Drive compatibility information maintenance
First Claim
1. A network-attached storage device (NAS) comprising:
- a data storage drive connection interface;
a non-volatile memory module storing local drive compatibility information that indicates whether data storage drives are compatible with the NAS; and
a controller configured to;
detect a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over the connection interface, andin response to said detection;
obtain updated drive compatibility information from a remote server over a network,determine whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS based at least in part on the updated drive compatibility information, andwhen the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, send user data to the data storage drive using the connection interface, wherein the data storage drive receives and stores the sent user data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing data storage drive compatibility information in a network-attached storage device (NAS). The NAS includes a data storage drive connection interface, a non-volatile memory module storing local drive compatibility information, and a controller configured to detect a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over the connection interface. The controller is further configured to obtain updated drive compatibility information from a server over a network and determine whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS based at least in part on the updated drive compatibility information. When the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, user data may be stored in the data storage drive using the connection interface.
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25 Claims
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1. A network-attached storage device (NAS) comprising:
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a data storage drive connection interface; a non-volatile memory module storing local drive compatibility information that indicates whether data storage drives are compatible with the NAS; and a controller configured to; detect a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over the connection interface, and in response to said detection; obtain updated drive compatibility information from a remote server over a network, determine whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS based at least in part on the updated drive compatibility information, and when the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, send user data to the data storage drive using the connection interface, wherein the data storage drive receives and stores the sent user data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computing system comprising:
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one or more data storage devices storing drive compatibility information indicating compatibility between data storage drives and network-attached storage devices; and an application server configured to; connect with a network-attached storage device (NAS) over a network; receive a request for updated drive compatibility information from the NAS over the network, the request sent by the NAS in response to connection of a data storage drive to the NAS; access the drive compatibility information stored in the one or more data storage devices; and send the updated drive compatibility information to the NAS over the network in response to the request, the updated drive compatibility information indicating whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing data storage in a network-attached storage device (NAS), the method comprising:
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storing local drive compatibility information in non-volatile memory of a NAS, the drive compatibility information indicating compatibility between the NAS and one or more data storage drives; detecting a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over a connection interface; and in response to said detecting; obtaining updated drive compatibility information from a remote server over a network, updating the local drive compatibility information based on the updated drive compatibility information, determining whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS based at least in part on the updated drive compatibility information, and when the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, sending user data to the data storage drive using the connection interface, wherein the data storage drive receives and stores the sent user data; wherein the method is performed at least in part by a controller of the NAS. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A network-attached storage device (NAS) comprising:
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a data storage drive connection interface; and a controller configured to; detect a connection of a data storage drive to the NAS over the connection interface, and in response to said detection; send drive identification information associated with the data storage drive to a remote server over a network, receive a compatibility indication from the remote server over the network indicating whether the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, and when the compatibility indication indicates that the data storage drive is compatible with the NAS, send user data to the data storage drive using the connection interface, wherein the data storage drive receives and stores the sent user data. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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