System and method for generating warranty and pricing information for data storage apparatus

A system for processing status parameters of one or more data storage apparatuses, the system comprising:

• at least one host system configured to retrieve one or more status parameters of one or more data storage apparatus;
• a vendor system;
• and
• a network coupled with the at least one host system and the vendor system;
• wherein the at least one host system is configured to send the one or more status parameters via the network to the vendor system;
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• wherein the vendor system is configured to send a request to the at least one host system, the request including computer-readable instructions on retrieving and sending the one or more status parameters to the vendor system;
• and configured to use the one or more status parameters to generate any one or more of warranty information, pricing information, and design improvement information for the data storage apparatus,
• wherein the status parameters correspond to current usage statistics with respect to an operating time period, a current temperature, and a shock exposure of the data storage apparatus;
• wherein the status parameters corresponding to the current usage statistics, the current temperature, and the shock exposure of the data storage device are sent automatically by the host system to the vendor system on a periodic basis.

A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for processing status parameters of one or more data storage apparatuses, the computer program product comprising:

• instructions for receiving, via a network by a vendor system, one or more status parameters of a data storage apparatus retrieved by a host system from the data storage apparatus;
• and
• instructions for using the one or more status parameters to generate any one or more of warranty information, pricing information, and design improvement information for the data storage apparatus,
• wherein the status parameters correspond to current usage statistics with respect to an operating time period, a current temperature, and a shock exposure of the data storage apparatus;
• wherein the status parameters corresponding to the current usage statistics, the current temperature, and the shock exposure of the data storage device are sent automatically by the host system to the vendor system on a periodic basis.