Patent ID: 7565488
Filing Date: 2009-07-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to integrate a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller and storage in a blade, the apparatus comprising: a storage blade enclosure configured to mount within a blade chassis and communicate with the blade chassis; a storage module disposed within the storage blade enclosure and comprising a plurality of storage trays that are individually removable from the storage module, each storage tray comprising at least one storage device; and a RAID controller disposed within the storage blade enclosure, in communication with the storage module and the storage blade enclosure, and configured to store data to or retrieve data from the storage module in response to a command using a RAID redundancy methodology, wherein the data is stored or retrieved for a plurality of processor blades in communication with the blade chassis and mounted within the blade chassis, and the command is received through the storage blade enclosure.