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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Geoffrey S. Barrall, San Jose, CA (US);
Julian M. Terry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark J. Herbert, Danville, CA (US);
Geoffrey S. Barrall, San Jose, CA (US);
Julian M. Terry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark J. Herbert, Danville, CA (US);
Drobo, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus automatically identify certain types of data storage system problems, such as a flawed storage device or an incompatibility between a data storage system and a data storage device or an incompatibility between the storage system and a user computer. The existence of such a problem may be highlighted to a user through an indicator on the storage system and/or through a 'dashboard' application being executed by the user computer, and the problem may be automatically corrected by automatically downloading a fix (e.g., new firmware or a 'patch') from a server (e.g., a server managed by the storage device manufacturer, a server managed by the storage system manufacturer and/or a server managed by a third party) and automatically implementing the fix.