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Storage subsystem and method for controlling the same

US9398728B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 2013
Grant dateJul 19, 2016
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2034

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/214
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention aims at providing a storage subsystem capable of improving a backend-side I/O processing performance and enabling a single semiconductor memory adapter to be replaced at a time. Therefore, the present invention provides one or more semiconductor memory adapter boards mounting semiconductor memories each having smaller capacity than SSDs attached detachably to a drive canister, a wide port connection established to access the semiconductor memories, the semiconductor memories used as a read cache area of HDDs, and further adopts a wind direction control structure for ensuring a cooling wind path to the HDDs when an adapter board is attached.

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