Appeal No. 2003-1517
Application No. 09/389,192
full failure of one component adversely affects operation and
data availability in the system" equates to "executing a sub-
system risk test." Further, the examiner contends (Answer, page
4) that analyzing the storage system and evaluating how partial
or full failure of a component adversely affects operation of the
system in Skeie is a sub-system risk test.
Appellants argue (Brief, page 7) that Skeie teaches
evaluating how an existing failure may affect the system, but
does not teach executing a sub-system risk test on a system.
Further, appellants argue that Skeie fails to disclose assessing
a first risk level with the risk category of the output of the
risk test. Instead, appellants explain that Skeie discloses
detecting and evaluating a storage component that has failed and
determining the degree of failure.
Skeie discloses (column 2, lines 52-58) analyzing the entire
system and evaluating how part or full failure of a single
component adversely affects operation and data availability on
the system. The analysis is based on prior failure of a
component and is done for the entire system. The analysis is not
performed on individual subsystems nor does it perform a risk
test, as is claimed. Further, Skeie does not assess a risk level
or rank from the output of the analysis. Skeie also discloses
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