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JP2007199953A - Disk array device and disk array control method - Google Patents
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JP2007199953A
JP2007199953A JP2006016832A JP2006016832A JP2007199953A JP 2007199953 A JP2007199953 A JP 2007199953A JP 2006016832 A JP2006016832 A JP 2006016832A JP 2006016832 A JP2006016832 A JP 2006016832A JP 2007199953 A JP2007199953 A JP 2007199953A
JP2006016832A
Mitsuru Maejima
満 前嶋
正一 村野
2006-01-25 Application filed by Fujitsu Ltd, 富士通株式会社 filed Critical Fujitsu Ltd
2006-01-25 Priority to JP2006016832A priority Critical patent/JP2007199953A/en
2007-08-09 Publication of JP2007199953A publication Critical patent/JP2007199953A/en
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disk array device for severely protecting the security of information while securing high reliability by taking preventive countermeasures to the failure of a hard disk device and to provide a disk array control method. <P>SOLUTION: A disk array is configured of hard disk devices 1a to 3a, and when the sign of any failure is detected in the hard disk device 1a when a hard disk device 4a is used as an auxiliary disk, information stored in the hard disk device 1a is saved to the hard disk device 4a, and the hard disk device 4a is assembled in the disk array instead of the hard disk device 1a. Afterwards, the information of the hard disk device 1a is erased so that the information can be prevented from being leaked from the hard disk device 1a taken out for exchange. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
The present invention relates to a disk array device and a disk array control method, and in particular, it is possible to strictly protect information security while ensuring high reliability by taking preventive measures against failure of a hard disk device. The present invention relates to a disk array device and a disk array control method.
In recent years, disk array devices are often used as storage in information processing systems. The disk array device can realize a virtual large-capacity hard disk device by combining a plurality of hard disk devices, and can flexibly cope with an increase in the amount of information handled by the information processing system.
In a disk array device, a redundancy method such as mirroring is often used to improve reliability. Mirroring is a method of recording the same information on a plurality of hard disk devices, and even if one of the hard disk devices fails, processing is performed using information stored in other hard disk devices. It is possible to continue as it is.
Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for further improving the reliability of such a disk array device. This technology copies the information stored in a hard disk device to a spare hard disk device when any of the hard disk devices in use in the disk array device is detected, and detects the failure sign A spare hard disk device is used instead of the hard disk device.
According to this technology, it becomes possible to take preventive measures against a failure of the hard disk device, and the reliability of the disk array device can be greatly improved.
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However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 has a serious problem from the viewpoint of information security. The hard disk drive in which a sign of failure is detected will be replaced with a new hard disk drive by maintenance personnel after the information has been copied, but the information will still be retained after removal. Information can also be read out.
For this reason, if the taken-out hard disk device is not properly handled, important information such as corporate secrets and customer information may be leaked from the hard disk device. As seen in the enforcement of the Personal Information Protection Law, companies, etc. are required to strictly protect the confidentiality of information, and the existence of such information leakage is extremely important. It is a problem.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems caused by the prior art, and protects information confidentiality while ensuring high reliability by taking preventive measures against hard disk device failures. It is an object of the present invention to provide a disk array apparatus and a disk array control method that can be performed strictly.
In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a sign detection unit for detecting a sign of a failure in a hard disk device constituting a disk array, and a hard disk device in which a sign of a failure is detected by the sign detection unit. A disk array device comprising information saving means for saving information stored in a spare disk, and after the information saving by the information saving means is completed, a sign of failure is detected by the sign detection means. The apparatus further comprises information erasing means for erasing information stored in the hard disk device.
According to the present invention, when a failure sign is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, the information of the hard disk device is saved in the spare disk, and then the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected. Since it is configured to erase information, no information will remain in the hard disk device that is taken out for information, and while ensuring high reliability by taking preventive measures against hard disk device failure, information Can be strictly protected.
Further, according to the present invention, in the above invention, there is provided information restoring means for copying the information saved to the spare disk by the information saving means to a hard disk device that is a substitute for the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detecting means. In addition, the information erasure unit may erase the information saved in the spare disk after the information restoration unit completes copying of the information to the alternative hard disk device.
According to the present invention, since the information stored in the spare disk is erased after the information saved in the spare disk is written back to the alternative hard disk device, there is a risk of information leakage from the spare disk. The security of information can be strictly enforced.
According to the present invention, in the above invention, after the process of evacuating the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected to the spare disk is started by the information saving means, the sign of failure is detected. Further comprising: a disk removal control means for prohibiting removal of the hard disk device in which the sign of the failure is detected until erasure of information stored in the hard disk device is completed by the information erasure means. To do.
According to the present invention, when a sign of failure is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, the removal of the hard disk device is prohibited until the information stored in the hard disk device is erased. Because of this configuration, it is possible to strictly protect the confidentiality of information.
Further, the present invention is the above invention, wherein in the above invention, after the process of copying the information saved in the spare disk to the hard disk device alternative to the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected is started by the information restoring means, It further comprises a disk ejection control means for prohibiting removal of the spare disk until erasure of information stored on the disk is completed by the information erasure means.
According to the present invention, when the information saved in the spare disk is written back to the alternative hard disk device, the removal of the spare disk is prohibited until the information stored in the spare disk is erased. Information can be strictly protected.
The present invention also relates to a disk array control method, comprising: a sign detection step for detecting a failure sign of a hard disk device constituting a disk array; and a hard disk device in which a sign of failure is detected by the sign detection step. Information evacuation process for evacuating the stored information to the spare disk, and after the information evacuation by the information evacuation process is completed, the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detection process is deleted And an information erasing process.
According to the present invention, after a sign of failure is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, the information on the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected is erased after the information on the hard disk device is saved to the spare disk. As a result, the information is not left in the hard disk device that is taken out, and the information is protected while ensuring high reliability by taking preventive measures against the failure of the hard disk device. Can be performed strictly.
According to the present invention, when a failure sign is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, after the information of the hard disk device is saved to the spare disk, the failure of the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected is detected. Since it is configured to erase information, no information will remain in the hard disk device that is taken out for information, and while ensuring high reliability by taking preventive measures against hard disk device failure, information The effect of being able to strictly protect the security of.
In addition, according to the present invention, the information stored in the spare disk is erased after the information saved in the spare disk is written back to the alternative hard disk device, so that information leaks from the spare disk. This eliminates the danger of the information being stored and provides an effect that the confidentiality of information can be strictly protected.
Further, according to the present invention, when a sign of failure is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, the removal of the hard disk device is prohibited until the information stored in the hard disk device is erased. Since it was comprised so that the confidentiality protection of information can be performed strictly, there exists an effect.
Further, according to the present invention, when the information saved in the spare disk is written back to the alternative hard disk device, the removal of the spare disk is prohibited until the information stored in the spare disk is erased. As a result, it is possible to strictly protect the information.
Exemplary embodiments of a disk array device and a disk array control method according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, an outline of the disk array control method according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the outline of the disk array control method according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the disk array control method according to the present embodiment, a disk array is configured by combining a plurality of hard disk devices, and one or more hard disk devices are provided as spare disks.
In the example of FIG. 1, three hard disk devices 1a to 3a constitute a disk array, and these hard disk devices are accessed as one virtual hard disk device from the information processing apparatus. Disk array implementation methods include RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) -0, RAID-1, RAID-5, and the like, each having its own characteristics.
For example, although RAID-0 cannot provide information with redundancy, it can execute input / output processing in parallel by distributing information on a plurality of hard disks, thereby improving input / output performance. RAID-1 can also store the same information in a plurality of hard disks by mirroring so that even if some hard disk devices fail, the information is not lost.
In the disk array control method according to the present embodiment, there is no restriction on the disk array realization method, and any disk array realization method can be used according to the purpose. Also, a plurality of disk arrays can be configured in one disk array device.
In the example of FIG. 1, the hard disk device 4a is provided as a spare disk. The spare disk is a hard disk device that can be used at all times but is not used as an information storage destination in normal times. There may be a plurality of spare disks.
Here, it is assumed that a sign of failure is detected in the hard disk device 1a (step S11). The detection of a failure sign may be performed by any method. For example, when the occurrence frequency of a write error or a read error exceeds a predetermined threshold, it can be determined that there is a failure sign.
Thus, when a failure sign is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array device, in the disk array control method according to the present embodiment, information stored in the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected. Is copied to the spare disk and saved. In the example of FIG. 1, information stored in the hard disk device 1a is copied to the hard disk device 4a (step S12).
In this way, by saving the information stored in the hard disk device to the spare disk when a sign of failure is detected, it becomes possible to take preventive measures against the failure and greatly increase the reliability of the disk array measures. be able to.
After the saving of information is completed, the three hard disk devices 2a to 4a are in a state of constituting a disk array, and the hard disk device 1a is replaced with a new hard disk device.
However, information still remains in the hard disk device 1a, and important information may leak from here. Normally, the hard disk device 1a is collected by a manufacturer's service engineer and the information is erased at a factory or the like. However, there is a risk that the information may be read due to an accident or an illegal act in the process.
Therefore, in the disk array control method according to the present embodiment, after the information saving is completed, the information stored in the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected is automatically executed. In the example of FIG. 1, information stored in the hard disk device 1a is deleted (step S13). Then, after the erasure of information is completed, the hard disk device 1a is taken out (step S14).
Thus, by automatically executing the erasing of information, it is possible to greatly enhance the security of information and effectively prevent information leakage.
In addition to automatically erasing information, a service engineer in charge of recovering hard disk drives that have detected signs of failure may be manually erased, but in this method, a service engineer arrives. There is a risk that information will be stolen by someone before doing it. If the information before saving is automatically deleted after the information is saved, such danger is eliminated.
In recent years, the storage capacity of hard disk devices has increased, and the time required for erasing information has also increased. For this reason, automatically erasing information improves the work efficiency of service engineers. If a service engineer deletes information manually, there will be a considerable waiting time until the deletion is completed, but if the information deletion is performed automatically, it will be deleted when the service engineer arrives at the site. You can expect it to be completed.
By the way, in the example of FIG. 1, after the hard disk device 1a is taken out, an alternative hard disk device is mounted. Although the newly installed hard disk device can be used as a spare disk, there is a case in which, for management reasons, an alternative hard disk device is added to the disk array and the hard disk device 4a is returned to the spare disk.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is assumed that the hard disk device 1b is mounted as an alternative to the hard disk device 1a (step S21). Here, when the operation of returning the hard disk device 4a to the spare disk is performed as described above, the information saved in the hard disk device 4a is copied and written back to the hard disk device 1b (step S22).
Then, after the information write-back is completed, the three hard disk devices 1b, 2a, and 3a constitute a disk array, and the hard disk device 4a returns to the spare disk.
However, as it is, information still remains in the hard disk device 4a, and there is a possibility of information leakage from here. Therefore, in the disk array control method according to the present embodiment, after the write-back of the saved information is completed, the saved information is automatically deleted. In the example of FIG. 2, the information stored in the hard disk device 4a is erased (step S23).
Thus, even after information is written back, the information is automatically erased, so that the confidentiality of the information can be further enhanced and the leakage of the information can be effectively prevented.
Next, the configuration of the disk array device according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the configuration of the disk array device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the disk array device 100 includes a host interface unit 10, hard disk devices 21 to 24, disk interface units 31 to 34, a cache memory 40, an operation unit 50, a control unit 60, and system monitoring. Part 70.
The host interface unit 10 is an interface unit that receives an instruction from the information processing apparatus to which the disk array device is connected, transmits the instruction to the control unit 60, and responds to the result to the information processing apparatus. Note that various connection means such as SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) and Fiber Channel can be used for connection between the disk array device 100 and the information processing device.
The hard disk devices 21 to 24 are physical hard disk devices, and the disk interface units 31 to 34 are interface units for connecting these hard disk devices. Note that the number of hard disk devices included in the disk array device 100 is not necessarily four, and any number of hard disk devices may be provided.
A part of the hard disk devices 21 to 24 constitutes a disk array, and the rest are spare disks. In FIG. 3, the hard disk devices 21 to 23 constitute a disk array, and the hard disk device 24 is a spare disk. However, this is an example, and the breakdown does not have to be this way.
The cache memory 40 is a cache memory for holding a copy of information of the hard disk devices 21 to 24 and speeding up input / output processing. The operation unit 50 is an operation unit for a service engineer or the like to make settings for the disk array device 100, and includes an input device such as a keypad and a display device such as a liquid crystal display device.
The control unit 60 is a control unit that controls the entire disk array device 100, and includes a host command control unit 61, a cache control unit 62, and a disk input / output control unit 63. The host command control unit 61 is a control unit that interprets an instruction received by the host interface unit 10, transmits the instruction to the disk input / output control unit 63, and responds to the result to the host interface unit 10.
The cache control unit 62 is a control unit that controls the cache memory 40 so that access to the hard disk devices 21 to 24 is minimized in order to improve input / output performance. The disk input / output control unit 63 is a control unit that controls input / output to the hard disk devices 21 to 24, and includes a disk array control unit 63a, an information saving unit 63b, an information restoring unit 63c, and an information erasing unit 63d. Have.
The disk array control unit 63a is a control unit that controls the hard disk devices that constitute the disk array, and implements RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, and the like based on settings stored in advance.
The information saving unit 63b is a processing unit that copies information stored in a hard disk device to a spare disk when a sign of failure is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array. Implement preventive measures against failures.
When a new hard disk device is installed instead of the hard disk device in which a failure sign is detected, the information restoration unit 63c stores the information copied to the spare disk by the information saving unit 63b in the newly installed hard disk device. A processing unit for copying. Copying information from the spare disk to the new hard disk device may be started automatically upon detection of the installation of the new hard disk device, or may be started by operating the operation unit 50.
The information erasure unit 63d erases the information of the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected after the information saving unit 63b has copied the information from the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected to the spare disk. Part. The information erasure unit 63d also performs a process of erasing the information on the spare disk after the information restoration unit 63c has copied from the spare disk to the newly installed hard disk device.
As described above, the information erasure unit 63d automatically erases the information, so that no information remains in the hard disk device that does not constitute the disk array, and a preventive measure is taken against the failure of the hard disk device. It is possible to eliminate the risk of information leakage.
The information stored in the hard disk device may be erased by any method. For example, a method of formatting a hard disk device is effective because existing functions can be used and information can be erased at a relatively high speed. Prior to formatting the hard disk device, file system management information such as i-node information and directory information is erased to create a state where information cannot be easily read from the hard disk device in a short time. You can also.
In addition, information that has been copied can be erased in parallel with the information copying by the information saving unit 63b or the information restoring unit 63c.
The system monitoring unit 70 is a processing unit that monitors the state of the control unit 60 to grasp the state of each unit of the disk array device 100 and takes measures according to the state. Part 72.
The sign detection unit 71 is a processing unit that detects a sign of failure of the hard disk devices 21 to 24 and notifies the information saving unit 63b of information on the hard disk device that has detected the sign of failure. For example, when the occurrence frequency of a write error or a read error of a certain hard disk device exceeds a predetermined threshold, the sign detection unit 71 determines that the hard disk device has a sign of failure.
The disk ejection control unit 72 is a processing unit that permits and prohibits ejection of the hard disk devices 21 to 24. The hard disk devices 21 to 24 are compatible with hot swapping and can be electrically removed even when the disk array device 100 is in operation. However, if the hard disk device is removed during the writing operation, information is destroyed. Therefore, the disk take-out control unit 72 prohibits the take-out during operation of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array.
Further, the disk take-out control unit 72 prohibits taking out of a spare disk holding information. The information exists in both the disk array and the spare disk until the information copying by the information saving unit 63b or the information restoring unit 63c is started and the information erasing by the information erasing unit 63d is completed. There is a risk of information leakage if the spare disk is removed. Therefore, the disk ejection control unit 72 prohibits the removal of the spare disk holding the information and eliminates the risk of such information leakage.
Next, a processing procedure of the disk array device 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a failure sign of the disk array device 100 shown in FIG. 3 is detected. As shown in the figure, the system monitoring unit 70 monitors the state of the disk array device 100 (step S101), and if there is no problem (No at step S102), continues monitoring.
If a sign of failure is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array by the sign detection unit 71 of the system monitoring unit 70 (Yes in step S102), the disk ejection control unit 72 takes out the spare disk. It is prohibited (step S103). At this time, the hard disk device in which a sign of failure is detected is also prohibited from being taken out. Then, the information saving unit 63b copies the information of the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected to the spare disk (step S104).
Thus, after the copying by the information saving unit 63b is completed, the information erasing unit 63d erases the information of the hard disk device in which the failure sign has been detected (step S105). Then, after the erasure is completed, the disk removal control unit 72 permits the removal of the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected, and a series of processing is completed (step S106).
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure after failure recovery of the disk array device 100 shown in FIG. This figure shows a processing procedure after a new hard disk device is installed in place of the hard disk device in which a sign of failure is detected.
After the new hard disk device is mounted, the disk ejection control unit 72 prohibits removal of the hard disk device (step S201). At this time, the removal of the original spare disk (the hard disk device used as the spare disk before the detection of the sign of failure) is also prohibited. Then, the information restoring unit 63c copies the information copied to the original spare disk to the new hard disk device (step S202).
Thus, after the copying by the information restoring unit 63c is completed, the information erasing unit 63d erases the information on the original spare disk (step S203). Then, after completion of the erasure, the disk removal control unit 72 permits the initial removal of the spare disk, and the series of processes is completed (step S204).
As described above, in this embodiment, when a failure sign is detected in any of the hard disk devices constituting the disk array, the failure sign is detected after saving the information of the hard disk device to the spare disk. Since the hard disk device information is deleted, no information remains in the hard disk device to be taken out, and high reliability is obtained by taking preventive measures against the hard disk device failure. It is possible to strictly protect the information while ensuring it.
The disk array device according to the present invention may be configured as a part of the information processing apparatus. The functions of the disk array device according to the present invention can also be realized by disk array control software. This disk array control software is stored in the storage means of the information processing apparatus, and is read by the processor included in the information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is started up. Realize the function.
(Supplementary Note 1) Predictive detecting means for detecting a predictive of a failure of a hard disk device constituting a disk array;
A disk array device comprising information saving means for saving information stored in a hard disk device in which a sign of failure has been detected by the sign detection means to a spare disk;
A disk array, further comprising: an information erasing unit that erases information stored in the hard disk drive in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detecting unit after the information saving by the information saving unit is completed. apparatus.
(Additional remark 2) The information restoration means which copies the information evacuated to the spare disk by the information saving means to the hard disk device alternative to the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detection means,
2. The disk array according to claim 1, wherein the information erasing unit erases the information saved in the spare disk after the information copying to the alternative hard disk device is completed by the information restoring unit. apparatus.
(Supplementary Note 3) After the process of saving the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected to the spare disk is started by the information saving unit, the information is stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected Supplementary note 1 or 2, further comprising disk ejection control means for prohibiting removal of the hard disk drive in which the sign of failure is detected until the erasure of information being completed is completed by the information erasure means. Disk array device.
(Supplementary Note 4) The disk ejecting control means removes the spare disk before the information saving means starts the process of saving the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected to the spare disk. 4. The disk array device according to appendix 3, wherein the disk array device is prohibited.
(Supplementary Note 5) Information stored in the spare disk after the information restoring means starts the process of copying the information saved in the spare disk to a hard disk device that is a substitute for the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected 3. The disk array device according to appendix 2, further comprising disk take-out control means for prohibiting removal of the spare disk until erasure of the information is completed by the information erasing means.
(Supplementary Note 6) The disk ejection control means may execute the process before the information restoring means starts the process of copying the information saved in the spare disk to a hard disk device that is a substitute for the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected. The disk array device according to appendix 5, wherein removal of an alternative hard disk device is prohibited.
(Supplementary note 7) The disk array device according to any one of supplementary notes 1 to 6, wherein the information erasing unit erases information stored in the hard disk device by formatting the hard disk device.
(Supplementary note 8) The disk array device according to supplementary note 7, wherein the information erasing means erases management information of a file system stored in the hard disk device prior to formatting of the hard disk device.
(Supplementary Note 9) A sign detection step of detecting a sign of failure of the hard disk drive constituting the disk array;
An information saving step for saving information stored in the hard disk device in which a failure sign is detected by the sign detection step to a spare disk;
An information erasing step of erasing information stored in the hard disk drive in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detecting step after the information saving by the information saving step is completed. Control method.
(Supplementary Note 10) An information restoration step of copying the information saved to the spare disk by the information saving step to a hard disk device that is an alternative to the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detection step;
The disk array control method according to appendix 9, further comprising: a second information erasing step of erasing information saved in the spare disk after the information copying by the information restoring step is completed. .
As described above, the disk array device and the disk array control method according to the present invention are useful for realizing high reliability, and are particularly suitable when information security must be strictly protected. ing.
It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of the disk array control system based on a present Example. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the outline | summary of the process after failure recovery. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the disk array apparatus concerning a present Example. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when a failure sign of the disk array device shown in FIG. 3 is detected. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure after failure recovery of the disk array device shown in FIG. 3.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1a-4a, 1b Hard disk device 10 Host interface part 21-24 Hard disk device 31-34 Disk interface part 40 Cache memory 50 Operation part 60 Control part 61 Host command control part 62 Cache control part 63 Disk input / output control part 63a Disk array control Unit 63b Information saving unit 63c Information restoring unit 63d Information erasing unit 70 System monitoring unit 71 Predictive detection unit 72 Disk ejection control unit 100 Disk array device
Sign detection means for detecting a sign of failure of the hard disk drive constituting the disk array;
Further comprising information restoring means for copying the information saved to the spare disk by the information saving means to a hard disk device in place of the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected by the sign detecting means;
2. The disk according to claim 1, wherein the information erasure unit erases information saved in the spare disk after the information restoration unit completes copying of information to the alternative hard disk device. Array device.
After the process of saving the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected to the spare disk is started by the information saving means, the information stored in the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected 3. The disk array according to claim 1, further comprising a disk ejection control unit that prohibits removal of the hard disk device in which the failure sign is detected until erasing is completed by the information erasing unit. apparatus.
After the process of copying the information evacuated to the spare disk to the hard disk device substituted for the hard disk device in which the sign of failure is detected is started by the information restoring means, the information stored in the spare disk is erased 3. The disk array apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a disk ejection control unit that prohibits removal of the spare disk until completion by the information erasing unit.
A sign detection step for detecting a sign of failure of the hard disk drive constituting the disk array;
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