System and method for securing fiber channel drive access in a partitioned data library
First Claim
1. A storage area network associated data library partitioning system comprising:
- a plurality of storage slot elements adapted to store data storage media, at least one set of at least one of said slots is assigned to one partition of a plurality of partitions;
a plurality of data transfer elements that are adapted to receive said media and transfer data to and from said media, each of at least one set of at least one of said data transfer elements is assigned to one of said partitions, at least one data transfer element of each of said partitions hosts a logical element designation of a virtual controller for each of said partitions, said virtual controllers restricting movement of said media to between said set of slots and said set of data transfer elements assigned to a same of said partitions.
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Abstract
A storage area network associated data library partitioning system comprises a plurality of storage slot elements adapted to store data storage media, at least one set of at least one of the slots is assigned to one partition of a plurality of partitions, and a plurality of data transfer elements that are adapted to receive the media and transfer data to and from the media, each of at least one set of at least one of the data transfer elements is assigned to one of the partitions, at least one data transfer element of each of the partitions hosts a logical element designation of a virtual controller for each of the partitions, the virtual controllers restricting movement of the media to between the set of slots and the set of data transfer elements assigned to a same of the partitions.
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24 Claims
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1. A storage area network associated data library partitioning system comprising:
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a plurality of storage slot elements adapted to store data storage media, at least one set of at least one of said slots is assigned to one partition of a plurality of partitions;
a plurality of data transfer elements that are adapted to receive said media and transfer data to and from said media, each of at least one set of at least one of said data transfer elements is assigned to one of said partitions, at least one data transfer element of each of said partitions hosts a logical element designation of a virtual controller for each of said partitions, said virtual controllers restricting movement of said media to between said set of slots and said set of data transfer elements assigned to a same of said partitions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for partitioning a storage area network associated data library comprising:
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establishing a plurality of partitions in said data library, each of said partitions comprising at least one storage slot element and at least one data transfer element, each of said slots adapted to store media, and each of said data transfer elements adapted to receive said media and transfer data to and from said media;
assigning a different logical element designation to each of said library partitions and assigning a same logical element designation as a partition to a virtual controller hosted by at least one of said data transfer elements in said partition; and
restricting movement of said media to between said slots and said data transfer elements assigned to a same partition, - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A partitioned storage area network with an associated data library, said network comprising:
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a data storage array that is divided into partitions, each of said partitions assigned a logical unit number;
data-mover interconnectivity that extends between said data storage array and said associated data library, via at least one bridge;
a library management interface that accepts user input partitioning said library and assigns a logical unit number corresponding to logical unit numbers of said array partitions to library partitions, each of said library partitions comprising;
a set of at least one storage element slot, each slot comprised of a plurality of storage element slots, said slots are adapted to store data storage media; and
a set of at least one data transfer element, said data transfer elements are adapted to receive said media and transfer data to and from said media, at least one data transfer element in each of said partitions comprising a virtual controller that restricts movement of said media to between said set of slots and said set of data transfer elements assigned to a same partition; and
at least one data mover for direct communication from said array to said library. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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