Storage apparatus and controller
US8930748B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B27/002
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage apparatus includes a plurality of first storage mediums in which data is redundantly stored and a controller. The controller includes a formatting section which performs formatting in each of the plurality of first storage mediums, a detection section which detects a failure that has occurred in the plurality of first storage mediums, a control section which makes the formatting section stop the formatting at the time of the detection of the failure by the detection section and which rebuilds the data stored in the plurality of first storage mediums in which the failure has occurred in a second storage medium other than the plurality of first storage mediums, and a rebuild processing section which rebuilds the data stored in the plurality of first storage mediums in the second storage medium in accordance with instructions from the control section.
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