Patent · US Active

Method of executing a background task and an array controller

US8140752B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Xyratex Technology Limited · GB

Inventors

Nigel Hart · Sanford, US
Phil John Ruff · Sycamore, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 17, 2008
Grant date	Mar 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 5, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/3051
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of executing a background task on an array of data storage devices, the method comprising recording information about where in an array data is stored and executing a background task only on those regions of the array in which data is stored.

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