Storage apparatus using removable media and its read/write control method

摘要

There has been disclosed a storage apparatus comprising a plurality of drive units each for writing and reading out data into and from a removable storage medium a transport unit for transporting a storage medium between a plurality of slots for accommodating storage mediums and the driving units and a control unit for controlling transportation of a storage medium by the transport unit.The control unit controls the transport unit in accordance with a command issued by a computer connected to the storage apparatus, setting a storage medium in a drive unit. The drive unit writes and reads out data into and from the storage medium in accordance with a parameter determined for a combination of the drive unit and the storage medium.