发明名称 |
Tape library emulation with automatic configuration and data retention |
摘要 |
Disk based emulation of tape libraries is provided with features that allow easier management and administration of a backup system and also allow increased flexibility to both archive data on tape at a remote location and also have fast restore access to archived data files. Features include automatic emulation of physical libraries, and the retention and write protection of virtual tapes that correspond to exported physical tapes. |
申请公布号 |
US8751759(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.10 |
申请号 |
US201213613373 |
申请日期 |
2012.09.13 |
申请人 |
Overland Storage, Inc. |
发明人 |
Gonzalez Victoria;Encarnacao Sergio |
分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
主分类号 |
G06F3/06 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method of emulating a tape library data storage system using one or more hard disk drives, the method comprising:
coupling an appliance containing the one or more hard disk drives to one or more physical tape libraries in a data storage system; with the appliance, querying the one or more physical tape libraries to acquire a configuration of the one or more physical tape libraries in the data storage system; allocating data storage space on the one or more hard disk drives to virtual devices of one or more virtual tape libraries, wherein the one or more virtual tape libraries comprise virtual devices emulating physical devices in the acquired configuration of the one or more physical tape libraries in the tape storage system; and allocating data storage space on the one or more hard disk drives to at least one additional virtual device associated with the one or more virtual tape libraries, wherein the additional virtual device has no corresponding physical device in the data storage system.
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地址 |
San Diego CA US |