Hard disk drive assembly with field-separable mechanical module and drive control

摘要

A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage drive assemblies coupled to the rack, and a data control module coupled to the rack. The data storage drive assemblies include one or more drive mechanical modules configured to store data and one or more drive control modules coupled to the drive mechanical modules. The drive control modules control mechanical operations in the drive mechanical modules. The drive mechanical modules and the associated drive control modules are separable from one another without removing the other module from the at least one data storage drive assembly.

主权项

1. A system for storing data, comprising:
a rack; one or more data storage drive assemblies coupled to the rack, at least one of the data storage drive assemblies comprising:
one or more drive mechanical modules configured to store data;one or more drive control modules coupled to the one or more drive mechanical modules, wherein at least a first one of the drive control modules is configured to control at least one mechanical operation in at least an associated first one of the drive mechanical modules;wherein at least the first one of the drive mechanical modules and the associated first one of the drive control modules are separable from one another without removing at least one of the first one of the drive mechanical modules or the first one of the drive control modules from the at least one data storage drive assembly; and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack, each of at least one of the data control modules configured to access data on at least one of the drive mechanical modules.