Archiving device and data file server using data file recorded in division over recording media
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1. An archiving device, comprising:
- a plurality of drive devices for reading out a plurality of data constituting one data file from a plurality of removable recording media in parallel;
a recording media loading/unloading device for selectively loading/unloading the removable recording media to/from said plurality of drive devices; and
control means for controlling media loading/unloading operations by the recording media loading/unloading device and data reading operations by the drive devices according to a reading request for a desired data file to selectively use said plurality of drive devices in reading the desired data file from said plurality of removable recording media.
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Abstract
An archiving device with a plurality of drive devices for reading out a plurality of data constituting one data file from a plurality of removable recording media in parallel. A recording media loading/unloading device selectively loads/unloads the removable recording media to/from the drive devices. A control device controls the media loading/unloading operations by the recording media loading/unloading device and data reading operations by the drive devices according to a reading request for a desired data file so as to selectively use the drive devices in reading the desired data file from the removable recording media.
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19 Claims
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1. An archiving device, comprising:
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a plurality of drive devices for reading out a plurality of data constituting one data file from a plurality of removable recording media in parallel; a recording media loading/unloading device for selectively loading/unloading the removable recording media to/from said plurality of drive devices; and control means for controlling media loading/unloading operations by the recording media loading/unloading device and data reading operations by the drive devices according to a reading request for a desired data file to selectively use said plurality of drive devices in reading the desired data file from said plurality of removable recording media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A data file server, comprising:
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a plurality of memory devices for storing data files; transfer means for reading out a desired data file from the memory devices and transferring the read out desired data file to a request source according to a reading request for the desired data file given from the request source; a plurality of drive devices capable of reading out a plurality of data constituting one data file from a plurality of removable recording media in parallel; a recording media loading/unloading device for selectively loading/unloading the removable recording media to/from said plurality of drive devices; control means for controlling media loading/unloading operations by the recording media loading/unloading device and data reading operations by the drive devices according to a reading request for a desired data file to selectively use said plurality of drive devices in reading the desired data file from said plurality of removable recording media; and writing means for writing more than one data read out by more than one of the drive devices in parallel, into the memory devices. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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