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IBM Developing Lego-like Storage Brick

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-play-with-the-storage dept.

AaronW writes "According to this story at EE Times IBM is developing a 32TB storage system built around blocks that can be stacked like Lego bricks. Apparently they will be connected in a 3x3x3 mesh using capacitive coupling and will be water cooled."

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  1. Water cooled? How to interconnect? by E1ven · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I'm not sure I follow. They say they want it to be easily stackable, and fault tolerant (they specifically mention leaving blocks in place if they fail), but how do you combine that with a water cooling system?

    With a water cooling system, you need to make sure that the joints between cubes are water-tight, and maintain them over time, thus defeating their "no maitance" theory.

    Or am I missing something? Perhaps they could use "disk blocks" and "cooling blocks" and just swap out the "cooling blocks" if there is a problem? Still takes more work than air cooling, but less than inegrating it into every block would.

    What about just leaving air holes, and using it in a chilled room? Most server rooms are chilled anyway.

    Just some ignorant thoughts.

    Colin Davis

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    Colin Davis