Patent ID: 7568122

Claim:
A storage system, comprising: a first field replaceable unit, including: a storage device sled; at least a first storage device included in a plurality of storage devices interconnected to said storage device sled; memory containing data, said data including data identifying a faulty storage device of said first field replaceable unit by at least a component identifier associated with said faulty storage device and a location within said field replaceable unit of said faulty storage device, wherein said faulty storage device comprises said at least a first storage device, wherein said memory containing data is located on or is integral to the first field replaceable unit, and wherein said data including a location within said field replaceable unit allows said faulty storage device to be distinguished from a second storage device included in said plurality of storage devices interconnected to said storage device sled included as part of said first field replaceable unit based on the location of said first storage device on said storage device sled included as part of said first field replaceable unit.