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Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management

US9431049B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Frank Krick · Ockenheim, DE
Thorsten Muehge · Mainz, DE
Erik Rueger · Mainz, DE
Daniel Wendler · Schlangenbad, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG11B17/225
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A tool for space efficient tape management. The tool retrieves one or more tapes from one or more tape library frames in a first tape library. The tool inserts the one or more tapes into the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library. The tool transfers the one or more tapes from the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library to one or more tape library frames in a second tape library.

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