Drive mapping

Abstract: The automatic mapping of a set of physical drives to virtual drives is disclosed. Given a maximum set of n physical servers, S1-Sn, and a maximum set of m physical drives, D1-Dm, a mapping of a set of virtual drives, V1-Vn, to the physical drives D1-Dm, is created, assuming n and m are fixed and known, and one virtual drive is created per server. Physical drives of size Dsize are organized into a maximum of p “Stripe Sets” SS1-SSp, each Stripe Set containing an equal number of physical drives. Each virtual drive will have a size, Vsize=(m*Dsize)/n (rounded down to the nearest integer). Virtual drives are mapped sequentially to Stripe Sets, starting with V1 mapped to SS1. Successive virtual drives are mapped to Stripe Sets until all virtual drives have been mapped to a Stripe Set.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a computing system having a plurality of enclosure management controllers (EMCs) is disclosed. In one embodiment, the EMCs are communicatively coupled to each other and each EMC is operatively connected to a corresponding plurality of drive slots and at least one of a plurality of drive slot status indicators. Each EMC is operative to receive enclosure management data, detect an operational status of the drive slots, and generate drive slot status data. One of the EMCs is configured to function at least partly as a master EMC to receive drive slot status data and, based on received enclosure management data and received drive slot status data, generate mapped data for each one of the EMCs for selectively activating at least one of the drive slot status indicators to indicate corresponding operational status.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention is a method for mapping shared areas in an enterprise network that includes retrieving user information identifying one or more shared areas to which a user has access in the enterprise network. User input identifying at least a selected one of the one or more shared areas with which the user desires to link is received. A command is generated to cause an operating system to map the selected one of the shared areas to the user's login-id.

Abstract: A wafer testing real-time monitoring software system and its unique open software architecture which achieves real-time monitoring of wafer test results and on-line changing of externally hooked software to satisfy customer needs without changing its main program. The software structure receives and processes binary files from different probers and converts these into readable ASCII files. The system consists of four software programs that can operate independently. These programs are an automatic transfer program, a program which converts wafer test results from a binary file to an ASCII file, a program which receives the ASCII files and performs wafer map editing, and an auto-ftp program which automatically scans data and sends data to remote locations. Additionally, multiple workstations can process data from probers simultaneously. The on-line monitor on a production line can see production results from multiple major workstations through the network drive and drive mapping functions.