Redundant paths to single port storage devices
US11341073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system is provided. The storage system includes a backplane; a plurality of single port storage devices; and a plurality of controllers, wherein the backplane routes a plurality of interconnection lanes between the plurality of controllers and the plurality of single port storage devices, wherein the plurality of controllers is configured to: enable at least one second interconnection lane of the plurality of interconnection lanes when a first controller of the plurality of controllers has failed, wherein a first interconnection lane of the plurality of interconnection lanes is between the first controller and a first single port storage device of the plurality of single port storage devices, wherein the at least one second interconnection lane is between a second controller of the plurality of controllers and the first single port storage device.
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