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US 12,717,746 B2Granted
Modular mass storage system
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDarin Lee Frink, Peter George Ross
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Abstract
A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.
Claims20
A data storage unit, comprising:
- a chassis;
- two backplanes mounted in the chassis, wherein the two backplanes are mounted in the chassis one behind another in a direction from front to back of the chassis;
- and
- a plurality of mass storage devices coupled to the two backplanes, wherein the mass storage devices are arranged on the two backplanes in rows extending in a direction between a left side and a right side of the chassis;
- and
- a duct under at least one of the two backplanes.
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A system, comprising:
- a chassis;
- two backplanes mounted in the chassis, wherein the two backplanes are mounted in the chassis one behind another in a direction from front to back of the chassis, wherein the two backplanes comprise:
- a plurality of connectors configured to couple to mass storage devices to form rows of mass storage devices extending in a direction between a left side and a right side of the chassis;
- and
- a duct under at least one of the two backplanes.
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A data storage system, comprising:
- a data storage unit, comprising:
- a chassis;
- two backplanes mounted in the chassis, wherein the two backplanes are mounted in the chassis one behind another in a direction from front to back of the chassis;
- and
- a plurality of mass storage devices coupled to the two backplanes, wherein the mass storage devices are arranged on the two backplanes in rows extending in a direction between a left side and a right side of the chassis;
- and
- a duct under at least one of the two backplanes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.