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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Koji Iwamitsu, Odawara, JP;
Kenji Oonabe, Odawara, JP;
Inventors:
Koji Iwamitsu, Odawara, JP;
Kenji Oonabe, Odawara, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A storage system includes at least one storage medium, at least one controller to control the storage medium, and a communication path to connect the storage medium and the controller in a loop for communication between the controller and the storage medium, wherein a failure diagnosis is performed to locate a failure while performing normal read/write operations.