Method and apparatus for repairing uncorrectable drive errors in an integrated network attached storage device
US8001417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1092
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for repairing a defective storage device in a physical storage-device array having a plurality of storage devices. The method comprises the steps of identifying a disk error associated with the defective storage device; effecting an error recovery pause based on the disk error; processing one or more outstanding data storage or retrieval requests; and generating a new data storage request instructing the physical disk device array having the defective storage device to store valid data associated with the data storage or retrieval request corresponding to the disk device error, whereby the defective storage device is repaired.
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