Server based control of robotic libraries

A method in a data processing system for processing a request, the method comprising:

• receiving the request at an interface to a network, wherein the request is formatted using a protocol and includes a command;
• identifying a interface to a robotic storage library for the command in the request;
• and
• generating a call to the interface using the request.

A distributed data processing system comprising:

• a network;
• a robotic storage library connected to the network;
• and
• a server connected to the network, wherein the server receives a request from the network in which the request is in a protocol for transport over the network and includes an identification, identifies a type using the identification, transforms the request into a specific format for the robotic storage library in response to the type being associated with the robotic storage library to form a type specific request, and sends the request to the robotic storage library.

A data processing system for controlling a robotic storage library through a network, the data processing system comprising:

• receiving means for receiving a request originating from the network, wherein the request is in a protocol and includes a command for the robotic storage library;
• identifying means for identifying a type for the request;
• translating means responsive to the type corresponding to a storage library type for the robotic storage library, for translating the request in the protocol into a format used by the robotic storage library to form a type specific request for the robotic storage library;
• and
• sending means for sending the type specific request to the robotic storage library.

A data processing system for processing a request, the data processing system comprising:

• receiving means for receiving the request at an interface to a network, wherein the request is formatted using a protocol and includes a command;
• identifying means for identifying a interface to a robotic storage library for the command in the request;
• and
• generating means for generating a call to the interface using the request.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for controlling a robotic storage library through a network, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for receiving a request originating from the network, wherein the request is in a protocol and includes a command for the robotic storage library;
• second instructions for identifying a type for the request;
• third instructions, responsive to the type corresponding to a storage library type for the robotic storage library, for translating the request in the protocol into a format used by the robotic storage library to form a type specific request for the robotic storage library;
• and
• fourth instructions for sending the type specific request to the robotic storage library.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for processing a request, the computer program product in a computer readable medium comprising:

• first instructions for receiving the request at an interface to a network, wherein the request is formatted using a protocol and includes a command;
• second instructions for identifying a interface to a robotic storage library for the command in the request;
• and
• third instructions for generating a call to the interface using the request.