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In-service raid mirror reconfiguring

US7370248B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateNov 7, 2003
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2024

Classification

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

Abstract

This disclosure describes a technique including operating a redundant disk drive device, wherein the redundant disk drive device includes a primary disk drive and at least one mirror disk drive. At least one of the disk drives is reconfigured within the redundant disk drive system in such a manner that during the reconfiguring, the disk drive is maintained on-line.

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