Method and apparatus for configuring storage devices
AssigneeCompaq Computer Corporation
InventorsJohn M. Cagle, Gregory T. Noren
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Abstract
A method for configuring storage devices includes detecting an existing storage device configuration. The existence of a new storage device is detected, and the new storage device is configured based on the existing storage device configuration. A computer system includes an existing storage device, a new storage device, and a processor. The existing storage device has an existing storage device configuration, and the processor is adapted to detect the existence of the new storage device and configure the new storage device based on the existing storage device configuration.
Claims22
A method for configuring storage devices, comprising:
- detecting an existing storage device configuration;
- determining if the existing storage device configuration comprises one of a backup storage device configuration and an expansion storage device configuration;
- detecting the existence of a new storage device;
- and
- configuring the new storage device as the other of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration in response to determining that the existing storage device configuration comprises one of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration.
A computer system, comprising:
- an existing storage device having an existing storage device configuration;
- a new storage device;
- and
- a processor adapted to determine if the existing storage device configuration comprises one of a backup storage device configuration and an expansion storage device configuration, detect the existence of a new storage device, and configure the new storage device as the other of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration in response to determining that the existing storage device configuration comprises one of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration.
A computer system, comprising:
- a processor;
- an existing storage device having an existing storage device configuration;
- a new storage device;
- and
- a program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method for configuring storage devices in a computer system, the method comprising:
- detecting the existing storage device configuration;
- determining if the existing storage device configuration comprises one of a backup storage device configuration and an expansion storage device configuration;
- detecting the existence of the new storage device;
- and
- configuring the new storage device as the other of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration in response to determining that the existing storage device configuration comprises one of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration.
A computer system, comprising:
- means for detecting an existing storage device configuration;
- means for determining if the existing storage device configuration comprises one of a backup storage device configuration and an expansion storage device configuration;
- means for detecting the existence of a new storage device;
- and
- means for configuring the new storage device as the other of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration in response to determining that the existing storage device configuration comprises one of the backup storage device configuration and the expansion storage device configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.