US 2013/0232299 A1 · CHANGING OWNERSHIP OF CARTRIDGES

Abstract

Exemplary method, system, and computer program product embodiments for changing ownership of cartridges, such as virtual cartridges between remotely located virtual tape libraries, are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, processes and protocols for the changing ownership of the cartridges are controlled from a primary location to a secondary location. The production site is moved for the cartridges. The ownership of the cartridges is waived. Access is allowed to the cartridges. Additional data is written and replicated using resources of the cartridges.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A method for changing ownership of a plurality of cartridges by a processor device in a computing storage environment, the method comprising:

controlling a plurality of processes and protocols for the changing ownership of the plurality of cartridges from at least one primary location to at least one secondary location;
moving a production site for at least one of the plurality of cartridges;
waiving ownership of the at least one of the plurality of cartridges;
and
allowing access to the at least one of the plurality of cartridges, wherein additional data is written and replicated using resources of the at least one of the plurality of cartridges.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/778,922Filed 27 Feb 2013

Priority

11 May 2011

Published

5 Sep 2013

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G06F 3/0682
Single storage device: tape device
G06F 3/0619
Improving the reliability of storage systems: in relation to data integrity, e.g. data losses, bit errors
G06F 3/0637
Configuration or reconfiguration of storage systems: permissions
G06F 3/0686
Plurality of storage devices: libraries, e.g. tape libraries, jukebox

Changing ownership of cartridges

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Abstract

Claims8