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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2007
Mickey S. Felton, Sterling, MA (US);
Albert F. Beinor, Jr., Sutton, MA (US);
Douglas E. Peeke, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr., Franklin, MA (US);
Mickey S. Felton, Sterling, MA (US);
Albert F. Beinor, Jr., Sutton, MA (US);
Douglas E. Peeke, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr., Franklin, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described is a midplane-less storage system comprising an enclosure including a control board having an electrical connector attached thereto and a processing unit. The enclosure also includes a disk drive module with a disk drive for storing data and an adapter board electrically connected to the disk drive. The adapter board has a controller and an electrical connector that is mated to the electrical connector of the control board. A communication bus extends from the control board to the disk drive module through the mated electrical connectors. The processing unit of the control board communicates with the controller of the adapter board over the communication bus in accordance with a communication protocol in order to control operation of the disk drive.