High-availability, highly-redundant storage system enclosure
US6757774B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2015
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enclosure for a storage system includes a housing, redundant power supply slots for receiving one or more power supplies, redundant fan slots for receiving one or more fan cards, and redundant bus controller card slots for receiving one or more bus controller cards. The redundant controller card slots have a first backplane connector for coupling to an odd bus and a second backplane connector for coupling to an even bus. The odd bus and the even bus are accessible independently through the enclosure.
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