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Hot-swappable protocol expander module for storage array

US11467997B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2017
Grant dateOct 11, 2022
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/1426
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.

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