Storage device and storage method

A storage device for recording/reproducing data to/from a plurality of exchangeable recording media using a plurality of drive units, wherein:

• the plurality of recording media are stored in magazines, and are attached/detached to/from the storage device in a magazine-by-magazine manner, the storage device comprising:
• a transport section for transporting the plurality of recording media between the magazine attached to the storage device and the plurality of drive units;
• and
• a RAID control section for dividing data depending on a predetermined RAID to be formed by a plurality of recording media and recording in parallel the data to the plurality of recording media using two or more of the drive units, wherein:
• the magazine includes an RF tag storing at least one of magazine identification information for identifying the magazine and management information for managing a RAID to be formed by the recording media in the magazine;
• and
• one RAID is formed by one magazine.

A magazine for storing a plurality of recording media therein, wherein attachment/detachment thereof to/from a storage device is done in a magazine-by-magazine manner, the storage device comprising:

• a plurality of drive units for recording/reproducing data to/from the plurality of recording media;
• a transport section for transporting the plurality of recording media between the magazine attached to the storage device and the plurality of drive units;
• and
• a RAID control section for dividing data depending on a predetermined RAID to be formed by a plurality of recording media and recording in parallel the data to the plurality of recording media using two or more of the drive units, wherein:
• the magazine includes an RF tag storing at least one of magazine identification information for identifying the magazine and management information for managing a RAID to be formed by the recording media in the magazine;
• the magazine includes a shutter for preventing the plurality of recording media from being taken out from the magazine when the magazine has been detached from the storage device;
• and
• one RAID is formed by one magazine.