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US 9,202,507 B1Granted
Dynamic tape storage library for data management
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsFrank Krick, Thorsten Muehge, Erik Rueger, Daniel P. Wendler
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provides systems for a tape library shelf. In one embodiment, a tape library shelf is disclosed including a chassis, which contains tape cartridge slots for storing one or more tape cartridges. The tape library shelf includes at least one tape drive module, a control unit, and a moving device coupled to the chassis. The moving device is operatively connected to the control unit to move the chassis according to instructions received from the control unit.
Claims20
A robot vehicle comprising:
- a chassis, the chassis having a gripper assembly, wherein the gripper assembly is coupled to the chassis;
- a control unit, the control unit configured to communicate with one or more tape library shelves, wherein the one or more tape library shelves are external to the robot vehicle;
- at least one moving device coupled to the bottom of the chassis, the at least one moving device being operatively connected to the control unit to move the entirety of the chassis in at least two directions according to instructions received from the control unit;
- at least one tape drive module coupled to the chassis;
- at least one computer coupled to the chassis, wherein the at least one computer is operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module to read tape cartridge data from one or more tape cartridges inserted into the at least one tape drive module, and wherein the one or more tape cartridges are stored in a tape library shelf external to the robot vehicle;
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- a communication device operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer tape cartridge data from the at least one tape drive module directly to one or more hosts.
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A robot vehicle comprising:
- a chassis, the chassis having a gripper assembly, wherein the gripper assembly is coupled to the chassis;
- a control unit, the control unit configured to communicate with one or more tape library shelves, wherein the one or more tape library shelves are external to the robot vehicle;
- at least one moving device coupled to the bottom of the chassis, the at least one moving device being operatively connected to the control unit to move the entirety of the chassis in at least two directions according to instructions received from the control unit;
- at least one tape drive module coupled to the chassis;
- a storage unit, wherein the storage unit is operatively connected to the control unit to maintain a tape cartridge location database;
- at least one computer coupled to the chassis, wherein the at least one computer is operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module to read tape cartridge data from one or more tape cartridges inserted into the at least one tape drive module, and wherein the one or more tape cartridges are stored in a tape library shelf external to the robot vehicle;
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- a communication device operatively connected to the at least one tape drive module, wherein the communication device is configured to transfer tape cartridge data from the at least one tape drive module directly to one or more hosts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.