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Method for updating firmware of unassigned drives

US10678535B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Dell Products L.P. · US

Inventors

Santosh Gore · Kanchinakote, IN
Sujit Dagadu Jadhav · Bengaluru, IN
Raveendra Babu Madala · Bengaluru, IN
Anusha Bhaskar · Bengaluru, IN
Muniswamy Setty K S · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	May 23, 2018
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/44589
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for managing distributed data storage drives is disclosed that includes a plurality of computing devices, a plurality of data storage devices and an update system configured to determine whether one of the plurality of storage devices is associated with one of the plurality of computing devices, and to implement a firmware update to the storage device only if the storage device is not associated with one of the plurality of computing devices.

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