CN107634865A - A New Storage System and Management System - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of Novel storage system, including wireless module and at least one controller, controller includes CPU, South Bridge chip, PHY chip, and CPU, PHY chip and wireless module are connected with South Bridge chip to be operated to storage system.As can be seen here, the Novel storage system, when the connection between the PHY chip in controller and South Bridge chip is broken down, associative operation of the terminal device to the storage system can be realized by the wireless module being connected with South Bridge chip, i.e. when wired connection circuit breaks down, operation of the terminal device to storage system can be realized by wireless connection, when avoiding wired connection line failure, the problem of can not continuing to operate storage system, and then improve storage system reliability and product competitiveness.In addition, the invention also discloses a kind of new type management system, effect is as above.

Description

A New Storage System and Management System

technical field

The invention relates to the field of computer applications, in particular to a novel storage system and management system.

Background technique

With the popularity of the Internet, information interaction between mobile devices can be realized through WIFI interconnection, and most smart homes also add WIFI modules or Bluetooth modules to traditional homes, and then use routers as control centers to carry out information Interaction can realize the control and monitoring of smart home through mobile devices.

FIG. 1 is an internal structure diagram of a storage system in the prior art. As shown in FIG. 1 , a storage system 10 includes a controller 11 and a power module 12 . The power supply module 12 is used to supply power to the storage system 10 and to provide a certain amount of backup power for the storage system 10 when the storage system 10 loses power abnormally. Processing data, DIMM chip 111, used for caching data, solid-state hard disk 112, the capacity of the solid-state hard disk 112 on the general controller 11 is relatively small, directly connected with CPU 110, is used for storing the relevant firmware of storage system 10, CPU 110 exchanges with After the chip 113 is connected, it is used to transmit the data of dozens of hard disks at the back end. The south bridge chip 114 is generally used as a bridge. Connected to a PC, the configuration and control of the storage system 10 can be realized on the client side of the PC. In the storage system shown in FIG. When a fault occurs, the external terminal device cannot normally access the storage system 10 at this time, and the traditional storage system has low reliability and weak product competitiveness.

It can be seen that how to overcome the problems of low reliability and weak product competitiveness of traditional storage systems is an urgent problem to be solved by those skilled in the art.

Contents of the invention

The embodiments of the present application provide a new type of storage system and management system to solve the problems of low reliability of storage systems and weak product competitiveness in the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a novel storage system, including a wireless module and at least one controller, the controller includes a CPU, a south bridge chip, a PHY chip, the CPU, the PHY chip and the The wireless modules are all connected with the south bridge chip to operate the storage system.

Preferably, the PHY chip is an Ethernet chip or a network card.

Preferably, the wireless module is a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module.

Preferably, the PHY chip includes: a GE interface, and the GE interface is used for wired connection of the terminal device to the storage system.

Preferably, the wireless module is specifically used for:

When the wired connection line fails, according to the IP address of the terminal device provided with the wireless module, the terminal device provided with the wireless module is wirelessly connected to the storage system to store the storage system. system to operate.

Preferably, the wireless module is specifically used for:

When the wired connection line fails, wirelessly connect the terminal device equipped with the wireless module to the storage system to check the cause of the wired connection line failure.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention also provides a new type of management system corresponding to the storage system, including a gateway device, a terminal device equipped with a wireless module, and any of the above storage systems. The gateway device is connected to the storage system respectively. The system is connected with the terminal device to operate the storage system.

Preferably, the gateway device is a switch and/or a router.

Preferably, the terminal device is a tablet computer and/or a mobile phone and/or a computer

Compared with the prior art, a novel storage system provided by the present invention includes a wireless module and at least one controller, the controller includes a CPU, a south bridge chip, and a PHY chip, and the CPU, the PHY chip, and the wireless module are all connected to the south bridge The bridge chip is connected to operate the memory system. It can be seen that in this new type of storage system, when the connection between the PHY chip in the controller and the South Bridge chip fails, the terminal device can realize the relevant operations of the storage system through the wireless module connected to the South Bridge chip, that is, When the wired connection line fails, the terminal device can operate the storage system through a wireless connection, avoiding the problem that the storage system cannot continue to operate when the wired connection line fails, thereby improving the reliability of the storage system and product competition force. In addition, the present invention also provides a new type of management module with the above effects.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is an internal structural diagram of a storage system in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is a structural diagram of a novel storage system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structural composition of a new type of management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

The core of the present invention is to provide a novel storage system and management system, which can solve the problems of low reliability and weak product competitiveness of traditional storage systems.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solutions of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a new type of storage system provided by an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , it includes a wireless module 201 and at least one controller 11, and the controller 11 includes a CPU 110, a south bridge chip 114, and a PHY chip 115. , the CPU 110 , the PHY chip 115 and the wireless module 201 are all connected to the south bridge chip 114 to operate the storage system 10 .

On the basis of the traditional storage system 10, a new wireless module 201 is added, and the wireless module 201 is connected to the south bridge chip 114 in the controller 11, which can avoid the gap between the PHY chip 115 and the south bridge chip 114 in the original controller 11. When the connecting line fails, the operation of the storage system 10 cannot be continued. In the prior art, when it is necessary to access the storage system 10 or perform other operations on the storage system 10, only through the connection between the PHY chip 115 and the south bridge chip 114 The connecting line of the storage system performs related operations on the storage system 10, and in the embodiment of the present application, the wireless module 201 added in the storage system 10 can perform related configuration on the newly added wireless module 201 through the original wired line, for example, Hiding and encrypting service set identifiers, defining virtual local area networks, and ensuring that the IP network segment where the storage system 10 is located is isolated from other network segments, etc. After the newly added wireless module 201 is configured, when the original wired line fails during the use of the product, the wireless module 201 can be used to realize the wireless connection between the relevant terminal equipment and the storage system 10, that is, the wireless connection with the traditional storage system Compared with 10, there is one more connecting line, which improves the reliability of the storage system 10 and the corresponding product competitiveness.

A novel storage system provided by the present invention includes a wireless module and at least one controller, and the controller includes a CPU, a south bridge chip, and a PHY chip, and the CPU, the PHY chip, and the wireless module are all connected to the south bridge chip to control the storage system. to operate. It can be seen that in this new type of storage system, when the connection between the PHY chip in the controller and the South Bridge chip fails, the terminal device can realize the relevant operations of the storage system through the wireless module connected to the South Bridge chip, that is, When the wired connection line fails, the terminal device can operate the storage system through a wireless connection, avoiding the problem that the storage system cannot continue to operate when the wired connection line fails, thereby improving the reliability of the storage system and product competition force.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the PHY chip 115 is an Ethernet chip or a network card.

As a preferred manner, the PHY chip 115 is an Ethernet chip or a network card. The Ethernet chip is actually a tiny controller. The Ethernet media access controller and the physical interface transceiver are integrated into the same chip, which can remove many external components. This access method allows the controller and the physical interface to send and receive better match with the device, while reducing the pin count, shrinking the chip area, and reducing power consumption when the system uses power-down mode. The network card is a network component working at the link layer. It is an interface chip that connects the computer and the transmission medium in the LAN. It can not only realize the physical connection and electrical signal matching with the transmission medium of the LAN, but also involve the sending and receiving of frames Encapsulation and unpacking, media access control, data encoding and decoding, and data caching functions, etc. It can be understood that, in addition to the Ethernet chip or network card, the PHY chip 115 can also be other chips that meet the requirements. There is only one way. Certainly, the type of the PHY chip 115 does not affect the implementation of the embodiment of the present application.

On the basis of the above embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the wireless module 201 is a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module.

As a preferred manner, the wireless module 201 is a WIFI module or a Bluetooth module. The WIFI module has large storage capacity, high popularity, low research and development threshold, and the cost of choosing a WIFI module is low. The selected Bluetooth module has high sensitivity, low cost, small size and low power consumption. It can be understood that in addition to the WIFI module or the Bluetooth module, the wireless module 201 can also choose other wireless modules that meet the requirements. There is only one way. Of course, the selected type of the wireless module 201 will not affect the implementation of the embodiment of the present application.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the PHY chip 115 includes: a GE interface, and the GE interface is used for wired connection between the terminal device and the storage system.

When wired communication is performed between the terminal device and the storage system 10, the wired communication between the terminal device and the storage system 10 is actually realized through the GE interface. In addition to the wired connection between the device and the storage system 10 , other communication interfaces can also be selected, which will not be repeated here. The selection of the GE interface is only a preferred method, and does not mean that it is the only method. Of course, the interface type of the PHY chip 115 will not affect the implementation of the embodiment of the present application.

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the wireless module 201 is specifically used for:

When the wired connection fails, the terminal device provided with the wireless module 201 is wirelessly connected to the storage system 10 according to the IP address of the terminal device provided with the wireless module 201 to operate the storage system 10 .

When the wired connection line fails, the terminal device can be wirelessly connected to the storage system 10 according to the IP address of the terminal device equipped with the wireless module 201, and then the related operations on the storage system 10 can be realized. In addition to realizing the wireless connection with the storage system 10 by the IP address of the terminal device of the module 210, the wireless connection with the storage system 10 can also be realized based on the ID number of the terminal device equipped with the wireless module 210, which is not limited here.

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the wireless module 201 is specifically used for:

When the wired connection line fails, the terminal device provided with the wireless module 201 is wirelessly connected to the storage system 10 to check the cause of the wired connection line failure.

When the wired connection fails, the newly added wireless module 201 realizes the wireless connection between the terminal device and the storage system 10, that is, accesses the storage system 10 in a wireless connection. In addition to checking the cause of the failure of the wired connection, you can also The storage system 10 is configured and monitored through a wireless connection.

An embodiment of a new storage system has been described in detail above. Based on the new storage system described in the above embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a new management system corresponding to the new storage system. Since the embodiments of the new management system part correspond to the embodiments of the new storage system part, please refer to the description of the embodiments of the new storage system part for the embodiments of the new management system part, and details will not be repeated here.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a new type of management system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Fig. 3, including a gateway device 301, a terminal device 302 provided with a wireless module 201, and any one of the storage systems 10 described above, and the gateway device 301 They are respectively connected to the storage system 10 and the terminal device 302 to operate the new storage system 10 .

Regardless of whether the storage system 10 is operated in a wired or wireless manner, the relevant gateway device 301 needs to be used as an intermediate device to finally realize the related operations of the terminal device 302 on the storage system 10. For details, please refer to a new type of storage system. Embodiment, which will not be described in detail here.

A management system provided by the present invention includes a gateway device, a terminal device provided with a wireless module, and any one of the above-mentioned new storage systems, and the gateway device is respectively connected with the new storage system and the terminal device to operate the new storage system. It can be seen that in the new management system, when the connection between the PHY chip in the controller of the new storage system and the South Bridge chip fails, the terminal device can realize the connection of the storage system through the wireless module connected to the South Bridge chip. Related operations, that is, when the wired connection line fails, the terminal device can operate the storage system through a wireless connection, avoiding the problem that the storage system cannot continue to operate when the wired connection line fails, thereby improving the reliability of the storage system and product competitiveness.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the gateway device 301 is a switch and/or a router.

In addition to being able to connect the same type of network, the switch can also act as an interconnection between different types of networks, and can connect to other switches in the network or provide additional bandwidth for key servers that occupy a large amount of bandwidth. The router can connect to different networks, and can also select the information transmission line, which can increase the communication speed, reduce the system communication load, save network system resources, and improve the smooth rate of the network system. Of course, the type of the gateway device 301 will not affect the implementation of this embodiment of the present application.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiments, as a preferred implementation manner, the terminal device 302 is a tablet computer and/or a mobile phone and/or a computer.

To facilitate user operations, the terminal device 302 may be a tablet computer and/or a mobile phone and/or a computer, and the wireless module 201 is provided on the tablet computer and/or mobile phone and/or computer. Of course, the type of the terminal device 302 will not affect the implementation of this embodiment of the present application.

A new type of storage system and management system provided by the present invention has been introduced in detail above. In this paper, several examples are used to illustrate the principle and implementation of the present invention. The description of the above embodiments is only used to help understand the method of the present invention and its core idea; meanwhile, for those of ordinary skill in the art, according to the present invention There will be changes in the specific implementation and scope of application. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as a limitation of the present invention. The modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made shall be included in this application.

Claims (9)

1. a kind of Novel storage system, it is characterised in that including wireless module and at least one controller, the controller includes CPU, South Bridge chip, PHY chip, the CPU, the PHY chip and the wireless module be connected with the South Bridge chip with Storage system is operated.

2. storage system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the PHY chip is Ethernet chip or network interface card.

3. storage system according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the wireless module is WIFI module or bluetooth mould Block.

4. storage system according to claim 2, it is characterised in that the PHY chip includes：GE interfaces, the GE connect Mouth is used to terminal device and the storage system carrying out wired connection.

5. storage system according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the wireless module is specifically used for：

When the wired connection line failure, according to the IP address for the terminal device for being provided with the wireless module by institute State the terminal device for being provided with the wireless module and carry out wireless connection with the storage system to be carried out to the storage system Operation.

6. storage system according to claim 4, it is characterised in that the wireless module is specifically used for：

When the wired connection line failure, by the terminal device for being provided with the wireless module and the storage System carries out wireless connection to check the failure cause of the wired connection circuit.

7. a kind of new type management system, it is characterised in that including gateway device, be provided with the terminal device and power of wireless module Profit requires the storage system described in 1 to 6 any one, the gateway device respectively with the storage system and the terminal device Connect to be operated to the storage system.

8. management system according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the gateway device is interchanger and/or router.

9. system according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the terminal device be tablet personal computer and/or mobile phone and/or Computer.