Reliability of modular mesh-connected intelligent storage brick systems

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 50, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 199-208

  Fleiner, Claudio ^a   Garner, Robert B ^a   Hafner, James L ^a   Rao, K K ^a   Kenchammana Hosekote, Deepak R ^a   Wilcke, Winfried W ^a   Glider, Joseph S ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; FAULT TOLERANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REDUNDANCY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

HARDWARE RELIABILITY; INTELLIGENT STORAGE BRICK (ISB) SYSTEMS; MARKOV ANALYSIS; MODULAR MESH-CONNECTED; SERVICE MODEL; SYSTEM RELIABILITY;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33646037649     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 00188646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/rd.502.0199     Document Type: Article

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