Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – System configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-14
2006-02-14
Myers, Paul R. (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Intrasystem connection
System configuring
C710S301000, C710S316000, C710S305000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07000042
ABSTRACT:
A configurable storage array includes a backplane, a plurality of storage devices coupled to the backplane, a segmentable bus coupled to the storage devices, a plurality of input/output connectors coupled to the segmentable bus, and a control board. The control board includes control logic adapted to determine an arrangement of connectors coupled to the input/output connectors and configure the segmentable bus to define a plurality of storage device arrays based on the arrangement. A method for configuring a storage array having a plurality of storage devices includes determining an arrangement of connectors coupled to input/output connectors of the configuring a storage array; and grouping subsets of the storage devices onto isolated bus segments in the storage array based on the arrangement of connectors.
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Alexander Dennis J.
Burns Gregory E.
Marino John H.
Martinez, Jr. Alejandro R.
Phillips Ronald G.
Hewlett--Packard Development Company, L.P.
Myers Paul R.
Phan Raymond N
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