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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy P. E. Williams, Wokingham, GB;
David Michael Davis, Portsmouth, GB;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01); G06F 12/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for controlling the storage of data in a multi-device storage system. In some embodiments, a storage system includes an expander coupled to a controller via multiple parallel data channel pathways, and a plurality of data storage devices coupled to the expander. The expander includes a control circuit adapted to selectively disable at least one but less than all of the multiple parallel data channel pathways.