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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1999
Laurent Cargemel, Avrillé, FR;
Daniel Carteau, Montigny le Bretonneux, FR;
Jacques Delepoulle, Saint Germain de la Grange, FR;
Bull, S.A., Louveciennes, FR;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a disk storage subsystem with multiple configurable interfaces, characterized in that it comprises at least one interface adapter board ( ), at least one drawer ( ), each comprising a plurality of disks ( ), each drawer ( ) being connected to an adapter board ( or ) by SCSI disk interfaces ( ), a first adapter board ( or ) comprising a switch ( ) for modifying the addressing system of the disks ( ) of at least one drawer ( ), the adapter board or boards ( ) each comprising two independent single-ended/differential-ended SE/DE converters ( ), each SE/DE converter ( ) being connected to a drawer ( ) and fed by either of two direct current/direct current DC/DC converters ( ) of the adapter board ( ), and two external SCSI connectors ( ) being connected to each SE/DE converter ( ).