Modular mass storage system

摘要

A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.

主权项

1. A system for storing data, comprising:
a rack; one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, each of at least one of the data storage modules comprising:
a chassis;two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis;one or more mass storage devices coupled to at least one of the backplanes; andone or more air passages under at least one of the backplanes, wherein at least one of the air passages comprises one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets, wherein the at least one passage is configured to allow air to move from the at least one air inlet to at least one of the air outlets to remove heat from at least one of the mass storage devices; and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack and external to the chassis of at least one of the data storage modules, each of at least one of the data control modules configured to access one or more of the mass storage devices in at least one of the data storage modules.