Patent ID: 8938566
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data storage system, comprising: (a) a storage backplane comprising a plurality of drive slots configured to operatively connect to a corresponding plurality of mass storage devices; (b) a first serial general purpose input/output (SGPIO) interface operative to communicatively connect a first set of the plurality of drive slots to a host bus adapter (HBA), wherein the first set of drive slots is selected from the plurality of drive slots according to a first drive slot assignment comprising control parameters for the first SGPIO interface; (c) a second SGPIO interface operative to communicatively connect a second set of the plurality of drive slots to the HBA, wherein the second set of drive slots is selected from the plurality of drive slots according to a second drive slot assignment comprising control parameters for the second SGPIO interface, the second SGPIO interface being different from the first SGPIO interface; and (d) a backplane controller operatively connected to the first SGPIO interface and the second SGPIO interface, the backplane controller being operative to