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Open host issued statesave to attached storage

US8806081B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2008
Grant dateAug 12, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/201
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method to issue a statesave command from a host system to attached storage is provided. The attached storage is monitored for a predetermined threshold time to identify an inaccessible device. Upon expiration of the predetermined threshold time, the statesave command is issued from a device driver of the host system to the attached storage.

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