System and method for providing automatic firmware updates and diagnostics for network attached storage devices
US6751681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for automatically implementing firmware revisions is disclosed. In one embodiment a plurality of storage devices are connected via a network. The storage devices are configured to implement firmware updates independent of any externally attached controller platforms. In an alternate embodiment, the system is also configured to provide self diagnostics, wherein defective drives attached to the system may be disabled.
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