1. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device connected to a network, the maintenance terminal setting said disk array device in the network and comprising:
a plurality of setting terminals each mounted on the maintenance terminal and capable of selectively changing the setting of said disk array device in the network, by selectively inserting a conduction pin therein; and
a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the maintenance terminal and capable of displaying a setting state of said disk array device by turning on or off said light emitting elements in accordance with the selectively changed setting state of said disk array device in the network, through selective insertion of said conduction pin into said plurality of setting terminals.
2. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein an IP address representative of an identification number on said network corresponding to said setting state is forcibly returned to initial setting through selective insertion of said conduction pin into said plurality of setting terminals to initialize a password permitting an input operation to said disk array device.
3. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting elements are made to display said setting state or an error code at a present time through selective insertion of said conduction pin into said plurality of setting terminals.
4. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting elements are turned on to display a specific pattern corresponding to said setting state in said network, and a same pattern as the specific pattern is also displayed on a screen of an operation terminal of said network.
5. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein when setting a plurality of disk array devices is performed by classifying said disk array devices into several groups, said light emitting elements of said disk array devices to be subjected to setting on are made to display a predetermined pattern, in response to a request from an operation terminal of said network, and said light emitting elements of said disk array devices other than said disk array devices to be subjected to setting are made to turn off.
6. A maintenance terminal for a disk array devices according to claim 1, wherein a standby maintenance terminal is provided for said disk array device, when a failure occurs at said maintenance terminal, said maintenance terminal is replaced with the standby maintenance terminal, said standby maintenance terminal is always in a power-on state and said light emitting elements of said standby maintenance terminal are not turned off.
7. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of setting terminals are jumper connectors into which said conduction pin is inserted, and said light emitting elements are light emitting photodiodes.
8. A maintenance terminal for a disk array device according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of setting terminals are switches and said light emitting elements constitutes a liquid crystal panel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An article with cooling capability by water desorption from a water-swollen gel, comprising:
a polymer absorbent enclosed within a bag delimited by a collapsible envelope having non-watertight walls,
wherein said polymer absorbent is in particulate form wherein each particle comprises a core of less cross-linked polymer sequences for retaining absorbed water and a shell of more cross-linked polymer sequences for retarding diffusion of water from a particle to another during desorption of absorbed water, and
wherein the amount of polymer particles enclosed in the bag is in excess compared to the theoretical amount that would be just required to fill up the bag when they are in the full swollen state.
2. An article according to claim 1, wherein said polymer has a sodium polyacrylate base.
3. An article according to claim 1, wherein said envelope is made of a cotton woven textile fabric.
4. An article according to claim 1, wherein said envelope is made of a cotton-viscose woven textile fabric.
5. An article according to claim 1, wherein said envelope is made of a non-woven fabric of viscose and polyester fibers.
6. An article according to claim 1, wherein said excess is from 5 to 10 percent by weight of the theoretical amount required to just fill the bag completely.
7. An article according to claim 1, wherein said envelope is made of a non-woven fabric comprising longer threads or fibers of natural or semi-synthetic nature and shorter polyester fibers, the respective proportions expressed as weight percentages being from 70 to 90 percent for the latter and from 10 to 30 percent for the former in the total weight of the composition.
8. An article according to claim 7, wherein said longer threads or fibers are made of a cellulosic material.
9. An article according to claim 7, wherein said longer threads or fibers are viscose fibers.
10. An article according to claim 7, wherein said shorter fibers are polypropylene fibers.
11. An article according to claim 1, wherein said envelope is made of a non-woven fabric comprising longer threads or fibers of viscose and shorter polypropylene fibers, the respective proportions expressed as weight percentages being from 70 to 90 percent for the latter and from 10 to 30 percent for the former in the total weight of the non woven fabric.
12. A method for relieving pain from a sore part of an individual’s body with a cooling article comprising a polymer absorbent enclosed within a bag delimited by a collapsible envelope having non-watertight walls, wherein said polymer absorbent is in particulate form wherein each particle comprises a core of less cross-linked polymer sequences for retaining absorbed water and a shell of more cross-linked polymer sequences for retarding diffusion of water from a particle to another during desorption of absorbed water, said method comprising:
wetting said polymer particles with water through said envelope during a sufficient time to swell them into a gel mass filling up said bag, and
applying said article on said sore part of the individual’s body maintaining an inner wall in close contact thereon while allowing water vapor desorbed from said particles to escape through an opposed outer wall of said envelope.
13. An article with cooling capability by water desorption from a water-swollen gel, comprising:
a polymer absorbent enclosed within a bag delimited by a collapsible envelope having non-watertight walls and made of a non-woven fabric comprising longer threads or fibers of natural or semi-synthetic nature and shorter polyester fibers,
wherein said polymer absorbent is in particulate form wherein each particle comprises a core of less cross-linked polymer sequences for retaining absorbed water and a shell of more cross-linked polymer sequences for retarding diffusion of water from a particle to another during desorption of absorbed water, and wherein said polymer absorbent has a sodium polyacrylate base, and
wherein the amount of polymer particles enclosed in the bag is in excess compared to the theoretical amount that would be just required to fill up the bag when they are in the full swollen state.
14. An article according to claim 13, wherein said longer threads or fibers are made of a cellulosic material.
15. An article according to claim 13, wherein said longer threads or fibers are viscose fibers.
16. An article according to claim 13, wherein said shorter fibers are polypropylene fibers.
17. An article according to claim 13, wherein said envelope is made of a non-woven fabric comprising longer threads or fibers of viscose and shorter polypropylene fibers, the respective proportions expressed as weight percentages being from 70 to 90 percent for the latter and from 10 to 30 percent for the former in the total weight of the non-woven fabric.
18. An article according to claim 13, wherein said excess is from 5 to 10 percent by weight of the theoretical amount required to just fill the bag completely.
19. An article according to claim 1, wherein the article relieves pain from a sore part of an individual’s body by a cooling effect.
20. An article according to claim 13, wherein the article relieves pain from a sore part of an individual’s body by a cooling effect.
21. A method according to claim 12, wherein the amount of polymer particles enclosed in the bag is in excess compared to the theoretical amount that would be just required to fill up the bag when they are in the full swollen state.
22. A method according to claim 21, wherein during said applying, non-fully swollen particles of said polymer absorbent are disposed close to the walls of the bag to absorb traces of moisture penetrating into the bag through the envelope.
23. A method according to claim 12, wherein said sore part of the individual’s body is normally dry.