CPC G06F 3/0613 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0607 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01); G06F 3/0683 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 13/102 (2013.01); G06F 13/4045 (2013.01); Y02D 10/00 (2018.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A data storage system, comprising:
a first controller and one or more second controllers,
wherein:
the first controller is visible to a host, and the one or more second controllers are invisible to the host;
visibility and invisibility of the first controller and the one or more second controllers are configurable;
the one or more second controllers comprise a second controller different from the first controller;
the first controller is configured to receive a first command from the host using a first port and configured to transmit some or all of the first command to the second controller using a second port; and
a bandwidth of the first port is configured to be split among the first controller and the one or more second controllers,
wherein each of the first controller and the second controller is configured to access and set the other controller's internal registers.
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