System and method for allocating spare disks in networked storage
US7146522B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2094
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for a file server to allocate spare disks in a network storage system. The method determines the available spare disks and first selects those disks that satisfy one or more required rules. The method sorts the spare disks by a set of ordered policies to determine a highest-ranked disk that is then selected as the spare to be utilized. If multiple disks are equally ranked, one of the equally ranked disks is randomly chosen to be the spare disk allocated.
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