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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Paul N. Cashman, Winchester, GB;
Timothy F. McCarthy, Winchester, GB;
Roderick G. C. Moore, Winchester, GB;
Jonathan I. Settle, Winchester, GB;
Jonathan W. L. Short, Winchester, GB;
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 27/28 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/0727 (2013.01); G06F 11/27 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for use in a computerized storage system comprising one or more replaceable units, for managing testing of one or more replacement units, where the storage system is automatically placed in a testing mode in response to a given unit being replaced and if testing fails the storage system automatically fails back to a service mode.