公开(公告)号：US20180239734A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15439024

申请日：2017-02-22

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Odie Banks Killen, JR. ,  David Dick Anderson, JR. ,  John Davis Schnabel

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/42 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K7/20

CPC classification number: G06F13/4081 ,  G06F13/1668 ,  G06F13/409 ,  G06F13/4265 ,  G11B33/126 ,  G11B33/128 ,  G11B33/1426

Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US11467997B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US15439024

申请日：2017-02-22

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Odie Banks Killen, Jr. ,  David Dick Anderson ,  John Davis Schnabel

IPC: G06F13/40 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/42 ,  G11B33/12 ,  G11B33/14

Abstract: A data storage array has a backplane at the base of an enclosure. A plurality of data storage drives are coupled to connectors of the backplane. A hot-swappable protocol expander module is coupled between the drives and the backplane through a top of the enclosure or to the backplane through a side of the enclosure.