Apparatus and method for monitoring data storage device for usage and warranty
AssigneeHitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
InventorsJorge Campello, Bruce Wilson, Richard New
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and a system for monitoring a storage device for usage and warranty. In one embodiment, a data storage apparatus comprises a nonvolatile storage; and a data storage controller configured to store a log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage. The log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage is not resettable. Storing of the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage cannot be disabled.
Claims26
A data storage apparatus comprising:
- a nonvolatile storage;
- and
- a data storage controller configured to store a log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage,
- wherein the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage is not resettable, and
- wherein storing of the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage cannot be disabled.
A data storage apparatus comprising:
- a detection module to detect whether warranty of the data storage apparatus has been terminated;
- and
- a warranty status indicator operatively coupled with the detection module to indicate whether the warranty of the data storage apparatus has been terminated, the warranty status indicator being configured to provide an irreversible indication when the warranty of the data storage apparatus is terminated.
A method of validating warranty of a data storage apparatus, the method comprising:
- storing a log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in a nonvolatile storage, the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage being not resettable and storing of the log of status parameters of the data storage apparatus in the nonvolatile storage configured not to be disabled;
- and
- checking the status parameters in the log against one or more warranty thresholds to determine whether warranty of the data storage apparatus has been terminated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.