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Method apparatus and system for a redundant and fault tolerant solid state disk

US8489914B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Brian J. Cagno · Tucson, US
John C. Elliott · Tucson, US
Gregg S. Lucas · Tucson, US
Andrew D. Walls · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2012
Grant date	Jul 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2097
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solid state drive includes a first solid state disc controller (SSDC), a second SSDC and a flash array. The flash array includes a first flash port and a second flash port. The first SSDC is configured to connect to the flash array through the first flash port and the second flash array is configured to connect to the flash array through the second flash port. The first SSDC and the second SSDC are both configured to connect to all memory within the flash array and the first SSDC, second SSDC, and flash array are within a common solid state drive.

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