Computer network with reliable and efficient removable media services
US5692128A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/161
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer network (10) includes workstations (12), file servers (14), a cabling system (16), and removable media servers (24). Removable media drives (26) couple to the removable media servers (24), and removable media 30 are removably loaded into the drives (26). The file servers (14) may reside in restricted access areas (22), but no such requirement is placed on the removable media servers (24) or their associated drives (26). A workstation 12 originates a request (64) for removable media data (68). The request (64) is redirected (60) from the workstation (12) through the network (10) to a file server (14). A network operating system (NOS) (84) running on the file server (14) passes the request (64) to a removable media redirector (100), which redirects the request (64) back through the network (10) to a removable media server (24). The removable media server (24) obtains the requested data (68) and routes these data back to the requesting file server (14). The file server (14) then passes the requested data (68) back through the NOS (84), where they are again routed through the network (10), this time to the requesting workstation (12). A database (104) is maintained at the fi…
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