发明名称 |
System and method of providing and relocating a portable storage canister in an automated data storage library |
摘要 |
A portable canister for upgrading, converting, or servicing an automated data storage library includes an assembly with cartridge cells. The portable canister is mounted within a data storage drive compartment, and/or another slot within the automated data storage library. The storage capacity of the library may be increased by adding portable storage canisters. When occupying a data storage drive slot, the portable storage canister may be removed and replaced with a data storage drive. Dual accessor library expansion may be simplified by using the portable canister as a test canister in the service bay of the library. Any library frame or storage module may become the service bay simply by inserting a test canister into the frame or storage module. This eliminates the need to shut down the library and reconfigure the frames to relocate the service bay.
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申请公布号 |
US7039924(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2006.05.02 |
申请号 |
US20030374884 |
申请日期 |
2003.02.24 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
GOODMAN BRIAN GERARD;MCINTOSH MICHAEL PHILIP;HERRING AARON LYLE;YARDY RAYMOND |
分类号 |
G11B17/03;G11B15/68;G11B17/22;G11B27/00;G11B27/11;G11B27/34;G11B27/36 |
主分类号 |
G11B17/03 |
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