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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Rezaul Shah Mohammad Islam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Theodore Brian Vojnovich, Cary, NC (US);
Rezaul Shah Mohammad Islam, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenneth Robert Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Theodore Brian Vojnovich, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A blade server system includes a plurality of blade slots, a management module, and a plurality of switch modules. The switch modules provide connectivity to a plurality of communications fabrics. At least one switch module includes an integrated redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller. A storage enclosure may be connected to the switch with the integrated RAID controller without having to include a stand-alone RAID controller, such as in one of the blade slots, and without having to include a RAID controller within the storage enclosure.