Systems and methods for sharing media in a computer network
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1. A method for dynamically sharing a magnetic media volume in a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a volume sharing request associated with a magnetic media volume;
removing, in response to the volume sharing request, an association between a first media management module and the magnetic media volume;
associating according to a first selection logic a second media management module with the magnetic media volume, wherein said associating according to the first selection logic comprises determining with a storage manager module an availability of the second media management module and at least one other media management module;
storing in a first index a first access path to the magnetic media volume, the first index being maintained by the second media management module; and
storing in a second index a second access path to the magnetic media volume, the second index being maintained by the storage manager module.
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Abstract
A computerized method for sharing removable storage media in a network, the method comprising associating, in an index entry, a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy copy; copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
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1. A method for dynamically sharing a magnetic media volume in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a volume sharing request associated with a magnetic media volume; removing, in response to the volume sharing request, an association between a first media management module and the magnetic media volume; associating according to a first selection logic a second media management module with the magnetic media volume, wherein said associating according to the first selection logic comprises determining with a storage manager module an availability of the second media management module and at least one other media management module; storing in a first index a first access path to the magnetic media volume, the first index being maintained by the second media management module; and storing in a second index a second access path to the magnetic media volume, the second index being maintained by the storage manager module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for dynamically sharing a media volume in a network, the system comprising:
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a storage manager module; a first media management module communicatively coupled to a media volume and the storage manager module; a second media management module communicatively coupled to the media volume and the storage manager module; wherein the storage manager module is programmed to; remove, in response to a volume sharing request, an association between the first media management module and the media volume, determine an availability of the second media management module and at least one other media management module, and associate, according to the availability and a first selection logic, the second media management module with the media volume; a first index associated with the second media management module, the first index storing an association between the second media management module and the media volume; and a second index associated with the storage manager module, the second index storing the association between the second media management module and the media volume. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for dynamically sharing a media volume in a network, the system comprising:
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first means for controlling a storage media volume; second means for controlling the storage media volume; means for directing, in response to a volume sharing request, said first controlling means to assume a deactivated state with respect to the storage media volume and for directing, according to a first selection logic, said second controlling means to assume an activated state with respect to the storage media volume, wherein said directing according to the first selection logic comprises determining an availability of said second controlling means and at least one other means for controlling the storage media volume; and means for storing a first access path to the storage media volume, said means for storing the first access path being maintained by said second controlling means; and means for storing a second access path to the storage media volume, said means for storing the second access path being maintained by said directing means. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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