Method and apparatus for managing inventory and door status during firmware update of an automated data storage library
US6996673B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1498
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated data storage library accesses data storage media from storage shelves in response to commands from an external host. The library receives and activates a firmware update in a processor node and determines whether a library door has been opened and/or closed during the code activation. Only if a library door has been opened and/or closed will an inventory of the storage media be performed.
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