An Introduction to the Storage Bridge Bay Specification

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An Introduction to the Storage Bridge Bay
Specification
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Key Points

• A new open platform for storage innovations to
  benefit customers through standardization
• Accelerating the availability of new technologies
  such as
• iSCSI
• SAS
• Storage applications (e.g., VTL, archive)
• Delivering increased quality and affordability

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Broad Industry Collaboration
Membership is growing daily. Expect steady
membership growth to continue.
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What SBB is

• A specification created by a non-profit working
  group that is defining a mechanical/electrical
  interface between a passive backplane drive array
  and the electronics packages that give the array
  its personality

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Storage Bridge Bay Specification

• Concept
• Standardize storage controller slots (SBB)
• One chassis many controllers

LAN
SAN
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Storage Bridge Bay Specification

• Concept
• Standardize storage controller slots (SBB)
• One controller many chassis

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Storage Bridge Bay Benefits
End User Benefit Increased Quality, Faster
Access to New Technologies, Greater Range of
Product Offerings, Lower Cost
Increased Innovation
Equipment ProviderCost of Goods
Validation Test
Validation Test
Software Solution RD
Software Solution RD
Increased Investment in solution value
Platform RD
Proprietary Hardware and ASICs
Platforms built on standard silicon system
building blocks
Platform RD
Commercial CPU and Building Blocks
Actual Investment will vary conceptual chart
based on Intel Marketing
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Key Elements

• Targeted at low and mid range storage
• Modular backplane connector
• Supports
• Up to 28 drives - SAS, SATA, FC
• Redundant bridges/controllers
• Redundant management interface and VPD

Chassis front view
Chassis rear view
Note Actual enclosure designs will not match
these drawings
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Specification Focus
SBB Backplane Connectors
SBBCanister
SBBCanister
VPD EEPROM
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Specification Status
1.0 H106
0.6 Draft Q106
2.0 H107
2006
2007
2005
Prior work
Rev 0.6

• Connector/signal definitions
• Mechanicals
• Basic enclosure management (VPD)

Rev 1.0 Spec. Completion
Pre Release work

• Complete SI requirements
• Specification ratification

SBB Rev 1.0 Release
V2.0 Effort
Rev 2.0 Further Standardization

• Refined sheet metal requirements
• Allowances for more power

Specification
First Products
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Summary

• A standardization effort to benefit end users
• Increased quality
• Faster access to new technologies
• Wider range of product offerings
• Lower cost
• A new organization with broad industry support
• A specification defining the mechanical/electrical
  interface between disk enclosures and
  personality modules

For more information contact sbbadmin_at_sbbwg.org or
Attend the SBB session at the Intel Developer
Forum. Session STGS003 on March 8th at 200
p.m. Moscone Center West, San Francisco
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Backup
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Specification Covers