Integrated cooling in automated tape libraries
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLeonard G. Jesionowski, Michael P. McIntosh, Shawn M. Nave
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Abstract
A system, according to one embodiment, includes: a first frame of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of the first frame includes one or more tape drives, an area for storing tape cartridges, and an accessor channel, and a first air conditioning unit coupled to the first frame. The first air conditioning unit is configured to cool the interior of the first frame. Moreover, one or more fans of the one or more tape drives are configured to generate air flow within the interior of the first frame. Other systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a first frame of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of the first frame includes one or more tape drives, an area for storing tape cartridges, and an accessor channel;
- and
- a first air conditioning unit coupled to the first frame,
- wherein the first air conditioning unit is configured to cool the interior of the first frame,
- wherein one or more fans of the one or more tape drives are configured to generate air flow within the interior of the first frame.
A system, comprising:
- a first frame of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of the first frame includes an area for storing tape cartridges and an accessor channel;
- a first air conditioning unit coupled to the first frame;
- and
- a second frame of the automated tape library, wherein an interior of the second frame includes an area for storing tape cartridges and a second accessor channel,
- wherein the first air conditioning unit is configured such that a cooling capacity of the first air conditioning unit is able to cool the interiors of the first and second frames,
- wherein the first air conditioning unit is configured to have a scalable cooling capacity.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- monitoring interior conditions of multiple frames of an automated tape library, wherein an interior of each of the multiple frames includes an area for storing tape cartridges and an accessor channel, wherein a unique air conditioning unit is directly coupled to each of at least some of the multiple frames;
- and
- scaling a cooling capacity of the air conditioning units based at least in part on the interior conditions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.