Higher and lower availability prioritization of storage cells in an automated library
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsLeonard G. Jesionowski, Shawn M. Nave
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes: designating a first set of drives as higher availability drives, designating a second set of drives as lower availability drives, and correlating a first cartridge with at least one of the higher availability drives and a second cartridge with at least one of the lower availability drives. Each of the drives is configured to receive and store cartridges via one or more accessors. Moreover, each of the one or more accessors is assigned a servicing location corresponding to the lower availability drives. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in additional embodiments.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- designating a first set of drives as higher availability drives;
- designating a second set of drives as lower availability drives;
- wherein each of the drives is configured to receive and store cartridges via one or more accessors,
- wherein each of the one or more accessors is assigned a servicing location corresponding to the lower availability drives;
- and
- correlating a first cartridge with at least one of the higher availability drives and a second cartridge with at least one of the lower availability drives.
A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a controller to cause the controller to:
- designate, by the controller, a first set of drives as higher availability drives;
- designate, by the controller, a second set of drives as lower availability drives;
- wherein each of the drives is configured to receive and store cartridges via one or more accessors,
- wherein each of the one or more accessors is assigned a servicing location corresponding to at least some of the lower availability drives;
- and
- correlate, by the controller, a first cartridge with at least one of the higher availability drives and a second cartridge with at least one of the lower availability drives using at least one of a first procedure and a second procedure.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- designating a first set of drives as higher availability drives;
- designating a second set of drives as lower availability drives;
- defining a first logical library to which at least one of the higher availability drives is allocated;
- defining a second logical library to which at least one of the lower availability drives is allocated;
- assigning a first cartridge to the first logical library;
- and
- assigning a second cartridge to the second logical library.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.