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Patent No.:

US 11194476 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021

Filed:

Sep. 03, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Neff, Boos, DE;

Frank Krick, Ockenheim, DE;

Erik Rueger, Mainz, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G11B 5/008 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0617 (2013.01); G06F 3/0634 (2013.01); G06F 3/0686 (2013.01); G11B 5/00813 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving and storing historical data for historical data jobs performed within a data storage system; determining an optimal maintenance time for the data storage system, utilizing the stored historical data; determining a timing in which storage devices within the data storage system are taken offline, utilizing the optimal maintenance time and the stored historical data; and preparing the data storage system for one or more maintenance operations, utilizing the determined timing.


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