JP4410557B2 - コンピュータ・システム内のテープ装置にアクセスするための方法およびシステム - Google Patents
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- パーソナル・コンピュータから受信した媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを自動データ・ライブラリにおいて実行する方法であって、前記自動データ・ライブラリは、自動データ・ライブラリ中のデータ・ストレージ媒体を管理するライブラリ・マネージャと、該ライブラリ・マネージャを使用する仮想テープ・サーバとを含み、
前記パーソナル・コンピュータと前記仮想テープ・サーバとの間のSCSIバスを介して媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを受信するステップと、
前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドが指示するSCSIエレメントを前記仮想テープ・サーバ中の論理ボリュームのカテゴリにマッピングすることにより、前記パーソナル・コンピュータからの前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを前記ライブラリ・マネージャに適合したコマンドに変換するステップと、
変換された前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを、前記ライブラリ・マネージャに提供するステップとを含む方法。 - 前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドは、少なくとも1つのドライブ・アドレスを有し、前記自動データ・ライブラリが、異なった仮想データ・ストレージ・ドライブ・アドレスを前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドのドライブ・アドレスに関連づける、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドは、少なくとも1つのピッカ・アドレスを有し、前記自動データ・ライブラリが、異なったデータ・ストレージ・ドライブ・アドレスを前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドのピッカ・アドレスに関連づける、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 媒体チェンジャ・コマンド中のSCSIボリューム・タグを、前記自動データ・ライブラリ内の異なったボリューム名に変換するステップをさらに含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記SCSIバス上の媒体チェンジャ・コマンドが、指定された数Nの未使用テープ・カートリッジが存在せよとの指示であり、前記変換するステップが、前記指示を、前記仮想テープ・サーバ内の利用可能メモリ・プールから同じ数Nの論理ボリュームを生成するコマンドに変換するステップを含む、請求項1に記載の方法。
- パーソナル・コンピュータがSCSIバス上で自動データ・ライブラリの仮想テープ・サーバと通信できるようにする自動データ・ライブラリであって、前記自動データ・ライブラリは、自動データ・ライブラリ中のデータ・ストレージ媒体を管理するライブラリ・マネージャと、該ライブラリ・マネージャを使用する仮想テープ・サーバとを含み、
前記パーソナル・コンピュータから前記仮想テープ・サーバへ宛てた媒体チェンジャ・コマンドをSCSIバスを介して受信する手段と、
前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドが指示するSCSIエレメントを前記仮想テープ・サーバ中の論理ボリュームのカテゴリにマッピングすることによって、前記パーソナル・コンピュータからの前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを、前記ライブラリ・マネージャに適合したコマンドに変換する手段と、
変換された前記媒体チェンジャ・コマンドを、前記ライブラリ・マネージャに提供する手段とをさらに含む自動データ・ライブラリ。 - 前記仮想テープ・サーバに請求項1ないし5のいずれか一項に記載の方法を実行させるためのコンピュータ・プログラム。
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