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20090300216 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REDUNDANT DEVICE MANAGEMENT - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for redundant device management. The apparatus is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the necessary steps of receiving a communication message, determining whether an address associated with the communication message designates a local processor as a destination for the communication message, wherein the address is stored in an address field associated with the communication message, and transmitting the communication message to a remote device. These modules in the described embodiments include a transmitter module, a receiver module, and an addressing module. | 12-03-2009 |
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20080244101 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING STORAGE DEVICE MAINTENANCE - An apparatus and system are disclosed for performing a storage device maintenance operation. A management module receives a command through an interconnection module configured as a non-blocking switch. The management module performs a maintenance operation on a storage device through the interconnection module in response to the command. In addition, the management module may receive queries on the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module and report the status of the maintenance operation through the interconnection module. | 10-02-2008 |
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20090089594 | Method and System to Validate Physical and Logical System Connectivity of Components in a Data Processing System - A method, system, and computer program product are provided for validating a connection of powered elements within a data processing system. A request for data is issued to a set of powered elements using a set of communication channels. The set of communication channels comprises one or more alternating current power lines. The request is sent as a set of instructions injected onto the communication channels to the set of powered elements. Data received from the set of powered elements using the set of communication channels includes physical connection information for the set of powered elements. A determination is made as to whether each powered element in the set of powered elements is connected in a predetermined configuration. A notification is presented to a user identifying each powered element in the set of powered elements that is not connected in the predetermined configuration. | 04-02-2009 |
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20090207921 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION WITHIN A DATA STORAGE LIBRARY - A method to communicate information within a data storage system comprising a plurality of enclosures, wherein the method defines and stores a first waveform comprising a frequency F | 08-20-2009 |
20100172045 | CALIBRATION OF AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY WITH A CARTRIDGE-LIKE ELEMENT - Calibration of an automated data storage library having a plurality of storage slots configured to store at least one data storage cartridge. An element is placed in one of the plurality of storage slots having a known location, the element having similar external dimensions as a data storage cartridge having a fiducial mark thereon. The fiducial mark is sensed, and the position of the fiducial mark is calibrated with respect to the known location of the storage slot. The element comprises an exterior shell having similar external dimensions as a data storage cartridge; and the fiducial mark located on the exterior shell comprises at least one contrasting edge defining a specific calibration location on the element. | 07-08-2010 |