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Method of handling unreadable blocks during rebuilding of a RAID device

US6959413B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 18, 2002
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2211/104
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for continuing a rebuilding process of a RAID system by flagging a block of data as being bad when a media error or other error occurs that prohibits the reconstruction of data. The block of data may be flagged by writing a bad error correction code to the block of data, by keeping a log of bad blocks of data, or by otherwise indicating that the block of data is known bad.

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