On demand storage array
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1. A data storage system comprising:
- a plurality of storage media storage slots in communication with a printed circuit board (PCB);
a plurality of storage media removably disposed within said storage slots;
a storage controller in communication with said storage slots;
a delivery device to selectively complete an electrical connection between said storage controller and an I/O port of the (PCB) in communication with said storage media of a select storage slot to deliver power to said select storage slot in response to an I/O request for storage media in said select storage slot, wherein said delivery device controls delivery of;
power, I/O, and data communication, to an individual storage slot in communication with said I/O port.
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Abstract
A computer storage library is configured to include a plurality of storage media, with individual storage media housed in respective individual storage slots. Each of the storage media slots may communicate with a storage controller, which in turn may communicate with a host through a network connection. A delivery device is provided for enabling a connection between individual storage slots and a host via the controller on demand. The delivery device enables the storage media to remain stationary during the connection process.
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1. A data storage system comprising:
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a plurality of storage media storage slots in communication with a printed circuit board (PCB); a plurality of storage media removably disposed within said storage slots; a storage controller in communication with said storage slots; a delivery device to selectively complete an electrical connection between said storage controller and an I/O port of the (PCB) in communication with said storage media of a select storage slot to deliver power to said select storage slot in response to an I/O request for storage media in said select storage slot, wherein said delivery device controls delivery of;
power, I/O, and data communication, to an individual storage slot in communication with said I/O port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing a data storage system comprising:
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configuring said storage system with a plurality of storage media storage slots in communication with a printed circuit board (PCB), a plurality of storage media removably disposed within said storage slots, and a storage controller in communication with the storage slots; and controlling an electrical connection between said storage controller and each one of said storage slots, including, in response to an I/O request for storage media in a select storage slot, issuing communication instructions to a delivery device to complete an electrical connection between said storage controller and an I/O port of the PCB in communication with said storage media of the select storage slot to deliver power to said select storage slot; and controlling delivery of;
power, I/O, and data communication, to an individual storage slot in communication with said I/O port through said delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer system comprising:
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a processor in communication with a data storage system; said data storage system having a plurality of storage media storage slots in communication with a printed circuit board (PCB) and with individual storage media removably disposed within individual storage slots; a delivery device to control an electrical connection to each one of said storage media in communication with said storage slots; a computer readable medium with a computer readable instruction issued by said processor and delivered to said delivery device through said storage controller in response to an I/O request for storage media in a select storage slot, said delivery device to complete an electrical connection between said storage controller and an I/O port of the PCB in communication with said storage media of the select storage slot in response to said instruction to deliver power to said select storage slot; and a second computer readable instruction to control delivery of;
power, I/O, and data communication, to an individual storage media slot in communication with said I/O port. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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