Method and apparatus for power-managing storage devices in a storage pool
US7840657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0643
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for power-managing storage devices in a storage pool involves monitoring the storage pool to determine whether a storage management policy is satisfied, where the storage pool comprises a first storage device that is powered up and a second storage device that is powered down, powering up the second storage device after the storage management policy is satisfied, and making the second storage device available for use in the storage pool after the second storage device is powered up.
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