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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2004
Applicants:
Aloke Guha, Louisville, CO (US);
Chris T. Santilli, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Aloke Guha, Louisville, CO (US);
Chris T. Santilli, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
Copan Systems Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for coupling a host to a drive in a high-capacity data storage system are disclosed. The data storage system comprises a number of drives arranged in a hierarchical manner. A control system is provided for controlling input/output of data and managing control signals. The control system comprises a hierarchy of controllers and switches. The control system receives a request for a drive from a host and couples the host to the requested drive through the hierarchy of controllers.