公开(公告)号：US20050080964A1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-14

申请号：US10674298

申请日：2003-09-29

申请人： Arthur Colvig ,  Brian Goodman ,  Ronald Hill ,  Timothy Pierce

发明人： Arthur Colvig ,  Brian Goodman ,  Ronald Hill ,  Timothy Pierce

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G11B15/6835

摘要： A method to provide redundant accessor availabilty in an automated data storage library. The method provides a data storage and retrieval system comprising one or more data storage devices a robot accessor and a gripper. Either at the same time or at a later time, the user obtains a second gripper and/or a second accessor. The method allows selection and/or authorization for additional support from the second gripper and/or the second accessor upon request and authorization. The redundant accessor capabilities are provided on an honor system for payment for the additional capability, and/or uses a system for tracking the redundant accessor usage, and/or uses license keys or other controls that must be obtained prior to enabling redundant accessor capabilities.

摘要翻译： 一种在自动数据存储库中提供冗余访问器可用性的方法。 该方法提供一种数据存储和检索系统，其包括一个或多个数据存储设备，机器人存取器和夹具。 在同一时间或以后的时间，用户获得第二夹具和/或第二存取器。 该方法允许在请求和授权时从第二夹持器和/或第二访问器选择和/或授权额外的支持。 冗余访问器功能在荣誉系统上提供用于支付附加功能，和/或使用用于跟踪冗余访问器使用的系统，和/或使用在启用冗余访问器能力之前必须获得的许可证密钥或其他控件。

公开(公告)号：US20070127322A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-07

申请号：US11281112

申请日：2005-11-17

申请人： Gary Anna ,  Brian Goodman ,  Leonard Jesionowski ,  Timothy Pierce

发明人： Gary Anna ,  Brian Goodman ,  Leonard Jesionowski ,  Timothy Pierce

IPC分类号： G11B7/085

CPC分类号： G11B15/688 ,  G11B15/6835

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for managing control path commands in an automated data storage library. The present invention teaches a data storage library with stored data and at least one controller. The present invention also teaches at least one command source that provides commands to the data storage library via at least one control path. The data storage library stores a last successful command for each control path in the data storage library, receives a new command from a control path, compares the new command with one or more of the last successful commands, and executes the new command if the new command is unique.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于管理自动数据存储库中的控制路径命令的装置，系统和方法。 本发明教导具有存储数据的数据存储库和至少一个控制器。 本发明还教导了经由至少一个控制路径向数据存储库提供命令的至少一个命令源。 数据存储库存储数据存储库中每个控制路径的最后一个成功命令，从控制路径接收新的命令，将新命令与上一个成功命令中的一个或多个进行比较，如果新的命令 命令是唯一的。

公开(公告)号：US20060224881A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11076205

申请日：2005-03-09

申请人： Timothy Pierce ,  Brian Goodman ,  Justin Hom ,  Leonard Jesionowski

发明人： Timothy Pierce ,  Brian Goodman ,  Justin Hom ,  Leonard Jesionowski

IPC分类号： G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G06F1/24 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0686 ,  G11B15/689

摘要： An apparatus and method are disclosed for managing component identifiers in a data storage system. The apparatus includes a recognition module, a receiving module, a comparison module, and an update module. The recognition module recognizes newly installed components. The receiving module receives a component identifier stored on the newly installed component. The comparison module compares the identifier of the newly installed component with one or more component identifiers stored in a computer system memory. The update module updates the one or more component identifiers stored in the system memory based upon the identifier of the newly installed component.

公开(公告)号：US20070022240A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-25

申请号：US11187506

申请日：2005-07-22

申请人： Frank Gallo ,  Theresa Lopez ,  Steven Pierce ,  Timothy Pierce

发明人： Frank Gallo ,  Theresa Lopez ,  Steven Pierce ,  Timothy Pierce

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0662 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0686

摘要： A method for assigning element addresses in an automated data storage library includes determining if a data storage device, such as a tape cartridge, belongs to a particular host's cartridge assignment policy. If so, the data storage device is issued a virtual import/export element address taken from a set of non-common virtual import/export element addresses, if available. If no non-common address is available, then a common virtual import/export element address is assigned to the data storage device. If no addresses, either common or non-common, are available, then the data storage device is queued until an address becomes available.

摘要翻译： 用于在自动数据存储库中分配元素地址的方法包括确定诸如磁带盒的数据存储设备是否属于特定主机的盒分配策略。 如果是这样，数据存储设备就会从一组非常见的虚拟导入/导出元素地址（如果可用）中获取虚拟导入/导出元素地址。 如果没有非公用地址可用，则将常用的虚拟导​​入/导出元素地址分配给数据存储设备。 如果没有公共或非常见的地址可用，则数据存储设备排队等待地址变为可用。