever module, the storage module and the transfer module communicate with each other based on PCIe protocol.
12. A method for a computer system, wherein the computer system comprising:
a server module, which includes a first processor and a first memory and which handles data on a first data format basis, and
a storage module, which includes a second processor, a second memory, a storage device, and a transfer module and which handles data on a second data format basis, the second data format including a data assurance code,
the method comprising a step of:
(1) by the first processor of the server module, sending a write command;
(2) by the transfer module, receiving the write command; and
(3) by the transfer module, executing a DMA transfer from the first memory in the server module to the second memory in the storage module by:
(3a) reading a second data of the first data format, the second data including a particular data corresponding to the write command, from the first memory of the server module;
(3b) adding the data assurance code for the particular data to the second data to convert the second data from the first data format to the second data format; and
(3c) writing the converted second data to the second memory.
13. A method for a computer system according to claim 12 , further comprising a step of:
(4) by the second processor of the storage module, providing a plurality of logical units on the storage device to the server module.
14. A computer system according to claim 12 , wherein the sever module, the storage module and the transfer module communicate with each other based on PCIe protocol.