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Accelerated rebuild and zero time rebuild in raid systems

US8977893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2012
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
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Expiry dateJan 25, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1092
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A RAID data storage system incorporates permanently empty blocks into each stripe, distributed among all the data storage devices, to accelerate rebuild time by reducing the number of blocks that need to be rebuilt in the event of a failure.

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