Storage system comprising both power saving and diagnostic functions
US8219748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The respective physical storage devices of a storage system are set to a power-saving state in which these respective physical storage devices are able to respond to a prescribed type of command. Then, a first prescribed type of command is sent to the respective physical storage devices that are in the power-saving state, and the results of this first prescribed type of command are checked.
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