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US 2026/0086967 A1Published application
Storage chassis and data processing method thereof, and storage system
AssigneeNew H3C Information Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorYuguo ZHANG
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a storage chassis and a data processing method thereof, and a storage system. The storage chassis provided in an example of the present disclosure integrates a backplane, a plurality of storage modules, and a plurality of switching modules, where a storage module local management network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through PCB traces on the backplane, and a storage module local storage network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through PCB traces on the backplane.
Claims15
A storage chassis, wherein the storage chassis integrates a backplane, a plurality of storage modules, and a plurality of switching modules;
- each storage module is configured with a storage module local management network interface for connecting a management network, and set with a storage module local storage network interface for connecting a storage network;
- the storage module local management network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through printed circuit board (PCB) traces on the backplane, and the storage module local storage network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through the PCB traces on the backplane;
- each storage module is further configured with a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a network interface card;
- each storage module is to receive service data forwarded by a service network through a local network interface card;
- each storage module is to forward, through the storage module local storage network interface, the service data to each switching module connected with the storage module local storage network interface through the PCB traces;
- each switching module is to access the BMC of each storage module to obtain management data through the PCB traces between each switching module and each storage module.
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A storage system, wherein the storage system comprises two or more storage chassis;
- each of the storage chassis integrates a backplane, a plurality of storage modules, and a plurality of switching modules;
- each storage module of the plurality of storage modules is configured with a storage module local management network interface for connecting a management network, and set with a storage module local storage network interface for connecting a storage network;
- the storage module local management network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through printed circuit board (PCB) traces on the backplane, and the storage module local storage network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through the PCB traces on the backplane;
- each storage module is further configured with a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a network interface card;
- each storage module is to receive service data forwarded by a service network through a local network interface card;
- each storage module is to forward, through the storage module local storage network interface, the service data to each switching module connected with the storage module local storage network interface through the PCB traces;
- each switching module is to access the BMC of each storage module to obtain management data through the PCB traces between each switching module and each storage module;
- the plurality of switching modules are configured with two or more switching module first local management network interfaces for connecting the management network, and are set with a plurality of switching module local storage network interfaces for connecting the storage network;
- a switching module local storage network interface of one or more switching modules located on each storage chassis is connected to a switching module local storage network interface of one or more switching modules located on other storage chassis, such that connections between storage networks of two or more storage chassis are established;
- each switching module of each storage chassis is connected to a management network switch through one or more switching module first local management network interfaces, to manage management networks of each storage chassis.
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A data processing method of a storage chassis, wherein the storage chassis integrates a backplane, a plurality of storage modules, and a plurality of switching modules;
- each storage module of the plurality of storage modules is configured with a storage module local management network interface for connecting a management network, and set with a storage module local storage network interface for connecting a storage network;
- the storage module local management network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through printed circuit board (PCB) traces on the backplane, and the storage module local storage network interface of each storage module is connected to each switching module through the PCB traces on the backplane;
- each storage module is further configured with a baseboard management controller (BMC) and a network interface card;
- the method comprises:
- receiving, through a local network interface card of each storage module, service data forwarded by a service network, and forwarding, through the storage module local storage network interface of each storage module, the service data to each switching module connected with the storage module local storage network interface through the PCB traces;
- accessing, through the PCB traces between each switching module and each storage module, the BMC of each storage module to obtain management data.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.