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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2006
Hsiao-tsu NI, Hsinchuang, TW;
Chin-lung Su, Taipei, TW;
Ying-che Chang, Taipei Shien, TW;
Quanta Computer Inc., Tao Yuan Shien, TW;
Abstract
An expandable storage apparatus for a blade server system is provided. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the storage apparatus inserted within a blade server system comprises a storage system for storing desired information which can be accessed by the blade server system; a control module to control access to information stored in the storage system; and a connector being connected to a middle plane of the blade server system, wherein the storage apparatus is effectively coupled through an input/output module and a middle plane to a blade server within a single blade server system eliminating the need to connect the blade server system to an external storage system.