Abstract: A control device includes a first and a second control devices, the first control device is configured to transmit second data to the second control device at a first time, receive a first notification from the second control device at a second time, transmit the second data to a storage device at a third time, receive a second notification from the storage device at a fourth time, select a first or a second mode based on a comparison of the first period from the first time to the second time and the second period from the third time to the fourth time, in the first mode, transmit the first data to the second control device and the storage device, receive the first notification, transmit a processing completion notification, in the second mode, transmit the first data to the storage device, receive the second notification, transmit the processing completion notification.

Abstract: A storage control apparatus is provided that includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit is configured to store management information indicating a formatting status of each of a plurality of partitions included in a storage area. The control unit is configured to perform a procedure including: upon receiving a write request to write first data to the storage area, determining whether a partition including a region to which the first data is to be written is formatted, based on the management information; and when the partition is unformatted, generating third data with a size that matches a size of the partition by combining the first data and predetermined second data, and writing the third data to the partition.

Abstract: A storage control device includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire history information on access to multiple logical volumes which are configured using multiple storage devices. The processor is configured to determine from among the multiple logical volumes, on basis of the acquired history information, a preferred logical volume on which restoration processing is preferentially performed. The processor is configured to restore the preferred logical volume stored in a first storage device to be restored among the multiple storage devices into a spare storage device other than the multiple storage devices using restoration data read from the multiple storage devices except for the first storage device.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present invention, provided is a storage control device including a processor. The processor monitors a load value of a first storage device or a second storage device during copy processing in which a copy of data stored in the first storage device is stored in the second storage device. The processor controls, in a case where the load value exceeds a predetermined threshold, the first storage device and the second storage device so that input/output processing to/from the second storage device is executed with priority over the copy processing.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development including: a toner particle containing a polyester resin and a coloring agent; and an uncolored particle containing a polyester resin and not containing a coloring agent, wherein shape factor SF1 of the uncolored particles is 110 or less, and the number of the uncolored particles is 50 or less based on 5,000 toner particles.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner including: a toner particle containing a binder resin having a polyester resin and a coloring agent; and a non-colored particle containing a polyester but not containing a coloring agent and having a shape factor SF1 of not more than 110, wherein an amount of Sn element contained in the non-colored particles is larger than an amount of Sn element contained in the toner particle.

Abstract: An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent, wherein the toner contains colorless binder resin particles and, of the colorless binder resin particles, particles having a volume-average particle size diameter 1.5 times as large as, or larger than that of, D50 of the toner particles are in a proportion of about 30 particles or less particles per 5,000 toner particles, with D50 being a volume-average particle size diameter of the toner particles.

Abstract: A yellow toner includes binder resin particles that do not contain a coloring agent or a release agent and have a shape factor SF1 of about 110 or less, the number of the binder resin particles being about 50 or less per 5,000 electrostatic developing toner particles; inorganic particles that have a median diameter of about 5 nm to about 70 nm in an amount of about 0.01 mass % to about 0.4 mass % based on the mass of the yellow toner; and a yellow coloring agent that has an azo group.

Abstract: A magenta electrostatic developing toner includes binder resin particles that do not contain a coloring agent or a release agent and has a shape factor SF1 of about 110 or less, the number of the binder resin particles being about 50 or less per 5,000 electrostatic developing toner particles; and inorganic particles that have a median diameter of about 5 nm to about 70 nm in an amount of about 0.01 mass % to about 0.4 mass % based on the mass of the electrostatic developing toner; and a magenta coloring agent that has an azo group.

Abstract: In order to facilitate the management of the hardware key of a library apparatus employing the LTO system, a write function of a noncontact memory (CM: cartridge memory) contained in an LTO tape cartridge is implemented in a medium carrying mechanism part of the library apparatus, and during an insertion to a tape drive, the IDs unique to a library control part and to the medium carrying mechanism part are recorded in the non-contact memory and utilized as the hardware key of an encrypting apparatus. The hardware key written once is overwritten (erased) during an ejection, thereby preventing leakage of key information.

Abstract: An electrostatic image developing toner including: a toner particle containing a binder resin having a polyester resin and a coloring agent; and a non-colored particle containing a polyester but not containing a coloring agent and having a shape factor SF1 of not more than 110, wherein an amount of Sn element contained in the non-colored particles is larger than an amount of Sn element contained in the toner particle.

Abstract: A toner for electrostatic image development including: a toner particle containing a polyester resin and a coloring agent; and an uncolored particle containing a polyester resin and not containing a coloring agent, wherein shape factor SF1 of the uncolored particles is 110 or less, and the number of the uncolored particles is 50 or less based on 5,000 toner particles.

Abstract: A yellow toner includes binder resin particles that do not contain a coloring agent or a release agent and have a shape factor SF1 of about 110 or less, the number of the binder resin particles being about 50 or less per 5,000 electrostatic developing toner particles; inorganic particles that have a median diameter of about 5 nm to about 70 nm in an amount of about 0.01 mass % to about 0.4 mass % based on the mass of the yellow toner; and a yellow coloring agent that has an azo group.

Abstract: A magenta electrostatic developing toner includes binder resin particles that do not contain a coloring agent or a release agent and has a shape factor SF1 of about 110 or less, the number of the binder resin particles being about 50 or less per 5,000 electrostatic developing toner particles; and inorganic particles that have a median diameter of about 5 nm to about 70 nm in an amount of about 0.01 mass % to about 0.4 mass % based on the mass of the electrostatic developing toner; and a magenta coloring agent that has an azo group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method, for erasing data from a magnetic tape storage medium (92) housed in a cartridge (86) containing a memory in which are stored the last written track position (yy) of the last written, most recent information and the last track position (xx) of past information written in the past and remaining unerased, comprising: the step of reading out of the memory (91) the last written track position of the most recent information and the last track position of the past information; the step (S124) of determining whether the data should be erased up to the last written track position of the most recent information or up to the last track position of the past information; and the step (S126, S128) of erasing the data up to the determined position, thereby shortening the data erase time of the magnetic tape while completely solving a security problem by making provisions to completely erase the data of the most recently written information or the data of the past information written in the past and re

Abstract: An electrostatic-image-developing toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent, wherein the toner contains colorless binder resin particles and, of the colorless binder resin particles, particles having a volume-average particle size diameter 1.5 times as large as, or larger than that of, D50 of the toner particles are in a proportion of about 30 particles or less particles per 5,000 toner particles, with D50 being a volume-average particle size diameter of the toner particles.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing magenta toner includes at least quinacridone pigment, naphthol pigment, and a release agent. Colorant of the toner satisfies conditions (a) and (b): (a) an average primary particle size D50 of a quinacridone pigment represented by formula (1) and an average primary particle size D50 of a naphthol pigment represented by formula (2) are such that the average primary particle size D50 of the quinacridone pigment is smaller than the average primary particle size D50 of the naphthol pigment; and (b) the average primary particle size D50 of the quinacridone pigment is greater than 20 nm, and the average primary particle size D50 of the naphthol pigment is smaller than 200 nm. Formula (1): Here, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 is selected from the group consisting of H, CH3, and Cl, R1 and R2 are different from each other, and R3 and R4 are different from each other.

Abstract: In order to facilitate the management of the hardware key of a library apparatus employing the LTO system, a write function of a noncontact memory (CM: cartridge memory) contained in an LTO tape cartridge is implemented in a medium carrying mechanism part of the library apparatus, and during an insertion to a tape drive, the IDs unique to a library control part and to the medium carrying mechanism part are recorded in the non-contact memory and utilized as the hardware key of an encrypting apparatus. The hardware key written once is overwritten (erased) during an ejection, thereby preventing leakage of key information.

Abstract: A drive control apparatus receives an instruction from an upper unit, to mount a predetermined medium onto a predetermined drive unit. If a combination of the predetermined medium and the predetermined drive unit is determined as inappropriate, the drive control unit replies to the upper unit that the predetermined drive unit cannot be used. A combination of a medium and a drive is appropriate if both, the medium and the drive are suitable for any one of encrypted and unencrypted data.

Abstract: A drive control apparatus receives an instruction from an upper unit, to mount a predetermined medium onto a predetermined drive unit. If a combination of the predetermined medium and the predetermined drive unit is determined as inappropriate, the drive control unit replies to the upper unit that the predetermined drive unit cannot be used. A combination of a medium and a drive is appropriate if both, the medium and the drive are suitable for any one of encrypted and unencrypted data.