System and method for supporting multi-path and/or multi-mode NMVe over fabrics devices
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSompong Paul Olarig, Fred Worley, Son Pham
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Abstract
A system includes a fabric switch including a motherboard, a baseboard management controller (BMC), a network switch configured to transport network signals, and a PCIe switch configured to transport PCIe signals; a midplane; and a plurality of device ports. Each of the plurality of device ports is configured to connect a storage device to the motherboard of the fabric switch over the midplane and carry the network signals and the PCIe signals over the midplane. The storage device is configurable in multiple modes based a protocol established over a fabric connection between the system and the storage device.
Claims18
A device comprising:
- a connector configured to connect to an apparatus,
- wherein the device is removably connected to the apparatus,
- wherein the device transmits a first type of signal to the apparatus via a first signal path,
- wherein the device transmits a second type of signal to the apparatus via a second signal path, wherein the second signal path is different from the first signal path,
- wherein the connector comprises a multi-protocol connector,
- wherein the first type of signal is transmitted using one or more repurposed pins of the multi-protocol connector, and
- wherein the device further comprises an Ethernet port connected to the one or more repurposed pins.
A system comprising:
- a motherboard comprising an Ethernet port;
- and
- a midplane;
- wherein the midplane is configured to connect a storage device to the motherboard using a multi-protocol connector,
- wherein the midplane is configured to transmit a first type of signal between the storage device and the Ethernet port of the motherboard and transmit a second type of signal between the storage device and the motherboard, and
- wherein the first type of signal is transmitted using one or more repurposed pins of the multi-protocol connector.
A system comprising:
- an apparatus including a motherboard and a switch configured to transmit a signal;
- a midplane;
- and
- at least one device port,
- wherein the device port is configured to connect a storage device to the motherboard and transmit the signal using the midplane,
- wherein the storage device is configurable based on a protocol,
- wherein the storage device is capable of switching a signal path of the signal from a first signal path to a second signal path according to an operation mode,
- wherein the storage device comprises a multi-protocol connector configured to connect the storage device to the device port,
- wherein the signal is transmitted using one or more repurposed pins of the multi-protocol connector, and
- wherein the storage device comprises an Ethernet port connected to the one or more repurposed pins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.