Large array of mass data storage devices connected to a computer by a serial link

摘要

A peripheral data storage subsystem is for use with a computer system. The computer system has a host PCI bus and a serial PCI host bus adapter coupled to the host PCI bus. The peripheral data storage subsystem includes a plurality of data storage devices and a data storage device to parallel PCI interface that is coupled to each of the data storage devices, a parallel PCI to serial PCI interface coupled to the data storage device to parallel PCI interface and a serial PCI link interconnect. The serial PCI link interconnect couples the parallel PCI to serial PCI interface of the peripheral data storage subsystem to the serial PCI host bus adapter of the computer system.