File storage apparatus capable of restoring file management information
Abstract
A file storage apparatus is provided capable of restoring integrity of file management information even when a power supply abnormality occurs without lowering the write speed. When updating meta data stored in an HDD, log data for reconstructing the meta data after update from the meta data before update is written into a nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM), then, after this writing is completed, the update is executed. Accordingly, even when the update use meta data temporarily stored in a cache memory is partially lost due to trouble such as a power supply abnormality and when update of the meta data of a hard disk is incomplete, the log data corresponding to the meta data for the update is held in the NVRAM, so it becomes possible to restore the integrity of the meta data on the hard disk by using this log data.

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| WO0074062A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Y | Search report | 4-16,19-23 |
| WO03009302A1 | Cites | World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | Y | Search report | 4-16,19-23 |
| US2001022741A1 | Cites | United States of America | Y | Search report | 4-16,19-23 |
| US2004174728A1 | Cites | United States of America | YP | Search report | 4-16,19-23 |
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| EP1522927A2 | European Patent Office (EPO) | A2 | |
| US2005080762A1 | United States of America | A1 | |
| JP2005115857A | Japan | A | |
| EP1522927A3This record | European Patent Office (EPO) | A3 | |
| US7640388B2 | United States of America | B2 |
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Numbers
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- 1522927
- Publication, DOCDB
- 1522927
- Publication, EPODOC
- EP1522927
- Application
- 4256220
- Application, DOCDB
- 04256220
- Application, EPODOC
- EP20040256220
Titles3
- German
- Dateispeichervorrichtung fähig zum Wiederherstellen von Dateiverwaltungsinformationen
- English
- File storage apparatus capable of restoring file management information
- French
- Appareil de stockage de fichiers capable de restaurer information de gestion de fichiers
Classification
- CPC, 3
- G06F11/1435
- G11C13/0007
- G11C2213/31
- IPC, 8
- G06F11 14
- G06F12 16
- G06F3 06
- G06F12 00
- G06F17 30
- G11B20 10
- G11B27 00
- G11C13 00
Designated states33
- Contracting states, 28
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Switzerland
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Germany
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Spain
- Finland
- France
- United Kingdom
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Monaco
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
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- Sweden
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Türkiye
- Extension states, 5
- Albania
- Croatia
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- North Macedonia