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8176268 Systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network  
Methods and systems are described for performing storage operations on electronic data in a network. In response to the initiation of a storage operation and according to a first set of selection...
8176360 Method and apparatus for addressing actual or predicted failures in a FLASH-based storage system  
Methods and apparatuses for enhanced protection of data stored in a FLASH memory system involve a controller capable of adapting to the failure of one or more FLASH memory devices in the memory...
8171249 Internet-safe computer  
The present invention eliminates the possibility of problems with viruses, worms, identity theft, and other hazards that may result from the connection of a computer to the Internet. It does so by...
8140892 Configuration of memory management techniques selectively using mitigations to reduce errors  
Techniques for performing memory management to mitigate memory errors. In accordance with the principles described herein, a memory management module may be implemented that acts in different modes...
8140779 Method of storing data on a secondary storage device  
A backup method relies on a single secondary storage device, such as a tape storage device, which emulates multiple secondary storage devices. The emulated secondary storage devices are coupled to...
8135983 Information processing apparatus, control method of the information processing apparatus, and recording medium  
An information processing apparatus connecting a plurality of hard disks rebuilds data stored in one hard disk of the plurality of hard disks to another hard disk of the plurality of hard disks....
8131919 Techniques for controlling storage device use by performing a storage device location assessment operation based on a current storage device identifier  
An electronic system includes a framework, data storage circuitry and a controller. The framework includes multiple device slots. The data storage circuitry is arranged to access storage devices...
8122288 Redundant system, control apparatus, and control method  
A redundant system includes a redundant apparatus and a control unit that controls power supplied to the redundant apparatus. The redundant apparatus includes a state management unit that manages...
8122287 Managing a data storage system  
A RAID storage system is provided with a plurality of disk drive modules in communication with a processor through a RAID controller. Tools and processes are provided for managing failure of...
8117493 Fast recovery in data mirroring techniques  
One or more data mirroring techniques are provided in which data storage units are pre-connected to a host node in a clustered network, in preparation for a potential data access failure. One or...
8099634 Autonomic component service state management for a multiple function component  
A mechanism is provided for autonomic component service state management for a multiple function component. The mechanism determines whether independent functions within a multiple function service...
8095832 Method for repairing memory and system thereof  
A method for repairing a main memory comprises the steps of: utilizing a spare memory to repair a main memory, wherein the spare memory includes a plurality of spare memory units; allocating a...
8082411 Method and system for logical unit substitution  
Techniques introduced here swap logical unit meta-data of a logical unit without offlining the logical unit. In accordance with the techniques, a connection between a network storage controller and...
8074108 Storage controller and storage control method  
Spare disk drives are provided to a chassis for storing storage devices, and, when any one of the storage devices configuring RAID fails, the storage controller copies data of the failed storage...
8055843 Method for configuring RAID  
A method for configuring a RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) includes the following steps. When a RAID instruction to access the RAID array is received, it is determined whether a removed...
8051333 Memory failure recovery method, information processing apparatus, and program  
Upon occurrence of a memory error which is difficult to correct, CPU interrupts a process under execution in response to interrupt signal output from error detection device, and transfers the...
8046644 DRAM testing method  
A method for testing a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) includes copying a test program from the DRAM to a random access memory (RAM). Start and end physical addresses of the DRAM are...
8041879 Flash memory backup system and method  
A flash memory system includes a flash controller for controlling operation of at least two flash memory devices. A page buffer is allocated within each flash memory device, such that one page...
8041991 System and method for recovering solid state drive data  
A method for recovering solid state drive (SSD) data may comprise: detecting a failed SSD comprising one or more data blocks; receiving a request to write data to the one or more data blocks of the...
8037348 Vibration-aware data reassignment  
An aspect of the present disclosure relates to implementing a temporary reassignment of data based on a vibration condition. An exemplary method includes implementing a data operation for a portion...
8032785 Architecture for managing disk drives  
Disclosed are ways of providing a highly flexible high availability storage system. Disk drive carriers for insertion into enclosures in a storage system include several disk drives. The enclosures...
8032702 Disk storage management of a tape library with data backup and recovery  
Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein configuration information for a first plurality of storage devices is sent to be stored on at least one removable storage media of...
8024601 Restarting method using a snapshot  
The active server A101 notifies its own operating status to the administration server 106, and the administration server 106 acquires a snapshot and copies a disk according to the policy...
8015442 Anomaly notification control in disk array  
In a storage device incorporating a plurality of kinds of disk drives with different interfaces, the controller performs sparing on a disk drive, whose errors that occur during accesses exceed a...
8015438 Memory circuit  
The invention provides a memory circuit comprising a plurality of storage cells for storing data and redundant spare storage cells for replacing defective storage cells, and a memory access logic...
8006128 Prioritized rebuilding of a storage device  
Rebuilding a storage device after failure of a storage device is disclosed. The method is particularly useful for RAID groups of hard disks. The method may also apply to other storage media...
8001318 Wear leveling for low-wear areas of low-latency random read memory  
Described herein are method and apparatus for performing wear leveling of erase-units of an LLRRM device that considers all active erase-units. Wear counts of all active erase-units (containing...
7996710 Defect management for a semiconductor memory system  
A method is provided for managing defects in a semiconductor memory system having a plurality of addressable locations. In the method, a first plurality of the addressable locations is allocated as...
7984328 System and method for reducing unrecoverable media errors  
A method for operating a computer data storage system is described. A recoverable error in a data storage device in recognized in response to receiving a command for a write operation. It is...
7966518 Method for repairing a neighborhood of rows in a memory array using a patch table  
A method for repairing a neighborhood of rows in a memory array using a patch table is disclosed. First data to be stored in row N in a memory array of the memory device, second data, if any,...
7962782 Modifying connection records  
Systems and methods to modify a set of connection records are described. A determination is made that an application failed to access a first database via a connection record, where the connection...
7962783 Preventing write corruption in a raid array  
A method and related computer program product of preventing write corruption in a redundant array in a computer system, comprising detecting a write failure from a calling application to at least...
7958390 Memory device for repairing a neighborhood of rows in a memory array using a patch table  
A memory device for repairing a neighborhood of rows in a memory array using a patch table is disclosed. In one embodiment, circuitry in the memory device is operative to store, in a temporary...
7949896 Device for control of switching of storage system  
A storage system includes a controller that controls switching from a system before switching to a system after switching. The controller includes a check unit that checks whether a connection...
7941696 Flash-based memory system with static or variable length page stripes including data protection information and auxiliary protection stripes  
Methods and apparatuses for enhanced protection of data stored in a FLASH memory system involve a controller capable of protecting data using page stripes and auxiliary protection stripes. The...
7941697 Failure handling using overlay objects on a file system using object based storage devices  
A system and method for data storage in an array. A system includes a client coupled to a storage subsystem including data storage locations addressable as rows and columns in an array. Each column...
7930587 System and method for storage takeover  
A system and method for performing a takeover procedure is disclosed. A plurality of storage system nodes is coupled in a cluster. One or more of the plurality of storage system nodes in the...
7925920 Fault tolerant routing in a non-hot-standby configuration of a network routing system  
Methods and systems for facilitating fault tolerance in a non-hot-standby configuration of a network routing system are provided. According to one embodiment, a failover method is provided. A fault...
7908511 File replacement in shared file system  
A method for replacing a first root file system comprising, retrieving a second root file system, mounting the second root file system on a first system in a sysplex as the sysplex root file...
7895467 Storage control system and storage control method  
Unique information including a logical type name is stored in a user data area of a management area as a media of the alternative disk drive to become an alternative of the storage device. Upon...
7873866 Computer system, storage system and configuration management method  
Maintenance storage system by storage system is enabled, and the removal or replacement of a storage system is enabled while continuing the operation of a system. In a computer system including a...
7831769 System and method for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information  
Various embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for performing online backup and restore of volume configuration information. In some embodiments, a method involves receiving a request to...
7831874 Local defect memories on semiconductor substrates in a stack computer  
A reconfigurable high performance computer includes a stack of semiconductor substrate assemblies (SSAs). Some SSAs involve FPGA dice that are surface mounted, as bare dice, to a semiconductor...
7827396 Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and data rescue method  
According to one embodiment of an information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium including, a first partition that stores a first operating system and data, and a second partition that...
7823010 Anomaly notification control in disk array  
In a storage device incorporating a plurality of kinds of disk drives with different interfaces, the controller performs sparing on a disk drive, whose errors that occur during accesses exceed a...
7818637 Apparatus for formatting information storage medium  
An apparatus according to the present invention is designed to perform formatting processing on an information storage medium. The storage medium has a data storage area including a user data area...
7813236 Information recording medium, information recording method and information recording/reproduction system  
An information recording medium including a plurality of sectors of the present invention includes: a first spare area including a spare sector for replacing a defective sector among the plurality...
7805633 Optimized reconstruction and copyback methodology for a disconnected drive in the presence of a global hot spare disk  
The present invention is a system for optimizing the reconstruction and copyback of data contained on a failed disk in a multi-disk mass storage system. A system in accordance with the present...
7802132 Technique to improve and extend endurance and reliability of multi-level memory cells in a memory device  
A novel technique to improve and extend endurance and reliability of a memory device utilizing multi-level cells is disclosed. As a memory device ages, it's reliability deteriorates. Prior to the...
7788528 Repair module for memory, repair device using the same and method thereof  
A repair module for repairing one of n bit lines through m bit bus in a memory, a repair device using the same, and a method thereof are provided herein, wherein m≧n. In the repair method, a s...