Automatically triggered snapshot data dump for storage unit with embedded system
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1. A computer system with data backup, comprising:
- a data backup removable media drive system for backing up data of the host computer to which the drive system is connected;
read/write hardware for reading and writing data from and to a removable storage media of the drive system;
an embedded application computer of the drive system comprising a firmware memory which stores firmware, and a data memory which stores data;
a snapshot dump system of the drive system comprising an error trigger detector system which detects errors, and a snapshot dump initiator responsive to the trigger detector system;
a non-volatile snapshot dump memory receiving information from memory locations stored at a time at which said error is detected; and
said error trigger detector system comprising a hard error trigger detector wherein a current operation is terminated but new commands are accepted, a soft error trigger detector which detects a problem level which is not as high as for the hard error trigger detector, and a firmware trigger detector where the drive system stops.
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Abstract
In a system and method for failure analysis of a hardware system having an embedded specialized application computer as a firmware stored in a firmware memory and which controls and is part of the hardware system, with a snapshot dump system associated with the hardware system, detecting for an error. Upon detection of the error, a snapshot dump is initiated from memory locations providing information about conditions occurring during the error. The dumped information is stored in a memory associated with the dump system.
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1. A computer system with data backup, comprising:
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a data backup removable media drive system for backing up data of the host computer to which the drive system is connected; read/write hardware for reading and writing data from and to a removable storage media of the drive system; an embedded application computer of the drive system comprising a firmware memory which stores firmware, and a data memory which stores data; a snapshot dump system of the drive system comprising an error trigger detector system which detects errors, and a snapshot dump initiator responsive to the trigger detector system; a non-volatile snapshot dump memory receiving information from memory locations stored at a time at which said error is detected; and said error trigger detector system comprising a hard error trigger detector wherein a current operation is terminated but new commands are accepted, a soft error trigger detector which detects a problem level which is not as high as for the hard error trigger detector, and a firmware trigger detector where the drive system stops. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for failure analysis, comprising the steps of:
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providing a data backup drive system having a removable data storage media for backing up data of a host computer where the drive system has an embedded specialized system application as a firmware stored in a firmware memory; with a snapshot dump system associated with the drive system, detecting for an error; upon detection of said error with the snapshot dump system, initiating a snapshot dump from memory locations of the drive system providing information about conditions occurring just prior to and during the detection of said error; storing said dumped information in a dump memory; and for detection of said error providing a hard error trigger detector wherein a current operation is terminated but new commands are accepted, a soft error detector which detects a problem level which is not as high as for the hard error trigger detector, and a firmware trigger detector where the drive system stops. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system with data backup, comprising:
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a host computer and a data backup removable media drive system for backing up data of the host computer to which the drive system is connected; read/write hardware for reading and writing data from and to a removable storage media of the drive system; an embedded application computer of the drive system comprising a firmware memory which stores firmware, and a data memory which stores data; a snapshot dump system of the drive system comprising an error trigger detector system which detects errors, and a snapshot dump initiator responsive to the trigger detector system; a non-volatile snapshot dump memory receiving information from memory locations stored at a time at which said error is detected; and said snapshot dump initiator initiating a dump from drive hardware register map contents, drive CPU data RAM, and drive event management log memory locations. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for failure analysis, comprising the steps of:
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providing a data backup drive system having a removable data storage media for backing up data of a host computer where the drive system has an embedded specialized system application as a firmware stored in a firmware memory; with a snapshot dump system associated with the drive system, detecting for an error; upon detection of said error with the snapshot dump system, initiating a snapshot dump from memory locations of the drive system providing information about conditions occurring just prior to and during the detection of said error;
pg,17storing said dumped information in a dump memory; and said snapshot dump initiator initiating a dump from drive hardware register map contents, drive CPU data RAM, and drive event management log memory locations. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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