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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:
Feb. 28, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Rodolfo Lopez, Austin, TX (US);

Stephen M. Tee, Marble Falls, TX (US);

Zhibao Hu, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/10 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/16 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/1092 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0652 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G06F 11/1658 (2013.01); G06F 11/2268 (2013.01); G06F 11/3034 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for replacing and testing a data storage device are disclosed. In disclosed embodiments, a system including a data storage array (DSA) including a plurality of data storage devices (DSDs) in an enclosure. The system further includes an I/O server coupling the DSA to a client node and configured to provide data access between the client node and the DSA. The system further includes a management server coupled to the DSA, configured to detect a failed DSD in the DSA, detect a replacement DSD in the enclosure that replaces the failed DSD, and add the replacement DSD to a logical path of the DSA. The management server is further configured to display an indication of a state of the DSA based on the comparing.


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