Storage apparatus, method for controlling storage apparatus, and program
AssigneeHitachi Vantara, Ltd.
InventorsSho IKEDA, Naoki WADA, Kengo OTANI, Tsubasa MATSUSHITA
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Abstract
A storage apparatus includes a housing (control unit) that houses components, a plurality of cooling fans provided at a plurality of locations of the housing so as to cool at least one of the components, and an information processing device (control microcomputer) configured to control the plurality of cooling fans. The information processing device acquires environment information that is information (output of temperature sensor) on an environment inside or around the housing, and controls rotation speeds of the cooling fans based on the environment information and positions where the cooling fans are provided.
Claims18
A storage apparatus that inputs and outputs data to and from a memory drive in response to an input and output request transmitted from an external apparatus, the storage apparatus comprising:
- a housing configured to house components;
- a plurality of cooling fans provided at a plurality of locations of the housing so as to cool at least one of the components;
- and
- an information processing device configured to control the plurality of cooling fans, wherein
- the information processing device
- acquires environment information that is information on an environment inside or around the housing, and
- controls rotation speeds of the cooling fans based on the environment information and positions where the cooling fans are provided.
A method for controlling a storage apparatus,
- the storage apparatus inputting and outputting data to and from a memory drive in response to an input and output request transmitted from an external apparatus, and including a housing configured to house components of the storage apparatus, a plurality of cooling fans provided at a plurality of locations of the housing so as to cool at least one of the components, and an information processing device configured to control the plurality of cooling fans,
- the method comprising:
- executed by the information processing device,
- acquiring environment information that is information on an environment inside or around the housing;
- and
- controlling rotation speeds of the cooling fans based on the environment information and positions where the cooling fans are provided.
A program for an information processing device of a storage apparatus,
- the storage apparatus inputting and outputting data to and from a memory drive in response to an input and output request transmitted from an external apparatus, and including a housing configured to house components of the storage apparatus, a plurality of cooling fans provided at a plurality of locations of the housing so as to cool at least one of the components, and the information processing device configured to control the plurality of cooling fans,
- the program causing the information processing device to implement:
- a function of acquiring environment information that is information on an environment inside or around the housing;
- and
- a function of controlling rotation speeds of the cooling fans based on the environment information and positions where the cooling fans are provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.