Virtual tape device and data management method for virtual tape device
First Claim
1. A virtual tape device interposed between a host system and a tape library device to store data transmitted and received between the host system and the tape library device as a virtual tape volume, the virtual tape device comprising:
- a storage device for storing the data sent from the host system as the virtual tape volume;
means for starting to save the data in the tape library device upon completion of the storage of the data as the virtual tape volume; and
means for deleting from the storage device the virtual tape volume corresponding to the saving upon completion of the saving.
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Abstract
A virtual tape device is interposed between a host system and a tape library device to store data transmitted and received between the host system and the tape library device as a virtual tape volume. The virtual tape device includes a storage device for storing the data sent from the host system as the virtual tape volume, save start means for starting to save the data in the tape library device upon completion of the storage of the data as the virtual tape volume, and deleting means for deleting from the storage device the virtual tape volume corresponding to the saving upon completion of the saving.
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6 Claims
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1. A virtual tape device interposed between a host system and a tape library device to store data transmitted and received between the host system and the tape library device as a virtual tape volume, the virtual tape device comprising:
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a storage device for storing the data sent from the host system as the virtual tape volume; means for starting to save the data in the tape library device upon completion of the storage of the data as the virtual tape volume; and means for deleting from the storage device the virtual tape volume corresponding to the saving upon completion of the saving. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A data management method for a virtual tape device interposed between a host system and a tape library device to store data transmitted and received between the host system and the tape library device as a virtual tape volume, the method comprising:
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storing the data sent from the host system as the virtual tape volume; starting to save the data in the tape library device upon completion of the storage of the data as the virtual tape volume; and deleting the virtual tape volume corresponding to the saving upon completion of the saving. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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