发明名称 |
Network storage appliance with integrated redundant servers and storage controllers |
摘要 |
A network storage appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a single chassis that encloses a plurality of servers and a plurality of storage controllers coupled together via a chassis backplane. The storage controllers control the transfer of data between the plurality of servers and a plurality of storage devices coupled to the storage controllers. The servers and storage controllers include a plurality of field replaceable unit (FRUs) hot-pluggable into the backplane such that any one of the FRUs may fail without loss of availability to the storage devices' data. In various embodiments, the chassis fits in a 19'' wide rack; is 1U high; the servers are standard PCs configured to execute off-the-shelf server applications and to facilitate porting of popular operating systems with little modification; the servers include disk-on-chip memory rather than a hard drive; local buses (e.g., PCIX) on the backplane interface the various FRUs.
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申请公布号 |
US2005021606(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.01.27 |
申请号 |
US20040831689 |
申请日期 |
2004.04.23 |
申请人 |
DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
发明人 |
DAVIES IAN ROBERT;KALWITZ GEORGE ALEXANDER;PECONE VICTOR KEY |
分类号 |
G06F3/06;G06F7/00;G06F9/00;G06F11/00;G06F11/20;G06F12/00;G06F13/14;G06F15/16;G06F15/173;(IPC1-7):G06F7/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
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