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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Netapp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Edward Barron, Pepperell, MA (US);
James Silva, Bedford, MA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for uniquely identifying a storage device among an array of storage devices of a storage system is provided. In some embodiments, a storage device of the storage system is identified. The storage device may currently lack a name or may have an invalid name. A shelf identifier of a storage device shelf in which the storage device is installed is determined. A stack identifier associated with a connection of the storage device is also determined. The storage system constructs a device name for the storage device based on the shelf identifier and the stack identifier. In some such embodiments, a bay in which the storage device is installed is determined, and the device name is further based on an identifier of the bay. The device name may include the stack identifier, the shelf identifier, and/or the identifier of the bay.