Method and apparatus for facilitating progressive increase in al

Details Method and apparatus for facilitating progressive increase in al Method and apparatus for facilitating progressive increase in al

1997-12-18

2000-01-11

Kulik, Paul V.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

711161, 711162, G06F 1200, G06F 1314

Patent

active

060146753

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus is disclosed for managing inventory updates in a data library. The method and apparatus allows mount/demount activity to occur during an inventory update and allows a corresponding increase in the number of data storage media that are available for mount/demount during the inventory update. The invention initiates an inventory update for the data storage media library, scans data storage media in the data storage media library behind opened doors, identifies verified data storage media, receives a request for moving data storage media between the slots and the data storage drives, determines if the request is for verified data storage media and performs the request when the request is determined to be for verified data storage media. The request is requeued when the request is for unverified data storage media. Whether a frame containing data storage media has had a door to the frame opened is determined and the data storage media in a frame having had the door opened is designated as being unverified. Data storage media in a frame not having had the door opened is designated as being verified.

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