STORAGE SYSTEM AND OPTICAL MODULE SWITCHING METHOD FOR STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A storage system comprising:
- a host,a storage device connected to the host via a communication line, the storage device comprising a communication controller performing data communication with the host by using optical modules, whereinthe communication controller is provided with;
first optical modules performing data communication with the host;
a second optical module performing data communication with the host, in place of the first optical module; and
a controller switching, when a failure occurs in any of the first optical modules, the first optical module in which the failure occurred to the second optical module.
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to continue to send and receive to/from a host when a failure has occurred in a storage device interface. A storage system includes a host and a storage device connected to the host via a communication line, wherein the storage device comprises a communication controller performing data communication with the host by using optical modules, and wherein the communication controller is provided with first optical modules performing data communication with the host; a second optical module performing data communication with the host, in place of a first optical module; and a controller switching, when a failure has occurred in any of the first optical modules, the first optical module in which the failure has occurred to the second optical module.
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10 Claims
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1. A storage system comprising:
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a host, a storage device connected to the host via a communication line, the storage device comprising a communication controller performing data communication with the host by using optical modules, wherein the communication controller is provided with; first optical modules performing data communication with the host; a second optical module performing data communication with the host, in place of the first optical module; and a controller switching, when a failure occurs in any of the first optical modules, the first optical module in which the failure occurred to the second optical module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An optical module switching method for a storage system comprising:
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a host, a storage device connected to the host via a communication line, the storage device comprising a communication controller performing data communication with the host by using optical modules, wherein the communication controller is provided with first optical modules performing data communication with the host; a second optical module performing data communication with the host, in place of the first optical module; and the optical module switching method comprising the step of switching, when a failure has occurred in any of the first optical modules, the first optical module in which the failure has occurred to the second optical module. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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