Method and system for providing field scalability across a storage product family
US7293285B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/41
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems 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 a software key with the storage library. The software key has permission instructions for the hardware component to operate at the high operating level. The hardware component is enabled to operate at the high operating level in response to the software key being associated with the storage library in order to upgrade the storage library.
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