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Method and system for proactive drive replacement for high availability storage systems

  • US 20050060618A1
  • Filed: 09/08/2004
  • Published: 03/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for preventing disk drive failures wherein a plurality of disk drives form a storage system, the method comprising:

  • monitoring factors relating to the aging of a particular disk drive in the plurality of disk drives;

    determining whether the factors exceed at least one threshold; and

    indicating whether the particular disk drive should be replaced in response to determining whether the factor exceeds the at least one threshold

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