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Managing access to spare data storage devices

  • US 7,308,600 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2004
  • Issued: 12/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dynamic storage system, comprising:

  • a first storage server adapted to transmit a request in response to a first data storage device becoming inaccessible;

    a spare storage pool containing a spare data storage device; and

    a second storage server, configured as a sparing server, adapted to establish and maintain a plurality of communication channels over a plurality of network connections between the spare data storage device and the first storage server in response to said request, the plurality of communication channels providing redundancy in the event of a failure of an individual communication channel.

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