公开(公告)号：US12099754B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17960561

申请日：2022-10-05

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： Thomas Demoor ,  Stijn Blyweert ,  Frederik De Schrijver ,  Don Doerner ,  Mary Hayes ,  Turguy Goker

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/10

CPC分类号： G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F11/10

摘要： A method for utilizing an object storage system (470) for storing and retrieving a volume of data, the volume of data including a plurality of data objects, the method includes the steps of accumulating the volume of data to an ingest area (474) provided within a non-taped-based storage medium; copying a first subset of the plurality of data objects to a first tape medium (472A); and copying a second subset of the plurality of data objects to a second tape medium (472B) that is independent of the first tape medium (472A). The method can further include managing the object storage system (470) with object storage software (476) to perform one or more of (i) generating a first extent parity that contains redundant information from the first subset of the plurality of data objects using erasure coding; and writing the first extent parity to the first tape medium (472A); (ii) generating a second extent parity that contains redundant information from the second subset of the plurality of data objects using erasure coding; and writing the second extent parity to the second tape medium (472B); and (iii) generating a volume parity that contains redundant information from the volume of data using erasure coding; and writing the volume parity to a third tape medium (472C) that is independent of the first tape medium (472A) and the second tape medium (472B).

公开(公告)号：US20230306005A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18125047

申请日：2023-03-22

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： Peter Jackson ,  Adam Hawes

IPC分类号： G06F16/215 ,  G06F16/2457

CPC分类号： G06F16/215 ,  G06F16/24573

摘要： A method for protecting data within a storage system includes receiving one or more user objects from a user into the storage system, the user objects including user data that includes user metadata and raw data; deduplicating the raw data; copying the user metadata and system metadata to provide copied metadata; and storing the copied metadata in a metadata storage area within the storage system so that the copied metadata stored in the metadata storage area is not modifiable by the user. The method can further include storing the copied metadata in a separate, second metadata storage area within the storage system that is user modifiable. At least a portion of the copied metadata stored in the user modifiable metadata storage area and copied to the unmodifiable metadata storage area includes a reference that points to sub-objects in the data storage area that allows the system to rehydrate the raw data for the user objects.

公开(公告)号：US20230259278A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18138016

申请日：2023-04-21

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： Roderick B. Wideman ,  Turguy Goker ,  Suayb S. Arslan

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/0868

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/0868 ,  G06F3/0661 ,  G06F3/0682 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/213 ,  G06F2212/222 ,  G06F2212/314

摘要： A method for implementing an object store using removable storage media includes the steps of receiving a request to retrieve first data; determining a first data object in which at least a portion of the first data is stored; determining a removable storage medium on which the first data object is stored, the removable storage medium including a value store partition into which one or more data objects including at least the first data object are stored and a key store partition into which one or more keys identifying the one or more data objects are stored; retrieving the first data object from the value store partition; and retrieving the at least a portion of the first data from the first data object. The method can further be performed using a data management system and/or one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media.

公开(公告)号：US20230215463A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18181275

申请日：2023-03-09

申请人： Quantum Corporation

发明人： Carsten Prigge ,  Turguy Goker ,  Robert Yang ,  Bruno Hald ,  Robert Munio ,  Randall Elmer ,  Ryan Duffy ,  Scott Rockwell

IPC分类号： G11B23/28 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B15/04 ,  G11B17/22 ,  G11B15/68

CPC分类号： G11B23/287 ,  G11B23/0307 ,  G11B23/288 ,  G11B15/04 ,  G11B17/22 ,  G11B15/682 ,  G11B15/689 ,  G11B2220/90

摘要： The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.

公开(公告)号：US11688426B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US17839480

申请日：2022-06-14

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  James P. Peng ,  Hoa Le ,  Suayb Arslan

IPC分类号： G11B20/18 ,  G11B5/55 ,  G11B5/024

CPC分类号： G11B20/1886 ,  G11B5/024 ,  G11B5/5565 ,  G11B2020/1869

摘要： A method for providing enhanced readability of data written to a magnetic tape, includes the steps of (i) writing data to a first tape partition using a tape drive, the data being written under a first dimensional stability condition; (ii) monitoring an ambient dimensional stability condition with a condition monitor to determine if the ambient dimensional stability condition has moved at least a predetermined threshold value from the first dimensional stability condition toward a preferred dimensional stability condition; and (iii) replicating the data to a second tape partition with a data replicator when it has been determined that the ambient dimensional stability condition has moved at least the predetermined threshold value from the first dimensional stability condition toward the preferred dimensional stability condition.

公开(公告)号：US11676635B1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17356480

申请日：2021-06-23

申请人： Quantum Corporation

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  Clark Janssen ,  Joe K. Jurneke ,  Lawrence G. Neumann ,  Scott M Rockwell

IPC分类号： G11B15/68 ,  G11B23/023

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835 ,  G11B23/0236

摘要： A tape library having a robot zone and a robot on the robot zone, movable in the robot zone of the tape rack in at least a first direction and a second direction. A tape drive, which has an opening to receive cartridges, is positioned so that the robot nears the tape drive when the robot moves in a second direction. A width of the tape drive is wider than a width of the robot zone. This tape drive design is called the “Sideways Format Path for 19″ Rack Libraries.” It is achieved by using unique dimensions for a new tape drive that uses blind spaces existing in tape libraries unreachable by the robot to provide a bigger space to design longer tape paths, resulting in higher cartridge density with longer tape path without requiring bigger overall library dimensions for a library of tape cartridges.

公开(公告)号：US11605401B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17192396

申请日：2021-03-04

申请人： Quantum Corporation

发明人： Carsten Prigge ,  Turguy Goker ,  Robert Yang ,  Bruno Hald ,  Robert Munio ,  Randall Elmer ,  Ryan Duffy ,  Scott Rockwell

IPC分类号： G11B23/28 ,  G11B15/68 ,  G11B23/03 ,  G11B15/04 ,  G11B17/22

摘要： The technology disclosed herein enables automatic implementation of a physical barrier to protect access to data on removable storage media. In a particular embodiment, a method provides determining that the item moved into a storage position using an automatic transfer mechanism and determining that a condition for protecting the item is satisfied. Upon determining that the condition is satisfied, the method provides implementing a physical barrier that prevents the automatic transfer mechanism from removing the item from the storage position.

公开(公告)号：US11605399B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-14

申请号：US17683099

申请日：2022-02-28

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： James P. Peng ,  Turguy Goker ,  George Saliba

IPC分类号： G11B5/592 ,  G11B5/024

摘要： A servo system for a magnetic tape storage system includes a magnetic tape (550) including a first servo band (573), and a first data band (575). An auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is embedded within the first data band (575). The auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is modified to generate an updated auxiliary servo pattern (688A) during a writing pass as data is being written to the first data band (575). The servo system can further include a magnetic tape drive (326) including a head assembly (456) having (i) a first write head (482) that writes data to the magnetic tape (550) as the magnetic tape (550) moves relative to the head assembly (456) in a first tape direction, (ii) a second write head (484) that writes data to the magnetic tape (550) as the magnetic tape (550) moves relative to the head assembly (456) in a second, opposite tape direction, and (iii) an auxiliary servo reader (487) positioned in a shadow of one of the first write head (482) and the second write head (484).

公开(公告)号：US20230033978A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17683099

申请日：2022-02-28

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： James P. Peng ,  Turguy Goker ,  George Saliba

IPC分类号： G11B5/592 ,  G11B5/024

摘要： A servo system for a magnetic tape storage system includes a magnetic tape (550) including a first servo band (573), and a first data band (575). An auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is embedded within the first data band (575). The auxiliary servo pattern (575A) is modified to generate an updated auxiliary servo pattern (688A) during a writing pass as data is being written to the first data band (575). The servo system can further include a magnetic tape drive (326) including a head assembly (456) having (i) a first write head (482) that writes data to the magnetic tape (550) as the magnetic tape (550) moves relative to the head assembly (456) in a first tape direction, (ii) a second write head (484) that writes data to the magnetic tape (550) as the magnetic tape (550) moves relative to the head assembly (456) in a second, opposite tape direction, and (iii) an auxiliary servo reader (487) positioned in a shadow of one of the first write head (482) and the second write head (484).

公开(公告)号：US20220415357A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17839480

申请日：2022-06-14

申请人： QUANTUM CORPORATION

发明人： Turguy Goker ,  James P. Peng ,  Hoa Le ,  Suayb Arslan

IPC分类号： G11B20/18 ,  G11B5/024 ,  G11B5/55

摘要： A method for providing enhanced readability of data written to a magnetic tape, includes the steps of (i) writing data to a first tape partition using a tape drive, the data being written under a first dimensional stability condition; (ii) monitoring an ambient dimensional stability condition with a condition monitor to determine if the ambient dimensional stability condition has moved at least a predetermined threshold value from the first dimensional stability condition toward a preferred dimensional stability condition; and (iii) replicating the data to a second tape partition with a data replicator when it has been determined that the ambient dimensional stability condition has moved at least the predetermined threshold value from the first dimensional stability condition toward the preferred dimensional stability condition.