System and method for managing a moveable media library with library partitions

A method for managing a moveable media library, said method comprising:

• assigning resources of said moveable media library to partitions of a plurality of partitions;
• assigning at least one partition of said plurality of partitions to each communication medium identifier of a plurality of communication medium identifiers;
• receiving a device access command, at a robotics controller, from a host system addressed with one of said plurality of communication identifiers;
• and
• determining a partition of said plurality of partitions utilizing said one of said plurality of communication medium identifiers.

A system for managing a tape library, said system comprising:

• a robotics subsystem operable to retrieve tape cartridges and to place tape cartridges into tape elements;
• a robotics controller said robotics controller comprising:
• a processor for executing code;
• code for receiving a command to access a resource of said tape library, wherein said command is addressed with a communication medium identifier;
• code for determining a partition of a plurality of partitions utilizing said communication medium identifier;
• and
• code for controlling said robotics subsystem utilizing at least said determined partition.

A controller for managing a moveable media library, said controller comprising:

• a processor for executing instructions;
• and
• non-volatile memory for storing at least:
• code for controlling at least one robotic mechanics of a moveable media library;
• and
• code for responding to commands received from host systems to retrieve a moveable medium of a plurality of moveable media of said moveable media library, said code for responding is operable to receive said commands addressed with multiple device identifiers according to a device access protocol, and said code for responding is operable to associate each device identifier of said multiple device identifiers with at least one respective library partition.