In a highly available storage system, an enclosure includes first and
second power supplies, and first and second controller boards. Each of
the first and second controller boards includes first and second serial
bus controllers. First and second serial buses are coupled to both of the
first and second serial bus controllers on each of the first and second
controller boards. The first serial bus is coupled to the first power
supply, while the second serial bus coupled to the second power supply.
The first and second serial buses are used for exchanging enclosure
management and environmental information between the first and second
power supplies and the first and second controller boards. The first and
second serial buses are coupled to isolation switches so that redundant
modules can operate if a serial bus controller fails.