发明申请
- 专利标题: MANAGEMENT OF DATA CARTRIDGES IN MULTIPLE-CARTRIDGE CELLS IN AN AUTOMATED DATA STORAGE LIBRARY
- 专利标题(中): 自动数据存储库中多个盒式存储器中数据盒的管理
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申请号: US12116175申请日: 2008-05-06
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公开(公告)号: US20090147394A1公开(公告)日: 2009-06-11
- 发明人: German A. Chamorro , Michael P. McIntosh , Shawn M. Nave , Mark D. Schultz , Harley C. Witt , Raymond Yardy
- 申请人: German A. Chamorro , Michael P. McIntosh , Shawn M. Nave , Mark D. Schultz , Harley C. Witt , Raymond Yardy
- 申请人地址: US NY Armonk
- 专利权人: IBM CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人: IBM CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Armonk
- 主分类号: G11B15/18
- IPC分类号: G11B15/18
摘要:
In an automated library, data cartridges, such as magnetic tape cartridges, are stored in storage cells and accessed by data storage drives. An accessor with a gripper transports cartridges between storage cells and storage drives. Cartridges are prioritized according to their relative importance. A processor manages the placement of the cartridges in cells by having higher priority cartridges stored closer to the front of multi-cartridge cells than cartridges with a lower priority. Cartridges with a higher priority may also be stored closer to a storage drive than cartridges with a lower priority. A pusher may be used to push cartridges towards the front of multi-cartridge cells with an empty position to enable the gripper to reach the front cartridge.