Automatic disk power-cycle
US8839026B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided, inter alia, a system and method which enable to identify, in a storage-system, malfunctioning disks, and in response, to activate a power-cycle process only for the specific failing disks, in order to bring these disks into proper operational mode. During the power-cycle process of a failing disk, other disks, which are not failing, remain operative and available.
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