Jeremy Joseph Birzer

US Patent:

20090271657, Oct 29, 2009

Filed:

Apr 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/150426

Inventors:

Craig C. McCombs - Bel Aire KS, US
Naman Nair - Fremont CA, US
Martin Jess - Erie CO, US
Jeremy Birzer - Wichita KS, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/20
G06F 12/00
G06F 12/16

US Classification:

714 6, 711114, 711E12103, 714E1109

Abstract:

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for monitoring drive health.A method for monitoring drive health may comprise: a) conducting a predictive fault analysis for at least one drive of a RAID; and b) copying data from the at least one drive of the RAID to a replacement drive according to the predictive fault analysis.A system for monitoring drive health may comprise: a) means for conducting a predictive fault analysis for at least one drive of a RAID; and b) means for copying data from the at least one drive of the RAID to a replacement drive according to the predictive fault analysis.