Patents by Inventor Sharon A. Smith

Sharon A. Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Managing management controller communications
    Patent number: 7574540
    Abstract: A data storage system includes a first and second boards disposed in a chassis. The first board has disposed thereon a first Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) expander, a first management controller (MC) in communication with the first SAS expander, and management resources accessible to the first MC. The second board has disposed thereon a second SAS expander and a second MC. The system also has a communications link between the first and second MCs. Primary access to the management resources is provided in a first path which is through the first SAS expander and the first MC, and secondary access to the first management resources is provided in a second path which is through the second SAS expander and the second MC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Michael N. Robillard, Daniel A. Dufresne, II, Sharon A. Smith