Predicting disk drive failure at a central processing facility using an evolving disk drive failure prediction algorithm
US8316263B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N3/086
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of predicting disk drive failure at a central processing facility using an evolving drive failure prediction algorithm (DFPA) is disclosed. A set of quality metric values are transmitted from each of a plurality of remote disk drives to the central processing facility. The DFPA is executed at the central processing facility in response to the quality metric values to detect an impending failure of at least one of the remote disk drives. The DFPA is evolved at the central processing facility in response to a reference data base of quality metric values and a corresponding failure indicator. The processes is repeated so as to improve the accuracy of the DFPA over time.
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