Distributed midplane for data storage system enclosures
US11281398B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0028
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage system including a frame, storage drives and a pair of stacked storage controllers. The system also includes a plurality of midplanes each having a PCB with opposing side surfaces, a front edge, a rear edge and a plurality of electrical traces. Each midplane further includes a first midplane connector coupled to the front edge, a second midplane connector coupled to the rear edge and a third midplane connector coupled to the rear edge, where the first connector is coupled to drive connectors and some of the electrical traces, the second connector is coupled to a controller connector and some of the electrical traces and the third connector is coupled to another one of the controller connectors and some of the electrical traces so that the midplanes are vertically oriented in parallel to define spaces therebetween relative to a front to rear direction of the frame.
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