Abstract: Techniques provide for persistently storing state information regarding configuration requirements, such as STIG (Security Technical Implementation Guides) requirements. The state information may indicate whether all or one or more selected categories of requirements are enabled. The state information may be persistently stored and applied or hardened across multiple processor nodes as well as across system upgrades.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for executing an upgrade procedure on a data storage system that includes a plurality of storage targets. One or more upgradable storage targets, chosen from the plurality of storage targets, are identified that are eligible for a firmware upgrade. A current firmware file is obtained for each of the upgradeable storage targets. The current firmware file is installed on each of the upgradable storage targets.

Abstract: A technique of automatically managing power consumption by predicting data storage utilization events based upon individual data storage drive utilization history, drive properties, client storage usage and behavior trends is described. The behavior trends may include customer actions, such as reduced weekend and holiday data storage system usage rates. The technique collects operational data and calculates statistical trends in utilization rates for each data storage drive, and for the overall data storage system. The technique automatically switches individual data storage drives to an appropriate power and performance level based upon predicted utilization demand, including shut down and restarts to reduce data storage system power consumption without adversely impacting data storage system performance.