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System and method for recovering from a drive failure in a storage array

US7363532B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2004
Grant dateApr 22, 2008
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2094
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for recovering from a drive failure in a storage array is disclosed in which a spare drive array is provided in the event of a failure in one of the active drives of the storage array. The spare drive array is comprised of multiple drives that are comprised in a RAID 0 configuration to reduce the time required to rebuild the content of the failed drive on the spare drive.

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