Method and system for providing field scalability across a storage product family
US6918040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for upgrading a storage library of a product line having a hardware component such as a storage array operable to run at low and high operating levels in which the hardware component is set to operate at the low operating level includes associating an upgrade module with the storage library. The upgrade module is an EEPROM module having permission instructions for the hardware component to operate at the high operating level. The hardware component is then enabled to operate at the high operating level in response to the upgrade module being associated with the storage library in order to upgrade the storage library.
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