System and method of replacing a data storage drive
First Claim
1. A method of replacing a data storage drive of one or more data storage drives in a data storage device comprising:
- first transferring data from a first data storage drive into a second data storage drive of said data storage device, said second data storage device acting as an interim storage facility;
disconnecting from said first data storage drive;
connecting to a third data storage drive, said third data storage drive replacing said first data storage drive; and
second transferring said data stored in said second data storage drive into said third data storage drive.
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Abstract
Herein described are at least a method and a system of replacing or upgrading one or more data storage drives used in a data storage device using a minimum of steps. Various aspects of the present invention describe a method of replacing or upgrading a data storage drive in a data storage device. One method utilizes an interim storage facility, provided by one or more data storage drives within the data storage device, to temporarily store data associated with the data storage drive to be replaced. Alternatively, the method may utilize a device external to the data storage device, to temporarily store data associated with the data storage drive to be replaced. One system of increasing data storage capacity of a data storage device uses a memory, software instructions resident in the memory, a processor used to execute the software instructions, and one or more data storage drives within said data storage device.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of replacing a data storage drive of one or more data storage drives in a data storage device comprising:
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first transferring data from a first data storage drive into a second data storage drive of said data storage device, said second data storage device acting as an interim storage facility;
disconnecting from said first data storage drive;
connecting to a third data storage drive, said third data storage drive replacing said first data storage drive; and
second transferring said data stored in said second data storage drive into said third data storage drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of replacing a data storage drive of one or more data storage drives in a data storage device comprising:
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first transferring data stored in a first data storage drive into one or more devices external to said data storage device, said one or more devices external to said data storage device providing sufficient capacity for storing said data provided by said data storage drive, said one or more devices external to said data storage device acting as an interim storage facility;
disconnecting from said first data storage drive;
connecting to a second data storage drive, said second data storage drive replacing said first data storage drive; and
second transferring said data stored in said one or more devices external to said data storage device into said second data storage drive. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of replacing a data storage drive of one or more data storage drives in a data storage device comprising:
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first transferring data stored from a first data storage drive into two or more data storage drives resident within said data storage device, said two or more data storage drives acting as an interim storage facility;
disconnecting from said first data storage drive;
connecting to a second data storage drive, said second data storage drive replacing said first data storage drive; and
second transferring said data stored in said two or more data storage drives into said second hard disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A system for replacing a data storage drive in a data storage device comprising:
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a memory within said data storage device;
software instructions resident in said memory;
a processor used to execute said software instructions; and
one or more other data storage drives, said one or more other data storage drives capable of temporarily storing data stored in said data storage drive, wherein said executing said software instructions facilitates efficient replacement of said data storage drive of said data storage device using said one or more other data storage drives. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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