Emulation of auxiliary memory
US7177108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0664
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of operating a storage system is provided. The storage system includes a tape drive for reading and writing data to a magnetic tape medium of a tape storage media device, and an auxiliary memory emulator for receiving I/O commands to perform I/O operations on an auxiliary memory and for rerouting the commands to perform the I/O operations on the magnetic tape medium of the tape storage media device. The method includes receiving I/O commands to perform I/O operations on an auxiliary memory on a tape storage media device, wherein the tape storage media device includes a magnetic tape medium and does not include the auxiliary memory, and routing the I/O commands to the magnetic tape medium provided in the tape storage media device.
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