Multi-function expansion slots for a storage system
US7238030B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/409
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system having expansion slots is capable of multiple configurations. In a first configuration, a first blade is coupled to a first module via a first expansion slot and a second blade is coupled to a second module via a second expansion slot. The first and second modules may be I/O modules such as PCI Express modules. In a second configuration the first and second blades are both coupled to a third module via the first and second expansion slots. The third module may be a shared resource such as a cache card.
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