WO2006065860A3 - Variable media tape-based storage system - Google Patents

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WO2006065860A3
WO2006065860A3 PCT/US2005/045168 US2005045168W WO2006065860A3 WO 2006065860 A3 WO2006065860 A3 WO 2006065860A3 US 2005045168 W US2005045168 W US 2005045168W WO 2006065860 A3 WO2006065860 A3 WO 2006065860A3
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Matthew Thomas Starr
Richard Douglas Rector
Mark Lorin Lantry
John David Barr
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Matthew Thomas Starr
Richard Douglas Rector
Mark Lorin Lantry
John David Barr
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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.
PCT/US2005/045168 2004-12-14 2005-12-14 Variable media tape-based storage system WO2006065860A2 (en)

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