Disk array controller and system with automated detection and control of both ATA and SCSI disk drives
US6965956B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/385
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk array controller detects whether each drive it is connected to is an ATA drive or a SCSI drive, and communicates with that disk drive using the corresponding protocol. Preferably, the disk array controller supports both the Serial ATA interface specification and the Serial Attached SCSI interface specification, allowing either or both types of disk drives to be included within a RAID or other disk array configuration. The disk array controller may be incorporated into a storage server having hot swap drive carriers that accommodate both types of disk drives.
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