Load balancing and space efficient big data tape management
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsFrank Krick, Thorsten Muehge, Erik Rueger, Daniel Wendler
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Abstract
A tool for space efficient tape management. The tool retrieves one or more tapes from one or more tape library frames in a first tape library. The tool inserts the one or more tapes into the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library. The tool transfers the one or more tapes from the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library to one or more tape library frames in a second tape library.
Claims20
A method for space efficient tape management, the method comprising:
- retrieving one or more tapes from one or more tape library frames in a first tape library;
- inserting the one or more tapes into the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library;
- and
- transferring the one or more tapes from the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library to one or more tape library frames in a second tape library.
A computer program product for space efficient tape management, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to retrieve one or more tapes from one or more tape library frames in a first tape library;
- program instructions to insert the one or more tapes into the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library;
- and
- program instructions to transfer the one or more tapes from the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library to one or more tape library frames in a second tape library.
A computer system for space efficient tape management, the system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to retrieve one or more tapes from one or more tape library frames in a first tape library;
- program instructions to insert the one or more tapes into the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library;
- and
- program instructions to transfer the one or more tapes from the one or more tape library frames in the first tape library to one or more tape library frames in a second tape library.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.