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Systems and methods of sharing removable media storage devices in multi-partitioned systems

  • US 7,370,157 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2005
  • Issued: 05/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-partitioned system with shared removable media storage (RMS), comprising:

  • a processor having a plurality of partitions;

    at least one shared RMS device provided for the plurality of partitions, the at least one shared RMS device logically disconnected from the plurality of partitions by default;

    a management processor addressable by the plurality of partitions, the management processor mapping the same shared RMS device to the plurality of partitions independent of one another for data access operations; and

    a virtual input/output (I/O) controller provided in the address space of each of the plurality of partitions, the virtual I/O controller handling communications between the respective partition and the management processor.

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