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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176243 | Tape recording apparatus and method A tape recording apparatus is configured for sequentially recording files when receiving a command to write the files from an external host. The tape recording apparatus includes a buffer for temporarily storing the files, a tape on which the files are recorded, a w... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171212 | Data processing apparatus and data processing program storage medium A data processing apparatus has a processing memory section that stores plural processing sections for building a combination processing section; a construction data memory section that stores construction data for building the same combination processing section as... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166240 | Method for inventory of an automated data storage library An automated data library system employing a plurality of cartridges, one or more cartridge storage slots and an inventory controller. Each cartridge includes a cartridge memory. The cartridge storage slot(s) is(are) physically configured to store the cartridges. Th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8112579 | Selecting a destination tape recording device for saving data Selecting a destination tape recording device, out of a plurality of tape recording devices, for saving data. Particularly a technique for selecting a tape recording apparatus whose performance is optimal for data to be saved, thereby improving data backup performan... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108598 | Hard drive accessing method and hard drive accessing system supporting maximum transmission rate of hard drive A hard drive assessing method and a hard drive assessing system supporting a maximum transmission rate of a hard drive are provided, wherein the hard drive is accessed by a controller, and both the controller and the hard drive support a plurality of transmission ra... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108597 | Storage control method and system for performing backup and/or restoration A second storage system (SS2) comprises a plurality of tapes, a first storage device capable of performing random access at a rate higher than the tapes, and a virtual storage device emulating the first storage device. A first storage system (SS1) comp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103148 | Recording apparatus and recording method A recording apparatus comprises: a removable recording medium; a processor; and a receiving unit that receives an operation command for demounting the removable recording medium, wherein, when the receiving unit receives the operation command, the processor demounts... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8090902 | Disk drive adjusting command execution in response to control circuitry die temperature A disk drive is disclosed comprising a disk having a plurality of tracks, wherein each track comprises a plurality of data sectors. The disk drive further comprises a head actuated over the disk, and control circuitry fabricated on a die. A plurality of disk access ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082388 | Optimizing operational requests of logical volumes A method, system, apparatus and computer program product for determining an optimal file operational time in a data storage system for use with a tape media storing data in a serpentine pattern on tape media is provided. The operational time is optimized based on a ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078798 | Managing first level storage in a multi-host environment A virtual tape server (VTS) and a method for managing shared first level storage, such as a disk cache, among multiple virtual tape servers are provided. Such a system and method manage first level storage to accommodate two or more host processing systems by mainta... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055839 | Maintaining reserved free space at the end of a physical volume for creating new segments of segmented logical volumes in the reserved free space A storage manager application implemented in a first computational device maintains a virtual logical volume having a plurality of segments created by the storage manager application, wherein space is reserved at the end of a physical volume corresponding to the vir... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8024514 | Access control management In one embodiment, a cartridge library, comprises a management component comprising a first processor module and a memory medium communicatively connected to the first processor module, an interface controller comprising a second processor module and a memory medium... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019934 | Optical disk drive including non-volatile memory and method of operating the same An optical disk drive includes a non-volatile memory. The optical disk drive is booted based on driving information stored in the non-volatile memory. When a write command is received from a host, the optical disk drive stores data to be recorded in an optical mediu... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8006035 | Method for analyzing performance information A computer system having a management computer, a storage system including a plurality of RAID groups and a plurality of ports used for accessing storage areas in the plurality of RAID groups, and a plurality of computers coupled to the storage system using computer... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8006034 | Information recording medium, recording and/or reproducing apparatus, and recording and/or reproducing method An information recording medium, recording and/or reproducing apparatuses, and recording and/or reproducing methods which enable effective management of a last data recording address of a data area of the information recording medium. The information recording mediu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001321 | Digital device configuration and method A digital Storage Element is described. A device is configured including a Storage Element for access by a user responsive to a native control code. A processing arrangement executes a control program for controlling the overall device and executing at least a porti... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996728 | Computer system or performance management method of computer system This invention provides a system including a computer and a storage-subsystem comprising at least either a first storage area for storing data sent from the computer or a second storage area to be associated with the first storage area, for storing replicated data o... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984236 | Data transfer A virtual tape library including a module which is operable to issue input and output commands to a tape drive connected to the virtual tape library, wherein an input command is a command to write data to a tape connected to the tape drive and an output command is a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7962528 | System and method for quickly determining changed metadata using persistent consistency point image differencing A system and method accelerates update of a metadata search database using PCPI differencing. After first populating the search database, a search agent generates a PCPI and utilizes a PCPI differencing technique to quickly identify changes between inode files of fi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953924 | System and method for coordinating cluster state information A method for managing a plurality of servers is disclosed. Each server of the plurality of servers has access to data stored by other servers. The data is stored to one or more data storage devices. Coordinating information is written for the plurality of servers to... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7941596 | Locating media by characteristics in storage apparatus Backup storage apparatus and related methods having a controller for controlling and monitoring a robotics assembly that loads and unloads storage media into and from storage devices and an operator control panel coupled to the controller for controlling functions o... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941597 | System and method for controlling access to media libraries Embodiments of the present invention provide a media library controller that can communicate with multiple physical libraries that are physically separate from each other. The media library controller can maintain a virtualized aggregate media library representing t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7899851 | Indexing method of database management system A database management system has a plurality of database servers and data can be transferred between them by partitioning a data area into small areas and altering allocation of the small areas to the database servers. After altering the configuration, there occurs ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899985 | Method of switching distributed storage modes in GNS Provided is a computer system including: one first server; a plurality of second servers; and a plurality of storage subsystems, in which the computer system applies to each file stored in the storage subsystems one of a first file storage mode and a second file sto... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886109 | Storage system coupled to management server and a monitoring method of a stopped device executed by the storage system A computer system, storage system, and device control method which keep and operate long-term data stored in a disk device using its characteristics for a long time and at low cost, in a storage system or in a storage system using an external storage connection meth... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873781 | Data storage management method for selectively controlling reutilization of space in a virtual tape system A method for selectively controlling reutilization of space in a virtual tape system (VTS) having a buffer and a multiple volume tape cartridge includes transferring data volume files to the VTS. The buffer transfers the data making up these files as virtual tape vo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870332 | Retention of functionality and operational configuration for a portable data storage drive Various aspects of the invention provide a system and method of operating a data storage drive using any one of one or more data storage devices. In a representative embodiment, a data storage device may be used in a data network and may be referred to as a network ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861031 | Access control management In one embodiment, a cartridge library comprises a library controller comprising a first processor module and a memory medium communicatively connected to the processor module, and a cartridge drive controller comprising a second processor module and a memory medium... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7814269 | Method and system of externalising / internalising a data record that allow processing of part or all of the record A method of external data storage in a system including a primary processing device, having a processor and a primary data storage unit, adapted to run application programs for processing active records in the processor and configured to store data belonging to acti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809880 | Systems and methods for managing tape drive operation Systems and methods for managing operation of multiple tape drives in a way so that incoming data is spread or distributed across the multiple tape drives and which may be implemented in one example to continuously accept for recording without interruption from one ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7809879 | Method and apparatus for providing stream linking in audio/video disk media A method and apparatus for providing stream linking in audio/video disk media is disclosed. The present invention sets-up an audio/video stream on a disk drive, uses read and write commands for accessing contiguous data and, given an established stream, establishes ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805563 | Tape drive apparatus The present disclosure provides embodiments of tape drive systems and methods. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of a tape drive apparatus includes an interface for receiving a media access request and a unique identifier of a requestor. The tape dr... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7793041 | Method for controlling access to data of a tape data storage medium A method, system, and machine-readable medium for controlling access to data of a tape data storage medium are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises conveying data access control metadata from a tape cartridge comprising ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788446 | System and method for drive-side guarantee of quality of service and for extending the lifetime of storage devices A storage device has a storage medium, a plurality of read-write mechanisms, a quality monitoring and book-keeping unit and a scheduling unit. The plurality of read-write mechanisms is coupled to the storage medium. The quality monitoring and book-keeping unit is co... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7779200 | Method and apparatus for a magnetic tape storage system to adaptively handle space commands A method for a tape storage system to adaptively handle Space commands sent from a host computer system is disclosed. In response to a Space command from the host computer system, a determination is made as to whether or not the tape storage system is in a Read mode... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7752384 | System and method for controlling access to media libraries Embodiments of the present invention provide a media library controller that can communicate with multiple physical libraries that are physically separate from each other. The media library controller can maintain a virtualized aggregate media library representing t... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747816 | Virtual tape stacker A server interface is adapted to communicate with a server and a data path is adapted to communicate with a random access data storage device. A controller is configured to transfer data between the server interface and the data path. The controller is operational s... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743206 | Dynamic loading of virtual volume data in a virtual tape server Disclosed are a system, a method, and article of manufacture to provide for obtaining data storage device specific information from a data storage device using standard read/write commands. This method uses a host application to write a unique sequence of records to... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7743205 | Apparatus and method for virtualizing data storage media, such as for use in a data storage library providing resource virtualization A system and method for use in an automated data storage cartridge library defines cartridges for use with an external host computer (“open” cartridges), and cartridges for use only internal to the library (“closed” cartridges). Cartridges may be “virtuali... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734643 | Method for distributed storage of data A method for distributively storing a data object on a data storage system includes determining a layout map ID and associating the layout map ID with the data object. The layout map ID is used in determining a layout map, and the layout map is used in determining a... | 06/08/2010 |
