Determining, displaying, and using tape drive session information
US9015005B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0682
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for monitoring libraries and library drives. In one embodiment, a method is provided which includes polling the library to determine whether a storage media has been loaded in to, or unloaded from, a drive. When the media has been loaded, the method includes beginning a media monitoring session. The method may include determining which tape has been loaded in to which drive of the library and associating the session performance with that tape and that drive. Some embodiments include using a Read Element Status command to perform the polling. In some examples, the library is a magnetic tape library and the polling is performed out-of-band. Information regarding the media sessions can be output in order of session performance. Some embodiments include determining whether the cause of a slow session is external to the library and correcting the external cause.
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