Storage system control using a multi-path expander

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PATENT NO 9389809
APP PUB NO 20150081970A1
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14550484

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Apparatus and method for controlling the storage of data in a multi-device storage system. In some embodiments, a storage system includes an expander coupled to a controller via multiple parallel data channel pathways, and a plurality of data storage devices coupled to the expander. The expander includes a control circuit adapted to selectively disable at least one but less than all of the multiple parallel data channel pathways.

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SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC47488 KATO ROAD FREMONT CA 94538

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Davis, David Michael Portsmouth, GB 47 440
Williams, Timothy P E Wokingham, GB 4 44

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