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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Philip Lee Childs, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey R. Hobbet, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Michael Terrell Vanover, Raleigh, NC (US);
Philip Lee Childs, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey R. Hobbet, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Michael Terrell Vanover, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for rapidly grading the operating condition of computer storage. A storage log modulelogs error information regarding any error in a storage subsystemthat occurs during normal operation. A storage test moduleperforms a cursory checkof the storage subsystemas requested by a user. A storage diagnostic modulegrades the storage subsystemon an operating condition scale based at least in part upon the error information logged and upon results of the cursory check. In one embodiment, the storage subsystemis graded as pristine if no error has been logged and no error was detected by the cursory check, as potentially failing if any error has been logged but no error was detected by the cursory check, and as failing if any error was detected by the cursory check