Patent ID: 9036342
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: G06F,G11B,H05K

Abstract:
1. A storage apparatus configured to provide an external apparatus with a logical storage area as a data storage area, the storage apparatus comprising: a physical storage medium configured to generate the logical storage area; and a storage controller communicatively coupled to the physical storage medium to control data input/output processing between the external apparatus and the logical storage area, wherein the storage controller includes a circuit package including a circuit board which implements a predetermined function of the storage controller and a circuit board case to accommodate the circuit board, a plurality of cooling fan units that generate cooling air for cooling a circuit component mounted on the circuit board of the circuit package, and a chassis having a structure for accommodating the circuit package and the cooling fan units, at least some of the plurality of circuit packages are inserted to be accommodated in the chassis from one opening thereof and are arranged side by side across a width direction of the chassis, at least some of the plurality of cooling fan units are inserted to be accommodated in the chassis from the other opening opposing the one opening and are arranged side by side across the width direction of the chassis, the plurality of cooling fan units arranged side by side are placed in such a manner that a cooling air intake side or a cooling air discharge side of the cooling fan units faces the at least some of the plurality of circuit packages, and a pressure adjustment area extending in the width direction of the chassis is formed between the at least some of the plurality of circuit packages and the plurality of cooling fan units that face each other.