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Data transfer via a data storage drive

US10069896B2 · kind B2 · utility

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7Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Bernd Freitag · Partenheim, DE
Brian G. Goodman · Tucson, US
Frank Krick · Ockenheim, DE
Tim Oswald · Gimbsheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 1, 2015
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/04
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Transferring data from a first data storage drive of a first data storage library to a first computer system that is connected to a second data storage drive of a second data storage library. A data transfer request for transferring data accessible by the first data storage drive to the first computer system is received. A network connection is initiated between the first and the second data storage drive. An access to the requested data is initiated by the first data storage drive. A transfer of the requested data from the first to the second data storage drive via the network connection is initiated. A transfer of the requested data from the second data storage drive to the first computer system is initiated.

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