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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATE OF FIRMWARE OF A STORAGE ARRAY CONTROLLER IN A STORAGE AREA NETWORK

  • US 20100229166A1
  • Filed: 03/05/2009
  • Published: 09/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for update of firmware of a storage array controller of a storage device in a storage area network, SAN, comprising the steps of:

  • monitoring the Input/Output, I/O, workload of the storage device to obtain workload information regarding I/O traffic of the storage device;

    analysing the workload information to identify patterns in the I/O traffic of the storage device;

    forecasting future I/O workload of the storage device based on one or more identified patterns in the I/O traffic; and

    scheduling at least one firmware update according to the forecasted future I/O workload.

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