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Molly Kreklow was arguably the best setter in the country all season and earned First Team All-America honors Wednesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. - Four Mizzou volleyball student-athletes were named American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans on Wednesday (Dec. 18) when the teams were announced by the AVCA. The four All-Americans are the most that Mizzou has ever had in one season. Earning All-America honors are senior setter Molly Kreklow (Delano, Minn.), senior right side Lisa Henning (Blue Springs, Mo.), freshman outside hitter Carly Kan (Honolulu, Hawaii) and junior middle blocker Whitney Little (Keller, Texas). Kreklow and Henning were named to the AVCA All-America First Team while Kan and Little were named to the honorable mention team. Kreklow and Henning become just the second third first team All-Americans in program history, joining current assistant coach Lindsey Hunter, who did so in 2005.
"This is obviously huge for our program and I am really happy for our kids because they have put so much into this program," head coach Wayne Kreklow said. "Any time you can get this many players on the All-America team, it usually means that you had a pretty special season and we did that this year. All of the kids committed themselves to a goal heading into the season and they sacrificed a lot to get there. We lifted a trophy and put together a year that people will talk about for a long time and that is a testament to our kids."
Molly Kreklow, widely regarded as one of the top setters in the nation, was outstanding all season long. After not quite having the statistics to land on the All-America teams in the last three seasons, she had them in 2013 as she earned first-team honors. She led the nation in assists per set at 12.65 and guided a Tiger offense that finished the regular season ranked first nationally in hitting, kills and assists. She guided Mizzou to better than .300 hitting in 30 of 36 matches in 2013 as well. She was also named SEC Player of the Year and 2013 marks the first time she has been named an AVCA All-American. She was one of two setters selected to the AVCA First Team, joining Penn State's Micah Hancock.
"This means a lot to me," Kreklow said. "I have been through a lot and put in so much during my four years here at Mizzou and to earn this award in my senior season is special. Looking back at everything that we accomplished this season, it was the best senior year I could have asked for. Obviously, when a setter earns an award like this, it says a lot about the people around them and that is exactly the case for me. I had great teammates all year and I am so happy that so many of them also received recognition today."
All-America honors are nothing new for Henning who is now the first Tiger to land on one of the three AVCA All-America teams in three consecutive seasons. After earning third-team distinction in each of the last two seasons, Henning earned a spot on the AVCA All-America First Team this season. Henning led the team with 499 kills and she ranked 20th nationally with her 4.89 points per set average. Henning came into the season as a career .252 hitter, a very good clip for an outside hitter, but in 2013 she hit a career-best .330 while averaging 4.26 kills per set, 0.74 blocks per set and 2.22 digs per set while serving 26 aces. She led Mizzou with 572.0 total points. She is one of just four three-time All-Americans to land on this year's first team.
"This is amazing and it is such a great honor to see my name up there with so many great players on the first team," Henning said. "I am also so happy for Molly. This is my third year on the All-America teams but her first and after playing with her for four years, she has deserved this recognition multiple times. She is the best setter in the country. I wouldn't be getting All-America honors without our amazing coaching staff and support group either. My last four years here have been like being around a second family and I couldn't have done any of this without all the great people that have come into my life. I am so grateful."
Kan, the SEC Freshman of the Year, a unanimous choice to AVCA All-Southeast Region Team and the region's freshman of the year, was named to the honorable mention All-America team on Wednesday. Kan was the only player in SEC play to average better than 3.00 kills per set and 3.00 digs per set. At just 5-9, Kan hit .364 on the season which ranked 49th nationally and seventh in school history. It was also the second-best mark in program history among outside hitters in a single season and the top mark in the rally scoring era. One of the Tigers' two primary passers, Kan was sensational in serve receive as well, converting 96-percent of her 741 chances. Additionally, nearly 48-percent of her first-ball passes were transitioned into kills as she kept Mizzou in system all season.
"This season exceeded my expectations in so many ways," Kan said. "Coming in as a freshman, you just hope to get playing time and contribute, so to have this many awards and honors is really unexpected. We had such great leadership from our upperclassmen that it was easy for me to come in here and just play. I am so happy I was able to play with Molly and Lisa as well this season. Those two are so deserving of all the awards. I am so happy I chose to play at Mizzou and couldn't have asked for a better freshman season."
Little was dynamic all season long and follows up her AVCA All-Southeast Region honors with honorable mention All-America distinction. The All-America nod is the first in Little's career after earning a pair of All-SEC honors. She finished the regular season ranked second nationally in hitting and currently ranks third following NCAA Tournament matches with her .463 attack clip. She also had a national-low 36 attack errors among qualified hitters in the NCAA (3.33 attacks per set, 100 sets played). Little also finished the season ranked third in the SEC with 1.23 blocks per set. Little tied her own school record with 139 blocks this season as she has tied or rest Mizzou's single season blocks record in each of her first three seasons as a Tiger. She is the only Tiger to ever post 100 blocks in three consecutive seasons in the rally scoring era. Little also tallied a school record 42 solo blocks this season.
"I am thrilled and it really does mean a lot," Little said. "Last year, I got a lot better in a lot of areas but I knew I still had a lot of work to do if I wanted to help the team get to where we wanted to go. Every single person on our team put in a lot of work and dedicated themselves to winning an SEC Championship and we did that this season. I think all of these awards don't come without that hard work and now that we all know what it takes to accomplish our goals, I think we are even hungrier to come back next year and continue our successful run."
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In a Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop communications architecture, dynamic loop sizing includes selectively bypassing operational device ports in the loop in order to minimize overhead associated with loop size. In redundant systems with multiple loops, the system is optimized by judicious distribution of the bypassed ports among the loops. Redundancy is at no point reduced. By bypassing unused or unneeded ports off of a loop, the round trip delay of the loop is appreciably shortened. By minimizing the round trip delay, arbitration overhead and access latency is reduced, and loop bandwidth and overall performance is improved. Dynamic load sharing balances the load between the dual loops when using dual ported devices on the loops. Dynamic load sharing is accomplished by bypassing a given subset of devices off each loop to reduce round trip delay; monitoring traffic on the loops; and controlling which devices are attached to which loop in order to balance the load across the loops. Dynamic system configuration features provide an optimized system configuration on a discretely continuous basis, including implementing dynamic loop sizing, dynamic load sharing, and managing the interconnection of multiple loops and controllers.
1. A communication system comprising:
(a) at least a first and a second communication link interconnecting at least a first host device with a plurality of target devices via routing devices, the communication links being capable of sustaining communication transmissions; and,
(b) control apparatus for controlling the routing devices such that the communication transmissions bypass a first subset of the target devices relative to the first communication link, and bypass a second subset of the target devices relative to the second communication link, wherein each subset includes at least one operational target device, and wherein each subset is configured to be bypassed during normal communication system operating conditions for improved system performance.
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(a) one or more fibre channel arbitrated loops interconnecting one or more controller devices and a plurality of target devices via a respective plurality of routing devices;
(b) communication lines interconnecting the controller devices with the routing devices;
(c) management apparatus in connection with the controller devices for managing the routing devices such that communication transmissions bypass a unique subset of the target devices on each loop via the respective routing devices, wherein each subset includes at least one operational target device, and wherein each subset is configured to be bypassed during normal communication system operating conditions for improved system performance.
17. A method for improving performance in a redundant communication system having at least one controller device, a plurality of target devices, a respective plurality of routing devices, and at least two communication links interconnecting the at least one controller device and target devices via the routing devices, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) establishing a communication transmission path for each communication link such that a subset of target devices particular to each link are bypassed via the respective routing devices, each subset including at least one operational target device, and wherein each subset is bypassed during normal communication system operating conditions for improved system performance; and,
(b) enabling communication transmissions to a selected target device via the respective communication link for which the selected target device is not bypassed.
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(b) a plurality of target devices;
(c) a routing network for interconnecting the at least one host device with any or all of the plurality of target devices, the routing network being capable of sustaining communication transmissions; and,
(d) control apparatus for controlling the routing network for interconnecting the at least one host device with any or all of the plurality of target devices such that fibre channel loops are dynamically formed based on selected parameters, including, optionally, system resources, system work load, system operational efficiency, performance and failover objectives, and system growth or reduction in devices.
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[0001] This invention relates in general to redundant systems and data communication architectures and, more particularly, to performance features of a fibre channel arbitrated loop in a redundant system.
[0002] Fibre Channel (FC) is a high speed serial communications architecture for transmitting data from one communication port to a next (i.e., a point to point communication link). Data transfer rates on the order of 100 mega bytes per second (or 1 giga bits per second) are achievable. Devices, such as hard disks and controllers for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID controllers), have one or more communication ports that are attached to the FC links. Each port has an input and an output. The ports can be connected in a daisy chain configuration to form a loop over which communication transmissions are passed. Current standards support up to 126 devices on the loop. In order to maintain order on the loop, a loop protocol, which includes an arbitration protocol, is used to determine which port (device) has control of the loop. This configuration and loop protocol are known as a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL).
[0003] In FC-AL each port examines the incoming data (as the data is passed around the loop) to determine if any action is appropriate to be taken. Each port simply re-transmits the data if that port is not involved in the current activity. This data "checking" or "snooping" requires time and causes a significant amount of delay to be added between the input and output of the data at the port. These "port" delays in connection with "propagation" delays through the port-to-port communication links add up to a round trip loop delay. The round trip loop delay is the time for data to travel from a port's output around the loop and back to its input. Round trip loop delay is typically dominated by port delays.
[0004] To gain control of the loop a port transmits a special packet of information known as an arbitration primitive. If the arbitration primitive can make a complete trip around the loop without a higher priority node substituting its own arbitration primitive, the node wins control of the loop. In other words, if a port receives back the arbitration primitive it sent, it has won arbitration. In addition to gaining control of the loop, there is another round trip of overhead incurred for the port that won arbitration to make contact with the port with which it desires to communicate.
[0005] To protect loops from having a failing port (or device) cause a break in the loop, a routing device known as a port bypass circuit (PBC) is used. A PBC is a device that duplicates its received input signal. One copy is sent to a multiplexer inside the PBC and the other is driven on the "local" output. The "local" output of the PBC is connected to the input of a respective port. The output of the port is connected to the "local" input of the PBC which is also connected to the PBC's internal multiplexer. The output of the multiplexer is driven to the PBC's output which is connected to the next PBC on the arbitrated loop.
[0006] When a node (device) is active and functional, the multiplexer in the PBC selects the local input from the port to drive the output to the rest of the loop. When the node is dysfunctional or absent, the multiplexer will select the input directly from the input connected to the previous PBC. However, the data stream coming into the PBC is always provided to the port so that it can monitor the loop traffic for messages that may affect it. This is important since in some architectures the port has control over the multiplexer in its associated PBC. When bypassed, however, the port does not drive data onto the loop.
[0007] The delay through a port is more than 50 times the delay through a PBC in bypass mode. The port delay is also significantly larger than the delay associated with the interconnecting media between ports in typical array applications. Thus, the more operational devices that are connected to a given FC-AL, the longer it takes for arbitration to occur and the higher the overhead penalty. Disadvantageously, the increased overhead reduces the available bandwidth.
[0008] Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to improve performance of a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop in a redundant system.
[0009] According to principles of the present invention in a preferred embodiment, in a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop communications architecture, dynamic loop sizing includes selectively bypassing operational device ports in the loop in order to minimize overhead associated with loop size. In redundant systems with multiple loops, the system is optimized by judicious distribution of the bypassed ports among the loops. Redundancy is at no point reduced. By bypassing unused or unneeded ports off of a loop, the round trip delay of the loop is appreciably shortened. By minimizing the round trip delay, arbitration overhead and access latency is reduced, and loop bandwidth and overall performance is improved.
[0010] According to further principles, dynamic load sharing balances the load between dual loops when using dual ported devices on the loops. Dynamic load sharing is accomplished by bypassing a given subset of devices off each loop to reduce round trip delay; monitoring traffic on the loops; and controlling which devices are attached to which loops in order to balance the load across the loops.
[0011] According to yet further principles, dynamic system configuration features provide an optimized system on a discretely continuous basis, including implementing dynamic loop sizing, dynamic load sharing, and managing the interconnection of multiple loops and controllers.
[0012] Other objects, advantages, and capabilities of the present invention will become more apparent as the description proceeds.
[0013]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a Fibre Channel dual arbitrated loop system according to principles of the present invention.
[0014]FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a port bypass operation.
[0015]FIG. 3 is a block diagram of multiple hosts and devices in connection with a routing network for providing a dynamically configurable arbitrated loop system.
[0016]FIG. 4 is a flow diagram depicting a method of the present invention.
[0017]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a Fibre Channel dual arbitrated loop system according to principles of the present invention. Two host devices 10 and 15 are connected to four target devices 20, 25, 30, and 35 (20-35) via separate communication links (fibre channel loops) 40, 45 and via respective routing devices 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, and 105 (50-105). Loops 40 and 45 are capable of sustaining data communication transmissions as conventional in the art. In the example depicted and discussed, host devices 10 and 15 are controller boards for a disk system having communication capabilities therebetween 17 for sharing control information, data and/or work load. The disk system includes disk drives (target devices) 20-35. The dual host devices 10 and 15 and dual loops 40 and 45 provide redundancy of control and communication for improved system management and handling of device and communications failure. Preferably, disk devices 20-35 are also configured to provide data redundancy, such as under a RAID 1 (mirror) or RAID 5 (parity/stripe) scheme, or a combination thereof.
[0018] Each host and disk drive is a dual ported device for interconnecting with each of the dual fibre channel loops 40 and 45. Each routing device 50-105 is a port bypass circuit (PBC) for transmitting data from its respective loop to its respective target device and/or from the target device to the loop, and/or for causing the loop data transmissions to bypass the respective target device and to continue on around the loop to the next PBC.
[0019] Each PBC 50-105 may be controlled by conventional multiplexing techniques for enabling bypassing of its respective port in the event of a disfunctional or absent port, and for having the port drive data onto the loop through the PBC in the event of a functional/active port. However, in addition to conventional PBC control/functionality, control system 110 also directly controls the functionality of each PBC. Specifically, in a preferred embodiment, firmware and/or circuitry 115, 120 in each host device 10, 15 also controls each PBC 50-105 via control system 110. Control system 110 is any conventional electrical, optical, infrared, etc. connection between the host devices and each PBC. In a preferred embodiment, the control system is implemented as a communications channel separate from the arbitrated loop. Alternatively, the control system is implemented via the arbitrated loop.
[0020] Active links between devices (ports) and PBCs for each loop 40, 45 are designated with solid directional lines. A "participating port" (of a device) communicates with its loop via an active link. For example, with respect to loop 40, target devices 20 and 25 and host device 10 are each shown communicating with the loop (i.e., are participating ports) via PBCs 50, 55 and 70 respectively. The solid directional lines represent data flowing in the indicated direction for the respective loop, and further indicate that the respective device is receiving data from the loop and retransmitting the data back onto the loop under general FC-AL principles. All the active links for a given loop define the data transmission path for that respective loop.
[0021] Inactive links are designated with dashed lines and each inactive link represents a "bypassed port" status for the device. For example, with respect to loop 40, target devices 30 and 35 and host device 15 are each shown as having inactive links with their ports being bypassed via PBCs 60, 65 and 75 respectively. A bypassed port does not drive data onto its loop. Although data may actually be passing from a device over the "dashed line" (inactive link) to the PBC, that data is not being passed through the PBC and is thus not driven onto the loop. Rather, data received into that particular PBC from the previous PBC on the loop is transmitted directly on to the next PBC in the loop. As mentioned, the multiplexor configuration within the PBC determines the data path. Thus, a "bypassed port" indicates that the device (port) is not retransmitting (i.e., is not driving) data back onto the loop.
[0022]FIG. 2 more clearly depicts a port bypass operation. As an example, device 130 is connected via its port to PBC 140, and PBC 140 is connected to fibre channel loop 170. Device 135 is connected via its port to PBC 145, and PBC 145 is also connected to the loop. Because of the multiplexor configuration 142 within PBC 140, device 130 is considered to have an "active link" with respect to PBC 140 and loop 170. Namely, data received from the loop through link 160 is transmitted through device 130 (its port) and then back through link 150 to PBC 140 and ultimately back onto the loop 170. In contrast, device 135 has an "inactive link" (represented by dashed directional line 155) with respect to PBC 145 and loop 170. The inactive link represents that data is not being driven onto the loop from device 135. Rather, data is transmitted into PBC 145 directly from loop 170 and then, due to the multiplexor configuration 147 of PBC 145, transmitted straight through PBC 145 and on down the loop.
[0023] Accordingly, the data transmission delay time between points "A" and "B" on loop 170 (with respect to the "active link" 150 of device 130) is at least 50 times the delay between points "C" and "D" (with respect to "inactive link" 155). Thus, it is easily seen that data transmission delay is dramatically reduced if the data can be forced to bypass a given device on a loop.
[0024] Referring again now to FIG. 1, an object of the present invention is to reduce total round trip delay for a given loop by reducing the overhead associated with the loop size. This is accomplished in a redundant system environment by bypassing selected ports on the loop according to dynamic loop sizing schemes and, preferably, by implementing dynamic system configuration and load sharing schemes.
[0025] Under the present invention, selected subsets of normally operational ports (or devices) in a redundant system are bypassed to improve overall system performance and efficiency without losing the desired redundancy of the system. The system is optimized by judicious distribution of the ports among the loops. For example, in FIG. 1, with respect to loop 40, the ports of target devices 30 and 35 are bypassed at PBC 60 and 65 respectively (identified by the dashed lines and reference wording), and the port of host device 15 is bypassed at PBC 75. On the other hand, with respect to loop 45, the ports of target devices 20 and 25 are bypassed at PBC 80 and 85 respectively, and the port of host device 10 is bypassed at PBC 100. Thus, in this example, half the ports on each loop are bypassed, even though the devices are operational, but redundancy is maintained in the event of failure in a loop or device. For example, if loop 45 fails, PBCs 60 and 65 are reconfigured to provide active links to target devices 30 and 35 such that they become participating ports on loop 40.
[0026] Again, the removing of selected subsets of ports of operational devices from the loop by activating their respective PBCs effectuates a dynamic loop sizing scheme whereby Fibre Channel arbitrated loop (FC-AL) performance is improved. As discussed, this is effective because a bypassed port inserts less delay into the loop than does an active port. The delays from all of the ports in the loop combine to form the loop's round trip delay. As well known, the round trip delay must be traversed several times in the process of arbitrating for the loop and establishing a connection between a pair of ports that wish to communicate. By reducing the round trip delay under the present invention, the overhead from arbitration and for the establishing of a connection is reduced. This clearly improves throughput (I/O's per second) and bandwidth (Mbytes per second) of the loop.
[0027] As mentioned, firmware/circuitry 115, 120 of host devices 10, 15 control activation of the PBCs via control system 110 to implement the specific configuration that defines which ports are bypassed for the respective operational target devices. This control is used in conjunction with conventional multiplexor bypassing of a port in the event of a disfunctional and/or inoperational device. Significantly, however, redundancy capability is at no point reduced. The only penalty is that the proper loop must be chosen in order to access a particular target device.
[0028] In the event a specific target device is not operational, conventional bypass of a port may occur at its respective PBC without intervention from host controller devices 10, 15. However, upon detection of such a failure, dynamic system reconfiguration may, optionally, occur again to best configure which ports are to be bypassed for the respective remaining operational target devices to best balance load sharing among the devices.
[0029] As mentioned, dynamic load sharing balances the load as between dual loops when using dual ported devices on the loops, and as between multiple loops when more than two loops are used. The first step for load sharing includes bypassing selected devices off of each loop (for example, half, as illustrated in FIG. 1). The effect of this is to make the round trip delay and arbitration overhead smaller for each loop thus improving the overall throughput of the system. The second step involves monitoring traffic on the loops and controlling which devices are attached to which loop in order to balance the load across the loops. Intelligent control of load sharing is also advantageous. One example of this is to maintain one loop as a low node count loop with lower latency and more available bandwidth for high priority traffic and, simultaneously, maintain the other loop as a high node count loop with greater connectivity but with longer latency and less available bandwidth for lower priority traffic. Various other configurations are also feasible, depending on traffic monitored and resources available.
[0030] Referring now to FIG. 3, the block diagram shows how the present invention is clearly not limited to a dual loop/controller implementation (as discussed in reference to FIG. 1). Rather, FIG. 3 depicts how the invention is equally applicable to a system embodying multiple host controllers C1, C2, and C3 through CN (C1-CN) and multiple target devices B1, B2, B3, B4 and B5 through BN (B1-BN) in connection with a routing (switching) network 250 for providing a dynamically configurable arbitrated multi-loop system. Routing network 250 has two bidirectional connections for each controller C1-CN and each target device B1-BN.
[0031] In this example, each target device (drive box or enclosure) B1-BN contains multiple disk mechanisms with dual arbitrated loop segments connected to each of the disk mechanisms' dual ports. For example, drive box B1 depicts four disk drives D1, D2, D3 and D4 (D1-D4) connected to loops 255 and 260 via PBCs 265 and 270 respectively. The disk mechanism/loop configuration of B1 is similar to that of FIG. 1. The detail configuration for the other drive boxes B2-BN is not shown to simplify the drawing. However, each drive box B2-BN may be configured similar to drive box B1, or each may be configured differently, such as with more or less drives or different sized drives (albeit in a preferred embodiment, each drive is dual ported and connected to dual loops via respective PBCs).
[0032] Each drive box B1-BN is attached to routing network 250 through respective links (ports). Namely, drive box B1 connects to routing network 250 via links B1L0 and B1L1, and drive box B2 connects to routing network 250 via links B2L0 and B2L1, and so forth. These links/ports will be referred to as B1L0-BNL1. Similarly, host/controller devices C1-CN connect to routing network 250 via respective links. For example, C1 connects via links C1L0 and C1L1, and C2 connects via links C2L0 and C2L1, and so forth. These links/ports will be referred to as C1L0-CNL1.
[0033] Routing network 250 is any conventional routing network that is capable of interconnecting any subset or all of ports C1L0-CNL1 to any subset or all of ports B1L0-BNL1. Specifically, routing network 250 connects any host/controller (or any multiple controllers) C1-CN with any drive box (or multiple boxes) B1-BN via the respective links C1L0-CNL1 and B1L0-BNL1. As such, multiple arbitrated loop configurations are achievable by connecting different controllers to different ports on different devices. Moreover, by selectively bypassing differing disk drive units (i.e., D1-D4) in the differing drive boxes B1-BN, dynamic loop sizing occurs to minimize overhead associated with each loop established. Again, redundancy is maintained and the system is optimized by judicious distribution of the bypassed ports among the loops. To this regard, the way in which all of the connections are made at any given moment during system operations can have a significant bearing on overall system performance. Accordingly, the optimal system configuration is not static but will vary with system loading conditions (as previously discussed with regard to dynamic load sharing). There are also upgrade, expansion and/or modification considerations, such as for the addition and/or removal of devices, controllers and/or loops, that affect overall system performance and dynamic system reconfiguration parameters.
[0034] In essence, a dynamic system configuration includes applying intelligent control to routing network 250 in order to optimize the system configuration on a discretely continuous basis. In one embodiment, the intelligent control is operable via firmware/circuitry in the host controllers C1-CN (see 115, 120 of FIG. 1). The intelligent control involves dynamic loop sizing, dynamic load sharing, and management of the interconnection of multiple loops and controllers. Proper control and topology preserves the redundancy of the system. For example, a topology is easily configured between controllers C1 and C2 and drive boxes B1 and B2 that creates dual arbitrated loops and judiciously distributed disk mechanisms on those loops, similar to the example of FIG. 1. On the other hand, many other scenarios are also workable. For example, if three controllers C1-C3 are utilized in connection with two drive boxes B1 and B2, then one possible multi-loop configuration is as follows:
[0035] loop A—B1L0, C1L0 and C3L0
[0036] loop B—B1L1 and C1L1
[0037] loop C—B2L0, C2L0 and C3L0
[0038] loop D—B2L1 and C2L1
[0039] The odd number of controllers creates an uneven distribution of controllers on the loops. However, the PBCs (i.e., 265, 270, etc.) are then adjusted to produce a skewed distribution of drives on the loops in response to the controller bandwidth on each of the loops and their traffic patterns. For example, one possible optimization might be to place more drives onto loops A and B since there are more controller resources available on these loops. Another might be to place fewer drives on loops A and B so that they can be very responsive while loops C and D are used for less frequently accessed data.
[0040] Another exemplary multi-loop configuration may be:
[0041] loop A—C1L0, B1L0 and B2L0
[0042] loop B—C1L1, B3L0 and B4L0
[0043] loop C—C2L0, B1L1 and B2L1
[0044] loop D—C2L1, B3L1 and B4L1
[0045] This configuration defines two controllers C1 and C2 with four drive boxes B1, B2, B3 and B4, and four loops.
[0046] Obviously, various other loop configurations and drive bypass schemes are also feasible.
[0047] Finally, routing network 250 allows for the on-line addition/deletion of controllers and/or target devices; provides a mechanism for enabling smart or dynamic configuration of resources and arbitration loops; and provides for enabling features such as: (i) removing system configuration knowledge requirements from a user's perspective; (ii) automatically adapting system configurations to match work load or fault conditions; (iii) providing remote administration for adaptive system configurations; and (iv) enhancing system diagnostics.
[0048] Referring now to FIG. 4, a flow diagram depicts a preferred method of the present invention. First, system resources are identified 200. This includes all target devices, respective PBCs, host/controller devices, and type of routing network for building loops among the devices. Moreover, in the event the target devices are disk drives, for example, criteria such as storage capacities, access speeds, RAID schemes, etc. are considered. Next, 205, a redundant system is configured using the routing network (i.e., multiple loops are established) and based on the identified resources available. Then, 210, subsets of ports are identified on each loop that are to be bypassed while keeping system redundancy. These are identified per criteria such as number of loops, number of target devices and controller devices, load balancing schemes, etc. Again, for example, in the event the target devices are disk drives, criteria such as storage capacities, access speeds, RAID schemes, etc. are considered. Once the subsets of devices are identified on each loop, then those ports are inactivated 215 via their respective PBCs to establish a communication transmission path on each loop which is reduced in data transmission round trip delay time relative to the entire number of operational and/or dysfunctional devices on the loop. The system is now ready for normal operations.
[0049] Next, if a communication transmission is requested by/to a device 220, then the loop on which the device is located is identified 225, and communications are enabled via that loop 230 (i.e., arbitration begins and data transfer occurs). Communication traffic is monitored 235 so that load balancing may be optimized. Similarly, resources are monitored so that system configurations may be dynamically configured relative to loop paths, loop sizing and load sharing as previously discussed. If system changes occur 240, dynamic reconfiguration may again occur to provide optimized redundancy, performance and/or efficiency.
[0050] Finally, what has been described above are the preferred embodiments of a system and method for improving the performance of a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop in a redundant system. While the present invention has been described by reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent that other alternative embodiments and methods of implementation or modification may be employed without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. On the day Ron Washington had to scratch starting shortstop Elvis Andrus because of muscle soreness brought on by a new tattoo, the Texas Rangers got their first win of the Cactus League season. But with apologies to Lance Berkman and Jurickson Profar, the most important performance Thursday came from starting pitcher Derek Holland. For the Rangers to have any hope of contending for a playoff spot this season, Holland needs to look like the guy who dominated hitters in the second half of the 2011 season. He lost his edge in 2012 and gave up way too many long balls. This past offseason, he vowed to take a more serious approach. He decided to cancel his weekly radio show and not spend so much time trying to entertain folks away from the field. Now, he's preparing to leave the Rangers this weekend to join Team USA in the World Baseball Classic. That's the reason he became the first Rangers pitcher to throw four innings in a game Thursday. He used an effective change...
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The last-place Carolina Hurricanes fired coach Paul Maurice for the second time in less than a decade Monday and replaced him with former All-Star Kirk Muller. Muller begins his first NHL head coaching job with a slumping team that has made one playoff appearance since 2006 and has lost 10 of 13 games. He is in his first season coaching the Nashville Predators' AHL affiliate in Milwaukee after spending five seasons on the Montreal Canadiens' staff. He played 19 seasons in the NHL, made six All-Star teams and led the Canadiens to their last Stanley Cup. "Kirk is a proven leader and motivator, and he has strong communication skills," general manager Jim Rutherford said. "We feel confident that he is the right man to lead our team now and in the future." Carolina dropped to 8-13-4 following Sunday night's 4-3 loss at Ottawa, its third in a row. The Hurricanes are 14th in the Eastern Conference and play Southeast Division leader Florida on Tuesday night to begin...
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|Also known as
|Fyah Muma
25 March 1975
Montego Bay, Jamaica
|Reggae, dancehall
|Singer-songwriter, deejay
|Years active
|Flames Productions
VP Records
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Ventrice Morgan, whose stage name is Queen Ifrica, is a reggae singer and disc jockey from the hills above Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the daughter of ska music legend Derrick Morgan but was raised by her mother and stepfather. Her career began in her home town in 1995 when she won a talent competition in a local club.[citation needed] In 1998 she began working with Tony Rebel's record label, Flames Productions, and has since performed in such music festivals as Reggae on the River in California and Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica.[citation needed] Queen Ifrica, also known as Fyah Muma, drew notice when she won a talent contest at Club Inferno in Montego Bay in 1995.[citation needed] Her baptism in the business included a performance on Reggae Sumfest's Singer's Nite; coming onstage after a set by Buju Banton, Queen Ifrica's performance drew a good reception from the crowd.[citation needed]
Queen Ifrica joined the Flames Production camp in 1998 when, at a show in honour of the late Garnett Silk, Tony Rebel asked her to join the Flames camp.[citation needed] Since then, she has worked her way up to being one of the premier female cultural reggae artists in the business.[citation needed] Since then she has become a staple in cultural reggae events around the world.[citation needed]
Several of Queen Ifrica's notable recordings include "Randy" and "Boxers and Stockings".[citation needed] She is an active participant in several community outreach activities, including her work on the Committee for Community in the heart of Kingston's inner-city, particularly the S-Corner community in Kingston 13.[citation needed] In 2001, She teamed with Tony Rebel and others in the United Nations' celebration of the Year of the Volunteers.[citation needed]
A Rastafarian by faith, she is known for her work in the community and for writing songs about deeply personal subject matter in songs such as Below the Waist and Daddy.[1][2][3] However, the subject matter of her work also has expressed homophobia, such as in Keep It To Yourself.[4]
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According to The Jamaica Online Star, during a performance at the Grand Gala on Tuesday, 6 August 2013, Queen Ifrica made statements glorifying male straightness and heterosexual marriage. The Jamaica Forum of Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (JFLAG) expressed disappointment over anti-gay statements stating that her sentiments are an example of the constant prejudice that is being allowed to take prominence on the national stage in Jamaica. They also stated that the remarks she made bears some resemblance to statements fellow reggae recording artiste Tony Rebel made at the same event last year. Her response was, "Like myself, I think they are exercising their right to speak for what they believe in. However, I think it is unfair for them to incriminate me when there is no incrimination there. I simply spoke for what I believed in. They should simply speak from what they believe in but not try to tarnish my character in the process." She went on to say, "I never caused the beheading of anyone. If I did then there would be a problem. Until a member of the gay community can give birth from their union they should not be abrasive to heterosexuals, because they came from that union."[5]
In August 2013, a gay rights group, Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad (JAGLA, started an online campaign to have the Canadian government withdraw Ifrica from a concert called Rastafesta due to her history on using homophobic lyrics such as "no fish" and "no faggotism".[6]
The Metronews Newspaper in Canada later reported that she was withdrawn from the show after pressure from the sponsors and other officials.[7]
In May 2014 she was withdrawn from the bill of a concert in Queens, New York after protests over her homophobic lyrics.[8]
- ^ http://www.rootsreggaeclub.com/all-reggae-articles/309-queen-ifricas-new-album-june-16.html
- ^ .http://www.jamaica-star.com/thestar/20071101/ent/ent2.html
- ^ http://www.reggaenews.co.uk/interviews/queen_ifrica.asp
- ^ http://www.soulrebels.org/dancehall/e_songs_more.htm
- ^ http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20130808/news/news2.html
- ^ Toronto music festival feature homophobic Jamaican headliner? Daily Extra
- ^ http://metronews.ca/news/toronto/775149/headlining-artists-rastafest-performance-cancelled-after-homophobia-complaints/ Headlining artists Rastafest performance cancelled after homophobia complaints Metro News (Toronto)
- ^ Bonitto, Brian (2014) "Gays block Queen Ifrica", Jamaica Observer, 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014


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Rend Lake College is located on the east shore of Rend Lake, the second-largest man-made lake in the state, with access provided by Interstate 57 and State Route 37. The college is centrally located within the community college district it serves. Campus facilities include the following buildings:
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- The Administration Building, named for former board member Dr. Allen Y. Baker, which includes the President's Office, Vice Presidents' offices, Student Records Office, Business Office, Academic Advisement Center, Financial Aid, Career Center, Resource Development, Information Technology, and Marketing and Public Information.
- The Advanced Technology Center, which houses Computer Programming, Electricity and Electronics, Industrial Maintenance and Technician programs, IT Systems programs, Manufacturing Technology, Radiologic Technology, Welding and Wireless Communications Technology.
- The $2.6 million Aquatics Center, which features a six-lane, 75-foot pool with access for the physically challenged, therapy pool and whirlpool. Included are shower and locker room facilities.
- The 20,000-square-feet Coal Mine Training Center opened in Fall 2009. The college was awarded nearly $2.7 million in federal and state aid to design, engineer and construct the facility, equip it and provide training in anticipation of the resurgence of coal mining in Southern Illinois. It is located on the west side of campus and includes classroom and office space, operational coal mining equipment, and a mock mine which features movable walls and other components, such as a pitch-black interior to simulate actual mining conditions, and a smoke machine to be used for mine rescue drills. The accompanying Mine Rescue and Fire Training Facility was completed in 2010.
- Two greenhouses for botanical research and for use by students in the Horticulture program.
- The restored, one-room Independence Schoolhouse and natural prairie.
- The James "Hummer" Waugh Gymnasium, which includes the Wayne Arnold Aerobic Super-Circuit Fitness Center, coaches' offices and locker rooms for both Warrior and Lady Warrior athletic teams.
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- The Rend Lake College Foundation Children's Center, which provides practical laboratory experience for students in the Early Childhood Education program and child care for infants, toddlers and preschoolers of students, faculty and staff and other district residents.
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