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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Matthew David Bomhoff, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian James Cagno, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenny Nian Gan Qiu, Tucson, AZ (US);
Matthew David Bomhoff, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian James Cagno, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregg Steven Lucas, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kenny Nian Gan Qiu, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and system are disclosed for performing a storage device maintenance operation. A management module receives a command through an interconnection module configured as a non-blocking switch. The management module performs a maintenance operation on a storage device through the interconnection module in response to the command. In addition, the management module may receive queries on the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module and report the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module.