Method, system, and program for initializing a storage space

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6665743
APP PUB NO 20020156944A1
SERIAL NO

09838049

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Provided is a method, system, and program for configuring an attached storage device through a storage adaptor. The storage adaptor includes an initialization routine to generate initialization data to write to the storage device when adding storage space in the storage device to a system. A request is received to add storage space to the system. A command is transmitted to the storage adaptor capable of inhibiting the storage adaptor from performing the initialization routine. Initialization data is generated for the storage space and transmitted to the storage adaptor to write to the storage space to initialize the storage space.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benhase, Michael Thomas Tucson, AZ 90 2167
Burton, David Alan Vail, AZ 53 1778
Morton, Robert Louis Tucson, AZ 32 1472

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