Abstract: A dynamic services blade which is embedded in a data path includes a router. The blade includes a general computer platform combined with the router to host the services. The blade includes a container in which the router and the computer are disposed. A method for hosting services. The method includes the steps of applying network functions to control plane traffic with a dynamic services blade which is embedded in a data path. There is the step of applying network functions to data plane traffic with the dynamic services blade.

Abstract: A system and method for reassigning a data storage location containing corrupted data to a new data storage location containing the reconstructed previously corrupted data. The system includes a persistent medium storage device such as a disk in electrical communication with a persistent medium storage device controller having a nonvolatile memory. Corrupted data, detected during a read operation, is reconstructed by the system and the reconstructed data is written to nonvolatile memory. An indicator is set in a location in nonvolatile memory indicating that the reconstructed data is being written to a reassigned location on the persistent medium storage device. The persistent medium storage device then reassigns the storage location for the reconstructed data and the reconstructed data in nonvolatile memory is written to the reassigned location. Once the reconstructed data is written to the reassigned location, the indicator in nonvolatile memory is reset.