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Automatic raid mirroring when adding a second boot drive

  • US 9,213,611 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2013
  • Issued: 12/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A storage system comprising:

  • a first boot drive configured to store an operating system;

    one or more data drives configured to store user data, the one or more data drives being distinct from the first boot drive; and

    a controller configured to;

    detect when a second boot drive is added to the storage system;

    determine whether the second hoot drive is a valid hoot drive;

    automatically configure the first boot drive and the second boot drive in a redundant array of independent disks (“

    RAID”

    ) configuration when the controller detects that the second boot drive added to the storage system is a valid boot drive; and

    prevent configuration of the second hoot drive in the RAW configuration when the controller determines that the second boot drive added to the storage system is not a valid boot drive.

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