Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Storage assembly, a physical expander and a method
- Patent Title (中): 存储组件，物理扩展器和方法
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Application No.: US12717531Application Date: 2010-03-04
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Publication No.: US08402196B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: David M. Davis , Neil A. Edmunds , Timothy P. E. Williams , Alan J. Westbury
- Applicant: David M. Davis , Neil A. Edmunds , Timothy P. E. Williams , Alan J. Westbury
- Applicant Address: GB Havant
- Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
- Current Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Havant
- Agency: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F13/36
- IPC: G06F13/36
Abstract:
A storage assembly includes a physical expander for connection in use to two or more SCSI initiators, and two or more storage devices, wherein the expander is controlled such that it presents plural virtual expanders. A method for connecting two or more storage devices to two or more SCSI initiators within a storage assembly, includes providing a physical expander for connection in use to the two or more SCSI initiators, and two or more storage devices, and controlling the single expander such that it presents plural virtual expanders.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110219158A1 STORAGE ASSEMBLY, A PHYSICAL EXPANDER AND A METHOD Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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