Systems and methods for preventing data loss
US8930750B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2211/1059
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For preventing data loss in storage systems, a detection is made that a storage device in a plurality of storage devices is experiencing a malfunction. The type of malfunction is determined. A SMART rebuilding technique, a normal building technique, a data migration technique, or a user data backup technique is selected to preserve the data in the storage device based on the determined type of the malfunction. The selected technique is performed on the storage device.
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