Abstract: A method of operating a data library system wherein a host requests media movements from storage slots to and from media drives and also data operations on the media and wherein an operations controller responds to the host with virtual movements of the media according to a protocol associated with a robotic library.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2011
Date of Patent:
December 31, 2013
Assignee:
StorageQuest Inc.
Inventors:
Brendan Lelieveld-Amiro, Philip C. Bretzlaff, Ryan Lindsey
Abstract: A data storage managing apparatus is described which translates a host Input/Output (I/O) request into a standard form. Thus, I/O requests sent by different hosts using different protocols are treated in the same manner for accessing the data storage. The I/O request in the standard form is then normalized by adding a storage address. The normalized request is routed based on the storage address. Therefore, the present invention enables transparent communication between various types of hosts and various types of storage devices.
Abstract: A data storage managing apparatus is described which translates a host Input/Output (I/O) request into a standard form. Thus, I/O requests sent by different hosts using different protocols are treated in the same manner for accessing the data storage. The I/O request in the standard form is then normalized by adding a storage address. The normalized request is routed based on the storage address. Therefore, the present invention enables transparent communication between various types of hosts and various types of storage devices.
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