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Efficient management of a virtual tape library cluster

US9400605B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Nils Haustein · Nieder-Olm, DE
Thorsten Krause · Laufenburg (Baden), DE
Ulf Troppens · Mainz, DE
Daniel J. Winarski · Tucson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 9, 2012
Grant date	Jul 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2206/1012
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments for managing a virtual tape library cluster are provided. A virtual tape library system is enhanced by representing virtual tape resources in cluster nodes with a unique serial number. A least utilized cluster node is determined. One of the virtual tape resources represented within the least utilized cluster node is selected.

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