Multi-user virtual tape system
US7162604B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1456
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One or more servers are adapted to execute tape application programs. A controller provides communications between the one or more servers and a random access storage device. The controller is configured so that the application programs can concurrently access the random access storage device as a sequential access tape storage device.
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