Disaster recovery tape drive
OwnerAlan M. Lindsey, Kyle A. Walczakinventors
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Abstract
A tape drive assembly includes a tape drive adapted to receive a tape cartridge and control electronics. The control electronics are adapted to identify whether the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, identify a disaster recovery request, and configure the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request. A method for restoring a computer having a tape drive includes autonomously determining whether a tape cartridge inserted into the tape drive comprises a disaster recovery tape; identifying a disaster recovery request; and configuring the tape drive to emulate a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
Claims48
A tape drive assembly, comprising:
- a tape drive adapted to receive a tape cartridge;
- and
- control electronics adapted to identify whether the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, identify a disaster recovery request, and configure the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A tape drive assembly, comprising:
- a tape drive adapted to receive a tape cartridge and including a status light;
- and
- control electronics adapted to identify whether the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, flash the status light in response to determining that the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, identify a disaster recovery request in response to the tape drive assembly being power-cycled while the status light is flashing, and configure the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A computer system, comprising:
- a computer;
- and
- a tape drive assembly coupled to the computer, comprising:
- a tape drive adapted to receive a tape cartridge;
- and
- control electronics adapted to identify whether the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, identify a disaster recovery request, and configure the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A computer system, comprising:
- a computer;
- and
- a tape drive assembly coupled to the computer, comprising:
- a tape drive adapted to receive a tape cartridge and having a status light;
- and
- control electronics adapted to identify whether the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, flash the status light in response to determining that the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape, identify a disaster recovery request in response to the tape drive assembly being power-cycled while the status light is flashing, and configure the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A method for restoring a computer having a tape drive, comprising:
- autonomously determining whether a tape cartridge inserted into the tape drive comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- identifying a disaster recovery request;
- and
- configuring the tape drive to emulate a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A method for restoring a computer having a tape drive, comprising:
- autonomously determining whether a tape cartridge inserted into the tape drive comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- flashing a status light of the tape drive in response to determining that the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- identifying a disaster recovery request in response to the tape drive being power-cycled while the status light is flashing;
- and
- configuring the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A system for restoring a computer having a tape drive, comprising:
- means for autonomously determining whether a tape cartridge inserted into the tape drive comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- means for identifying a disaster recovery request;
- and
- means for configuring the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
A system for restoring a computer having a tape drive, comprising:
- means for autonomously determining whether a tape cartridge inserted into the tape drive comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- means for flashing a status light of the tape drive in response to determining that the tape cartridge comprises a disaster recovery tape;
- means for identifying a disaster recovery request in response to the tape drive being power-cycled while the status light is flashing;
- and
- means for configuring the tape drive as a bootable device in response to identifying the disaster recovery request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.