Variable mobile media storage system

Details Variable mobile media storage system Variable mobile media storage system

2007-04-13

2008-11-11

Sniezek, Andrew L. (Department: 2627)

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Automatic control of a recorder mechanism

C711S111000, C711S154000, C711S170000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07450331

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for a variable media tape based storage system for storing, retrieving, and communicating data. The system includes at least one media element having a compatible relationship with one of a plurality of drives for storing and receiving data. The at least one media element configured to operate with the at least one drive as a functional pair is considered a loaded drive. The storage system also includes switch and mapping system, which in one embodiment could be an interface bridge processor, operatively linked to each of the plurality of drives. Finally, the storage system adapted to alter at least one received and accepted tape library command from positioning a target storage tape article for use with a target tape drive to selecting one of the loaded drives via the interface bridge processor. The interface bridge processor can be adapted to receive data in a streaming protocol to be saved on the target storage tape article by the target storage drive and convert the streaming protocol to a different protocol to save the data on the physically selected loaded drive.

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