Configurable storage array adapted to configure a segmentable bus based on an arrangement of connectors
US7000042B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 14, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/126
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A configurable storage array includes a backplane, a plurality of storage devices coupled to the backplane, a segmentable bus coupled to the storage devices, a plurality of input/output connectors coupled to the segmentable bus, and a control board. The control board includes control logic adapted to determine an arrangement of connectors coupled to the input/output connectors and configure the segmentable bus to define a plurality of storage device arrays based on the arrangement. A method for configuring a storage array having a plurality of storage devices includes determining an arrangement of connectors coupled to input/output connectors of the configuring a storage array; and grouping subsets of the storage devices onto isolated bus segments in the storage array based on the arrangement of connectors.
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