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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2013
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Jason A. Harland, Allston, MA (US);
Joseph E. Fenton, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Adrianus Djohan, South Grafton, MA (US);
Paul F. Provost, Thompson, CT (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for providing secondary power to allow shutdown of a device during a power loss. The method includes monitoring an input power attribute for a data storage device. Upon detection of an anomaly in the input power attribute for the data storage device indicative of a power loss, the method includes providing secondary power to the data storage device for temporary operation of the device to power down.