发明名称 Data storage assembly for archive cold storage
摘要 A data storage assembly for cold storage. The data storage assembly includes a circuit board and a plurality of hard disk assemblies (HDA). Each HDA includes a platter and a head assembly to read and write data on the platter. The circuit board includes a processor and a memory. The processor acts as a hard disk controller for the plurality of HDAs and controls the platters. The processor further manages which HDAs are active at a time and the memory is shared by the plurality of HDAs.
申请公布号 US8947816(B1) 申请公布日期 2015.02.03
申请号 US201314023386 申请日期 2013.09.10
申请人 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. 发明人 Ryan Robert P.;Jenkins Dean M.
分类号 G11B5/02 主分类号 G11B5/02
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A data storage assembly comprising: a circuit board comprising: a processor;a memory; anda read channel; and a plurality of hard disk assemblies (HDAs), each HDA comprising: a platter configured to store data; anda head assembly configured to read data from and write data to the platter; wherein the processor is configured to be a hard disk controller (HDC) for the plurality of HDAs and manage which of the plurality of HDAs are active at a time, and the plurality of HDAs are configured to share the memory and the read channel among the plurality of HDAs.
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