DYNAMIC LOADING OF VIRTUAL VOLUME DATA IN A VIRTUAL TAPE SERVER
摘要
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 a logical volume of the data storage device. The data storage device detects the unique sequence of records for the logical volume and writes device specific information to the logical volume allowing the host application the ability to read the data storage device specific information using a read command for the logical volume.
申请公布号
WO2005114371(A2)
申请公布日期
2005.12.01
申请号
WO2005EP52191
申请日期
2005.05.12
申请人
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION;IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED;KISHI, GREGORY, TAD;PEAKE, JONATHAN, WAYNE