The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Thomas Holland, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Snyder, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David J. Baik, San Jose, CA (US);
Ko Yamamoto, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas Holland, Mountain View, CA (US);
Peter Snyder, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David J. Baik, San Jose, CA (US);
Ko Yamamoto, Campbell, CA (US);
Network Appliance, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for indicating field replaceable unit status and configuration. A visible alert may be mounted on a card, in proximity to a location for a field replaceable unit. The visible alert may indicate a failed replaceable unit or a location for installation of a new replaceable unit. Supplemental power may be available on the card whereby a visible alert may be operable when an appliance, which contains the field replaceable unit, is powered down or when the card has been removed from the appliance. Additionally, an appliance in accordance with the present invention may include cards with visible alerts associated with field replaceable units. The visible alerts may be visible to an administrator without opening the chassis of the appliance.