Dell products l.p. (20240126483). AUTOMATIC OS ROLLBACK simplified abstract
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AUTOMATIC OS ROLLBACK
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AUTOMATIC OS ROLLBACK - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240126483 titled 'AUTOMATIC OS ROLLBACK
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a patent application for an information handling system that utilizes a mirrored plurality of physical storage resources to operate as a single virtual storage resource. The system is designed to enter a degraded state before performing sensitive operations, such as taking a selected physical storage resource offline. In case of a failure during the sensitive operation, data is copied from the offline resource to the remaining resources.
- Explanation of the patent/innovation:
- Mirrored physical storage resources operate as a single virtual storage resource - System enters a degraded state before sensitive operations - Selected physical storage resource is taken offline before sensitive operations - Data is written to remaining physical storage resources during sensitive operations - Data is copied from offline resource to remaining resources in case of failure
- Potential applications of this technology:
- Data centers - Cloud storage systems - High availability systems
- Problems solved by this technology:
- Data loss during sensitive operations - Ensuring data redundancy and availability - Minimizing downtime in case of failures
- Benefits of this technology:
- Improved data reliability - Enhanced system availability - Reduced risk of data loss
- Potential commercial applications of this technology:
- Enterprise storage solutions - Disaster recovery services - High-performance computing systems
- Possible prior art:
- RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology - Storage virtualization solutions
Questions:
1. How does this technology compare to traditional RAID systems in terms of data redundancy and availability? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing this technology in large-scale data centers?
Original Abstract Submitted
an information handling system may include a mirrored plurality of physical storage resources configured to operate as a single virtual storage resource. the information handling system may be configured to: prior to performing a sensitive operation, cause the virtual storage resource to enter a degraded state by taking a selected physical storage resource of the plurality of physical storage resources offline; perform the sensitive operation, wherein performing the sensitive operation includes writing data to a remaining physical storage resource of the plurality of physical storage resources; and in response to a failure of the sensitive operation, cause data to be copied from the selected physical storage resource to the remaining physical storage resource.
