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Selective monitoring of archive and backup storage

  • US 9,063,966 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2013
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a user selection of a data section from a plurality of data sections recorded on a storage system including a plurality of hard disk drives;

    determining, by a computer device, a monitoring routine for the data section;

    determining, by the computer device, a physical location at which the data section is recorded in the storage system, wherein determining the physical location comprises;

    determining at least one of the plurality of hard disk drives at which the data section is recorded, anddetermining a block and sector of the at least one of the plurality of hard disk drives at which the data section is recorded; and

    monitoring, by the computer device, the physical location for faults according to the monitoring routine,wherein the monitoring the physical location for faults comprises measuring a parameter of the physical location, the parameter being one of;

    bit error rate, magnetic signal strength, temperature, vibration, and read error rate.

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