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MAINTENANCE FREE STORAGE CONTAINER STORAGE MODULE ACCESS

  • US 20130013960A1
  • Filed: 06/20/2012
  • Published: 01/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A maintenance-free storage container that allows for multiple storage modules of a plurality of storage modules to be in a failure mode without replacement, the maintenance-free storage container comprises:

  • a container control module operable to;

    determine failure mode information for the plurality of storage modules;

    manage storage mapping information of data content within the plurality of storage modules based on the failure mode information;

    receive a data access request;

    interpret the data access request based on the storage mapping information to identify one or more of the plurality of storage modules to produce one or more identified storage modules;

    generate an in-container data access request based on the data access request and the one or more identified storage modules; and

    the plurality of storage modules includes a sufficient number of storage modules to provide at least one peta-byte of storage, wherein a storage module of the plurality of storage modules includes;

    a transceiver to receive at least a portion of the in-container data access request from the container interface module;

    a control module to generate a control signal from the at least a portion of the in-container data access request;

    one or more storage mediums for storing data; and

    a storage medium interface to access a portion of the data from the one or more storage mediums based on the control signal.

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