Storage Bridge Bay (SBB) is a specification that defines mechanical, electrical and
low-level enclosure management requirements for an enclosure
controllerslot
that will support a variety of storage controllers from a variety of independent
hardware vendors and system vendors. Any storage controller design based on the SBB specification will be able to fit, connect, and operate within any storage
enclosure controller slot design based on the same specification.
Vendors Unite for Standard Interface Dell, EMC, Intel and LSI Logic earlier this week said they have formed the Storage Bridge Bay Working Group (SBB), whose mission is to provide some flexibility in the way interface cards can be used on storage boxes.