Storage array including a bridge module interconnect to provide bridge connections to different protocol bridge protocol modules
US10467170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage array and systems for configuring a storage array are provided. In one example, the storage array includes a motherboard. The motherboard includes a first compute module and an input/output (I/O) mid-plane that is routed to the first compute module. The I/O mid-plane has a plurality of peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) lanes coupled to the first compute module. A bridge module interconnect is routed to the I/O mid-plane via one or more of the plurality of PCIe lanes of the I/O mid-plane. The bridge module interconnect provides bridge connections to receive to two or more types of protocol bridge modules. A storage mid-plane provides integrated routing between each of a plurality of drive connectors and each of the bridge connections of the two or more types of protocol bridge modules of the bridge module interconnect.
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