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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2002
Steven D. Sardella, Marlborough, MA (US);
Keith A. P. Morrissette, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Brian K. Bailey, Mendon, MA (US);
Darrin Haug, Bellingham, MA (US);
Joseph A. Perry, Sutton, MA (US);
Andrew Kubicki, Westborough, MA (US);
Joseph Shimkus, Framingham, MA (US);
Steven D. Sardella, Marlborough, MA (US);
Keith A. P. Morrissette, Whitinsville, MA (US);
Brian K. Bailey, Mendon, MA (US);
Darrin Haug, Bellingham, MA (US);
Joseph A. Perry, Sutton, MA (US);
Andrew Kubicki, Westborough, MA (US);
Joseph Shimkus, Framingham, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
In a system comprising a plurality of components, characteristic data is stored on programmable read-only-memories (PROMS) on each component. The PROMs are coupled together via a simple bus, and data is retrieved from the PROMs using the bus. The collection of data from the PROMs provides the component characteristic data, and a portion of the component characteristic data is stored in one or more persistent media devices in the system, creating a last known good copy. The persistent storage device could be any device that does not lose data in the event of a loss of power.