Method to precondition a storage controller for automated data collection based on host input
US8250402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 21, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0727
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An FTDC interface with the host or user. The interface can include a command application programming interface (API) or a data storage Command-Line Interface (DS CLI)/Graphical User Interface (GUI). In certain embodiments, the FTDC interface allows a host or user to customize a desired FTDC on a two-tiered system. The first tier is one in which a host/user selects, from a list of conditions, which ones, upon occurrence of those conditions, they would like the controller to perform FTDC. In the second tier a second selection is made such that for each first tier item, the host/user will select the level of FTDC (collection and offloading of logs and/or the forcing and offloading of a statesave).
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