Tape library apparatus and controlling method thereof
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorYasunori Azuma
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Abstract
A host computer and a fiber channel switch portion are connected with an optical fiber cable through respective fiber channel interfaces. Likewise, the fiber channel switch portion and FC drives are connected with respective optical fiber cables through respective fiber channel interfaces. A controlling portion and the FC drives are connected with respective RS-232C cables. Alias WWNNs and alias WWPNs of the FC drives are assigned by the controlling portion 20 through respective RS-232C cables. Data reproduced by the FC drives 32 and 33 and data supplied thereto are transmitted and received to and from the host computer through for example respective optical fiber cables.
Claims8
A tape library apparatus to which a node ID is assigned and that is connected to a host computer, comprising:
- a plurality of drives for recording and reproducing data to and from respective large capacity tape recording mediums, the drives having respective interfaces being capable of transferring large capacity data to the host computer,
- wherein the drives are assigned respective node IDs as first addresses and respective port IDs that represent mounted order numbers as second addresses and the interfaces are activated.
A method of controlling a tape library apparatus to which a node ID is assigned and that is connected to a host computer, comprising the steps of:
- assigning respective node IDs as first addresses and respective port IDs that represent mounted order numbers as second addresses to a plurality of drives for recording and reproducing data to and from respective large capacity tape recording mediums, the drives having respective interfaces being capable of transferring large capacity data to the host computer, and
- activating the interfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.