Method and apparatus for testing a storage system head in a clustered failover configuration
US8078718B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first storage server head and a second storage server head are operated and are configured redundantly to provide a host with access to a plurality of mass storage devices. A diagnostic process is executed in the first storage server head to assess operational status of the second storage server head while the second storage server head is in a mode for providing the host with access to the plurality of mass storage devices.
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