Method and system for tracking and monitoring status of data storage subsystem components
First Claim
1. A data storage subsystem, comprising:
- A data storage subsystem including at least one data storage component;
A memory device associated with said at least one data storage component, said memory device capable of storing information regarding said data storage component and configured to transmit said information upon interrogation; and
An indicator device coupled to said memory device configured to selectively indicate said information.
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Abstract
Components in a data storage subsystem are tracked, and their status monitored, with the use of memory devices such as RFID tags. In the practice of the invention, a component of a data storage subsystem, such as a data recording device, is associated with a memory device, such as but not limited to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, that is capable of storing information regarding the data storage component and configured to transmit such information upon interrogation by a reader device. The memory device is coupled to an indicator device that is configured to selectively indicate information about the data storage component.
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1. A data storage subsystem, comprising:
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A data storage subsystem including at least one data storage component;
A memory device associated with said at least one data storage component, said memory device capable of storing information regarding said data storage component and configured to transmit said information upon interrogation; and
An indicator device coupled to said memory device configured to selectively indicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for enabling the tracking and displaying of information regarding components of a data storage subsystem, said data storage subsystem comprising a plurality of data storage components, said method comprising:
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Providing a memory device, said memory device capable of storing information and configured to transmit said information upon interrogation;
Affixing said memory device to at least one data storage component;
Coupling said memory device to an indicator device; and
Enabling said indicator device to selectively indicate said information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of obtaining information regarding components in a data storage subsystem, said data storage subsystem including a plurality of data storage components, each said data storage component having associated therewith a memory device, said memory device capable of storing information regarding said associated data storage component and configured to transmit said information upon interrogation, said memory device coupled to an indicator device configured to selectively indicate said information, said method comprising the following steps:
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Providing a reader capable of interrogating said memory device;
Sending, via said reader, an interrogation to each said memory device to obtain information regarding each said associated data storage component; and
Observing said indicator devices to ascertain said information for each said associated data storage component. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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