High density packaging for multi-disk systems
First Claim
1. A substrate for packaging a system. comprising:
- first one or more sections of the substrate configured to hold a two-dimensional array of disk drives;
a second section of the substrate configured to hold circuitry for accessing said two-dimensional physical array of disk drives, wherein said circuitry comprises one or more processors; and
a first plurality of ribs positioned in the direction of a first axis of the substrate, wherein the first plurality of ribs separate said first one or more sections from each other and from said second section.
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Abstract
A substrate for packaging a storage or server system may include one or more sections of the substrate configured to hold a two-dimensional array of disk drives. Another section of this substrate may be configured to hold circuitry for accessing the array of disk drives. This circuitry may include one or more processors. The substrate also includes a first plurality of ribs positioned in the first access of the substrate. The first plurality of ribs separate the sections from one another. The section configured to hold the control circuitry may also be configured to hold one or more power supplies for supplying power to the array of disk drives and control circuitry. This section, as well as other sections, may be divided in two by one or more additional ribs in a transverse direction. The substrate may be configured to be mounted in a cage or rack and may include an edge connector at one edge of the substrate to provide electrical connectivity to a back plane in the cage or rack. A lateral protrusion may extend along each parallel edge of the substrate for mounting the substrate in the cage or rack by sliding the substrate into the cage or rack.
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52 Claims
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1. A substrate for packaging a system. comprising:
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first one or more sections of the substrate configured to hold a two-dimensional array of disk drives;
a second section of the substrate configured to hold circuitry for accessing said two-dimensional physical array of disk drives, wherein said circuitry comprises one or more processors; and
a first plurality of ribs positioned in the direction of a first axis of the substrate, wherein the first plurality of ribs separate said first one or more sections from each other and from said second section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a two-dimensional array of disk drives mounted to a substrate, wherein said two-dimensional array of disk drives extends across said substrate along a first axis and a second axis of the substrate;
circuitry for controlling said two-dimensional array of disk drives, wherein said circuitry is mounted to said substrate and comprises one or more processors; and
a first plurality of ribs positioned in the direction of said first axis separating said two dimensional array of disk drives from said circuitry. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A cage mounted system comprising:
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a cage comprising a plurality of slots;
a plurality of trays each mounted in one of said slots, wherein each one of said plurality of trays comprises a first plurality of ribs positioned in the direction of a horizontal first axis;
and wherein one of said trays comprises;
a two-dimensional array of disk drives mounted to a substrate, wherein said two-dimensional array of disk drives extends across said substrate along a first axis and a second axis of the substrate; and
circuitry for controlling said two-dimensional array of disk drives, wherein said circuitry is mounted to said substrate and comprises one or more processors. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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48. The system as recited in 38, wherein each said slot comprises rails on opposed sides of said cage, and wherein each tray is configured to slide into said cage on said rails.
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