| 发明名称 |
EFFICIENT DISTRIBUTION AND SELECTION OF STORAGE MEDIA IN A STORAGE MEDIUM LIBRARY |
| 摘要 |
A location of a first drive in a storage medium library is determined. In response to a determination of the location of the first drive, it is determined whether a first storage medium is located within a first distance from the first drive. In response to a determination that the first storage medium is not located within the first distance from the first drive, it is determined whether the first storage medium is located within a second distance from the first drive. In response to a determination that the first storage medium is located within the first distance or the second distance from the first drive, the first storage medium is made available to be read by or written to by the first drive. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2016332816(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.11.17 |
| 申请号 |
US201615218964 |
申请日期 |
2016.07.25 |
| 申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Hasegawa Tohru;Hirata Takamasa;Imai Naoki;Kamiya Masanori;Oishi Yutaka |
| 分类号 |
B65G1/137;G11B15/68 |
主分类号 |
B65G1/137 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method comprising:
determining a location of a first drive in a storage medium library; determining whether a storage medium is located within a first distance from the first drive; in response to determining that a storage medium is not located within the first distance from the first drive, determining a location of a second drive in the storage medium library; determining whether a storage medium is located within the first distance from the second drive; and in response to determining that a storage medium is located within the first distance from the second drive, making the storage medium available to be read by or written to by the second drive. |
| 地址 |
Armonk NY US |
