SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LOCATION OF MEDIA IN A STORAGE SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of inventorying data, the method comprising:
- receiving an inventory request to inventory media associated with at least a portion of a storage system, wherein the media comprises at least a first removable sighted media and a second removable blind media;
mounting the first removable sighted media and reading a barcode associated therewith;
storing in a database first location information about the first removable sighted media;
mounting a second removable blind media, wherein the second removable blind media does not have a barcode associated therewith;
reading an on-media label stored on the second removable media; and
storing in the database, second location information about the second removable blind media such that the database comprises the first location information about the removable sighted media and the second location information about the second removable blind media.
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Abstract
A system and method for operating a storage library. The system comprises a management server, a media agent connected to the management server, a library connected to the media agent and a database connected to the management server. The management server controls the media agent to monitor for the addition or removal of a piece of media in the library. When the media agent determines that the piece of media has been added to the library or removed from the library, the media agent causes the library to read a media label stored as data on the piece of media, the media label including an identifier identifying the piece of media. When a backup or restore is performed, the system checks the media label to ensure that the correct media is being used. Inventory procedures are disclosed. Media labels are stored in a database along with an indication of the corresponding slot where the media is stored, a time when the label was put on the medium, and a confidence parameter indicating how confident the system is that the particular medium is stored in the respective slot.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of inventorying data, the method comprising:
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receiving an inventory request to inventory media associated with at least a portion of a storage system, wherein the media comprises at least a first removable sighted media and a second removable blind media; mounting the first removable sighted media and reading a barcode associated therewith; storing in a database first location information about the first removable sighted media; mounting a second removable blind media, wherein the second removable blind media does not have a barcode associated therewith; reading an on-media label stored on the second removable media; and storing in the database, second location information about the second removable blind media such that the database comprises the first location information about the removable sighted media and the second location information about the second removable blind media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for inventorying data, the system comprising:
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an inventory request that initiates an inventory of media associated with at least a portion of a storage system, the media comprising at least a first removable sighted media and at least a second removable blind media; a database configured to store a first location of the first removable sighted media, and wherein the database is further configured to store a second location of the removable blind media; one or more computer processors configured to mount the first removable sighted media and read a barcode associated therewith, wherein the one or more computer processors are configured to store the first location information about the first removable sighted media in the database; and one or more computer processors configured to mount the second removable blind media, wherein the second removable blind media does not have a barcode associated therewith, wherein the one or more computer processors are further configured to read an on-media label stored on the second removable media and store the second location information about the second removable blind media in the database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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