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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Richard J Tomaszewski, Magnolia, TX (US);
Michael S Bunker, Tomball, TX (US);
Jeff W Wolford, Spring, TX (US);
Richard J Tomaszewski, Magnolia, TX (US);
Michael S Bunker, Tomball, TX (US);
Jeff W Wolford, Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Techniques for indicators for storage cells are provided. In one aspect, an indicator is provided that indicates if a portion of storage cells of a storage device contains a pre-defined value. In another aspect, a range of storage cells are initialized to a known value. An indicator may be set to indicate the range of storage cells has been initialized to the known value. In yet another aspect, a request for the indicator may be sent to a storage device. Based on the indicator, initialization of the storage device may be bypassed.