US 8,914,145 B2 · Efficient movement of storage media in a storage media library

Abstract

A method includes receiving a request for the use of a first storage medium located in a first library unit in a storage medium library. It is determined that the first storage medium is to be moved by a transportation component. In response to determining that the first storage medium is to be moved by the transportation component, it is determined that the transportation component is located at a second library unit. In response to determining that the transportation component is located at the second library unit, it is determined that a second storage medium, which is in the second library unit, can be transported to the first library unit. In response to a determination that the second storage medium can be transported to the first library unit, the second storage medium is transported to the first library unit.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving a request for the use of a first storage medium located in a first library unit in a storage medium library;
determining that the first storage medium is to be moved by a transportation component, wherein the transportation component is operable to move storage media within a library unit and between library units in the storage medium library;
responsive to determining that the first storage medium is to be moved by the transportation component, determining that the transportation component is located at a second library unit;
responsive to determining that the transportation component is located at the second library unit, determining that a second storage medium, which is in the second library unit, can be transported to the first library unit;
and
responsive to determining that the second storage medium can be transported to the first library unit, transporting the second storage medium to the first library unit.

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A method comprising:

receiving a first request to perform an action within a storage medium library, wherein a transportation component will be used to service the first request;
receiving a second request to perform an action within the storage medium library, wherein the transportation component will be used to service the second request;
determining that the transportation component will be empty while servicing part of the first request;
responsive to determining that the transportation component will be empty while servicing part of the first request, determining that the second request can be serviced using the transportation component while servicing the first request;
and
responsive to determining that the second request can be serviced using the transportation component while servicing the first request, servicing at least part of the second request while servicing at least part of the first request.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Efficient movement of storage media in a storage media library

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Efficient movement of storage media in a storage media library

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Abstract

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