SAS storage device drive system with failure information table

A method implemented for storage drives of a SAS storage enclosure, comprising:

• if a storage manager inside of the SAS storage enclosure receives from an initiator outside of the SAS storage enclosure a command to exchange data with a zoned storage drive and then a storage drive failure occurs with the zoned storage drive, receiving at the storage manager a SAS command from the initiator to store extended storage drive status information of the failed storage drive of the storage enclosure;
• storing the information to a storage drive information table of the storage enclosure;
• and
• sending to the initiator the information in response to receipt of a SAS command from the initiator.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for a SAS storage enclosure having a storage manager inside of the SAS storage enclosure, the instructions are executable by a processor to:

• receive a SAS command by the storage manager from an initiator outside of the SAD storage enclosure to store extended storage drive status information of a failed storage drive of the storage enclosure, if the storage manager receives from the initiator a command to exchange data with a zoned storage drive of the SAS enclosure and then a storage drive failure occurs with the zoned storage drive;
• store the information to a storage drive information table of the storage enclosure;
• receive from the initiator a SAS command to retrieve the information from the storage drive information table;
• retrieve the information from the storage drive information table;
• and
• send to the initiator the information in response to receipt of the SAS command from the initiator to retrieve the information from memory.