System and method for controlling environmental conditions within an automated data storage library
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1. A system comprising:
- a data storage library, wherein the data storage library comprises at least one component bay therein;
at least one duct adapter configured to fit within the at least one component bay; and
at least one environmental conditioning unit fluidly connected to the at least one duct adapter via at least one duct, wherein the at least one environmental conditioning unit is configured to control at least one environmental condition within the data storage library,wherein the at least one duct adapter further comprises at least one environmental sensor configured to sense at least one environmental condition in at least one of in, on, or near the at least one duct adapter and in, on, or near the data storage library.
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Abstract
A system and method for controlling at least one environmental condition within at least one data storage library. The system may include at least one data storage library, the at least one data storage library having at least one component bay therein. The system may also include at least one adapter configured to fit within the at least one component bay, and/or at least one environmental conditioning device connected to the at least one adapter, wherein the at least one environmental conditioning device is configured to control at least one environmental condition within the at least one data storage library.
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17 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a data storage library, wherein the data storage library comprises at least one component bay therein; at least one duct adapter configured to fit within the at least one component bay; and at least one environmental conditioning unit fluidly connected to the at least one duct adapter via at least one duct, wherein the at least one environmental conditioning unit is configured to control at least one environmental condition within the data storage library, wherein the at least one duct adapter further comprises at least one environmental sensor configured to sense at least one environmental condition in at least one of in, on, or near the at least one duct adapter and in, on, or near the data storage library. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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at least one data storage library, wherein the at least one data storage library comprises at least one component bay therein; at least a first duct adapter and a second duct adapter, wherein each of the first duct adapter and the second duct adapter is configured to fit within a respective component bay; at least one environmental conditioning device connected to the first duct adapter and the second duct adapter via at least one duct, wherein the at least one environmental conditioning device is configured to control at least one environmental condition within the at least one data storage library, and further wherein the at least one duct comprises a supply duct configured to supply air from the at least one environmental conditioning device; and a Y-duct, wherein the Y-duct is configured to provide air from the supply duct to the first duct adapter and the second duct adapter. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling at least one environmental condition within a data storage library, the method comprising:
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providing at least one adapter within at least one component bay of the data storage library; connecting at least one of an external environmental conditioning unit and an external environmental conditioning device to the at least one adapter; providing conditioned air from the at least one adapter into an interior of the data storage library; and determining at least one environmental condition within at least one of the at least one adapter and the data storage library, and determining if the at least one environmental condition within at least one of the at least one adapter and the data storage library is within a desired range of at least one selected environmental condition within the data storage library. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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