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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2004
Carl E. Jones, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert A. Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg S. Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
Carl E. Jones, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert A. Kubo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg S. Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenneth R. Schneebeli, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is disclosed to install a component in an information storage and retrieval system. The method provides an information storage and retrieval system comprising a system processor and system data, and a component comprising persistent component data. The method attaches the component to the information storage and retrieval system while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation, and determines, while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation, if the component is compatible with the information storage and retrieval system. If the component is compatible with the information storage and retrieval system, the method then places the component into service while the information storage and retrieval system remains in normal operation.