Storage system having plural controllers and an expansion housing with drive units

The storage system includes a first controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from a host computer and to receive/transfer data from/to first type drive units via a first type interface of the first controller; a second controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from the host computer and/o...

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Hauptverfasser:	OGAWA TAKUJI, KANO AZUMA, YAGISAWA IKUYA
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING INFORMATION STORAGE INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER PHYSICS STATIC STORES
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Zusammenfassung:	The storage system includes a first controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from a host computer and to receive/transfer data from/to first type drive units via a first type interface of the first controller; a second controller adapted to transfer/receive data to/from the host computer and/or another host computer and to receive/transfer data from/to the first type drive units via a first type interface of the second controller, the first type drive units each having a converter and a first type drive, the converter converting between a first type protocol and a second type protocol, the first type drive having a second type interface and storing data converted to the second type protocol by the converter; and an expansion housing including the first type drive units. Each of the first type drive units are coupled to both the first and second controllers.