MULTIPLE INTERFACES IN A STORAGE ENCLOSURE
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Abstract
Provided is a system for interfacing with storage units, including a backplane, at least one slot in the storage enclosure for receiving one storage unit, and two physical interfaces on the backplane for at least one slot. The storage unit is capable of being positioned in the slot to mate with one of the two physical interfaces for the slot, wherein each physical interface supports different storage interconnect architectures.
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35 Claims
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1-19. -19. (canceled)
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20. A method for interfacing storage units with an external device, comprising:
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communicating with one storage unit interfacing with a first physical interface in a slot of a storage enclosure when the storage unit is received in a first orientation with respect to the slot; and
communicating with one storage unit interfacing with a second physical interface in the slot when the storage unit is received in a second orientation with respect to the slot, wherein the first and second physical interface supports different storage interconnect architectures. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35)
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28-33. -33. (canceled)
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