REPROVISIONING A MEMORY DEVICE INTO A DISPERSED STORAGE NETWORK MEMORY
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1. A method comprises:
- identifying a memory device having an expired useable memory life with respect to a legacy storage protocol;
extracting data from the memory device; and
reprovisioning the memory device from the legacy storage protocol to a dispersed storage error coding storage protocol.
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Abstract
A method begins by a processing module identifying a memory device having an expired useable memory life with respect to a legacy storage protocol. The method continues with the processing module extracting data from the memory device. The method continues with the processing module reprovisioning the memory device from the legacy storage protocol to a dispersed storage error coding storage protocol.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprises:
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identifying a memory device having an expired useable memory life with respect to a legacy storage protocol; extracting data from the memory device; and reprovisioning the memory device from the legacy storage protocol to a dispersed storage error coding storage protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dispersed storage network (DSN) memory system comprises:
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a plurality of memory device configured to store data in accordance with a dispersed storage error coding storage protocol; and a memory device has an expired useable memory life with respect to a legacy storage protocol, wherein legacy data stored on the memory device in accordance with the legacy storage protocol has been extracted, and wherein the memory device has been reprovisioned from the legacy storage protocol to the dispersed storage error coding storage protocol. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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