Patent ID: 8108604
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A disk array system comprising a plurality of disk array devices each having plural disk array controllers for controlling writing and reading of data to plural disk devices constituting a disk array, wherein a first disk array device in the plurality of disk array devices has a first disk array controller, and a second disk array controller connected to the first disk array controller so as to communicate with each other via a first backboard; a second disk array device different from the first disk array device has a third disk array controller, and a fourth disk array controller connected to the third disk array controller so as to communicate with each other via a second backboard different from the first backboard; the first disk array controller is connected to the third disk array controller so as to communicate with each other via a cable; the second disk array controller is connected to the fourth disk array controller so as to communicate with each other via a cable; the second disk array controller and the third disk array controller have a redundant configuration; when there is another disk controller array controller, which is connected to each of the first and fourth disk array controllers so as to communicate with each other, other than the second and third disk array controllers, each of the first and fourth disk array controllers is connected to three disk array controllers so as to communicate with one another, and has a redundant configuration with a disk array controller other than the second and third disk array controllers; and when there is no other disk array controller, which is connected to each of the first and fourth disk array controllers so as to communicate with each other, other than the second and third disk array controllers, each of the first and fourth disk array controllers has a redundant configuration with a disk array controller connected to merely two disk array controllers so as to communicate with one another.