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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2007
Melvin James Bullen, Reston, VA (US);
Steven Louis Dodd, Reston, VA (US);
William Thomas Lynch, Apex, NC (US);
David James Herbison, Arvada, CO (US);
Melvin James Bullen, Reston, VA (US);
Steven Louis Dodd, Reston, VA (US);
William Thomas Lynch, Apex, NC (US);
David James Herbison, Arvada, CO (US);
Ring Technology Enterprises, LLC, Reston, VA (US);
Abstract
A storage system that may include one or more memory sections, one or more switches, and a management system. The memory sections include memory devices and a section controller capable of detecting faults with the memory section and transmitting messages to the management system regarding detected faults. The storage system may include a management system capable of receiving fault messages from the section controllers and removing from service the faulty memory sections. Additionally, the management system may determine routing algorithms for the one or more switches.