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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2017
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Jing Chen, Epping, AU;
Jesse Xizhi Cui, Shanghai, CN;
(Alice) Aiqin Liu, Shanghai, CN;
Haifang Zhai, Shanghai, CN;
Tao Yang, Shanghai, CN;
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage device and a method for powering the storage. The storage device is powered by a main power supply and the storage device comprises a processor, a baseboard management controller (BMC), a plurality of disks, a first backup power supply and a second backup power supply. The first backup power supply is at least coupled to the processor, and the second backup power supply is at least coupled to the baseboard management controller. Embodiments of the present disclosure enable flexible spatial arrangement of backup power supplies by arranging a plurality of backup power supplies in the storage device.