RAID-BASED STORAGE CONTROL BOARD HAVING FIBRE CHANNEL INTERFACE CONTROLLER
First Claim
1. A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-based storage control board, comprising:
- a RAID controller having a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) interface;
an input/output (I/O) hub coupled to the raid controller;
a fibre channel (FC) interface controller coupled to the I/O hub; and
a set of PCI-e slots coupled to the raid controller.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a (e.g., hybrid) redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-based storage control board having a fibre channel interface controller. Specifically, the present invention relates to a storage control board having a RAID controller with a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) interface and a fibre channel interface controller. In one embodiment, the RAID controller is coupled to an input/output (I/O) hub and a set (at least one) of PCI-e slots, which themselves can receive cards such as a fibre channel (FC) add-on card, a serial attached small component system interface (SAS) add-on card, or a PCI-e bridge add-on card. The I/O hub can be coupled to a set of processors, each of which can be coupled to a main memory module or the like.
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20 Claims
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1. A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-based storage control board, comprising:
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a RAID controller having a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) interface; an input/output (I/O) hub coupled to the raid controller; a fibre channel (FC) interface controller coupled to the I/O hub; and a set of PCI-e slots coupled to the raid controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-based storage control board, comprising:
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a RAID controller having a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) interface, the RAID controller comprising; a set of disk mounts coupled to a set of SSD memory disk units, the set of SSD memory disk units comprising a set of volatile semiconductor memories; a set of disk monitoring units coupled to the set of disk mounts for monitoring the set of SSD memory disk units; a set of disk plug and play controllers coupled to the set of disk monitoring units and the set of disk mounts for controlling the set of disk mounts; a set of high-speed host interfaces coupled to the set of disk monitoring units and the set of disk mounts for providing high-speed host interface capabilities; an input/output (I/O) hub coupled to the raid controller; a fibre channel (FC) interface controller coupled to the I/O hub; and a set of PCI-e slots coupled to the raid controller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for producing redundant array of independent disks (RAID)-based storage control board, comprising:
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providing a RAID controller having a peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-e) interface; coupling an input/output (I/O) hub to the raid controller; coupling a fibre channel (FC) interface controller to the I/O hub; and coupling a set of PCI-e slots to the raid controller. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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