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Virtual tape device and data management method for virtual tape device

  • US 20080077758A1
  • Filed: 03/16/2007
  • Published: 03/27/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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:

  • 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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