×

System and method for performing a search operation within a sequential access data storage subsystem

  • US 7,991,758 B2
  • Filed: 09/07/2005
  • Issued: 08/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A data storage subsystem comprising:

  • a communication channel interface to communicatively couple said data storage subsystem to a host data processing system via a communication channel; and

    a search module to receive search attribute data from said host data processing system via said communication channel interface, wherein said search attribute data specifies a search attribute, to perform a search operation on data of a sequential access storage element utilizing said search attribute, and to provide search result data to said host data processing system via said communication channel interface in response to a performance of said search operation.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×