Automatic computer storage medium diagnostics

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8984333
APP PUB NO 20140201566A1
SERIAL NO

13740052

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An approach to providing diagnostics of data storage medium units may be performed automatically without interruption to system operations. Upon receipt of one or more error messages occurring on a first data storage medium unit, data content from the first data storage medium unit may be copied to a second data storage medium unit. A system may operate using the second data storage medium unit while the first data storage medium unit is diagnosed for possible disk failure.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Best, Steven F Groton, US 31 685
Girouard, Janice M Austin, US 41 780

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