Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network
AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.
InventorsRajiv Kottomtharayil, Parag Gokhale, Anand Prahlad, Manoj Vijayan Retnamma, David Ngo, Varghese Devassy
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Abstract
A computerized method for sharing removable storage media in a network, the method comprising associating, in an index entry, a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy copy; copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
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A method for sharing storage media in a network, the method comprising:
- associating in an index a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with both a first storage policy and a second storage policy;
- copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy;
- and
- copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy.
A system for sharing storage media in a network, the system comprising:
- a first storage device containing a first piece of removable storage media;
- an index associating the first piece of removable storage media with both a first storage policy and a second storage policy;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to:
- copy, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy, and
- copy, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy.
A system for sharing storage media in a network, the system comprising:
- means for storing data;
- means for associating a first piece of removable storage media in said storing means with both a first storage policy and a second storage policy;
- means for copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy;
- and
- means for copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy.
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