Dynamic loading of virtual volume data in a virtual tape server

Details Dynamic loading of virtual volume data in a virtual tape server Dynamic loading of virtual volume data in a virtual tape server

2004-05-14

2009-02-03

Song, Jasmine (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

C711S004000, C711S111000, C711S170000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07487288

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide for obtaining data storage device specific information from a data storage device using standard read/write commands. This method uses a host application to write a unique sequence of records to a logical volume of the data storage device. The data storage device detects the unique sequence of records for the logical volume and writes device specific information to the logical volume allowing the host application the ability to read the data storage device specific information using a read command for the logical volume.

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