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Apparatus, system, and method for integrated blade raid controller and storage

US7565488B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Yoshihiro Fujie · Yokohama, JP
Shah Mohammad Rezaul Islam · Cary, US
Gregg S. Lucas · Tucson, US
Koji Nakase · Yokohama, JP
Ronald D. Parrish · Niwot, US
Tohru Sumiyoshi · Samukawa, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2006
Grant date	Jul 21, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 2, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0689
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating a blade RAID controller and storage. A storage blade enclosure communicates with a blade chassis. The storage blade enclosure is mounted within the blade chassis. A RAID controller disposed in the storage blade enclosure receives a command through the storage blade enclosure. In one embodiment, the command is communicated through the blade chassis from a processor blade mounted in the blade chassis. The RAID controller redundantly stores data to or retrieves data from a storage module disposed in the storage blade enclosure in response to the command using a RAID redundancy methodology.

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