| CPC G06F 3/0613 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0631 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0688 (2013.01); G06F 13/4022 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
sending a query to a storage drive from a data storage system, wherein the storage drive is removable and configured to use a first data path and a second data path, and wherein the storage drive is operable in a high availability mode;
receiving, at the data storage system, based on the query, first information associated with the storage drive; and
sending second information associated with the storage drive from the data storage system to a second device using a management port;
wherein the data storage system is compatible with a fabric protocol.
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