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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:

Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Titani P. Labaj, Northborough, MA (US);

Donald E. Labaj, Northborough, MA (US);

Timothy J. Cox, Mendon, MA (US);

Scott E. Joyce, Foxboro, MA (US);

Kevin S. Labonte, Upton, MA (US);

Assignee:

EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1461 (2013.01); G06F 11/1451 (2013.01); G06F 11/1464 (2013.01); G06F 11/2069 (2013.01); G06F 11/2082 (2013.01); G06F 11/3075 (2013.01); G06F 2201/81 (2013.01); G06F 2201/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described are techniques for performing data storage system management. First information may be collected on a first physical storage device. The first information may include one or more metrics related to failure of the first physical storage device. In accordance with the first information, it is determined whether the first physical storage device is considered at risk of failure. Responsive to determining that the first physical storage device is considered at risk of failure, data automatically migrated from the first physical storage device to a second physical storage device.


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