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Methods and apparatus for providing menu data to a storage automation library

  • US 8,136,048 B2
  • Filed: 11/05/2004
  • Issued: 03/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Remote host apparatus for providing menu data to a storage automation library, comprising:

  • computer readable storage media; and

    program code stored on the computer readable storage media, comprising;

    code to periodically poll a command I/O interface of the storage automation library to extract therefrom a remote menu mode status and stored user input; and

    code to provide menu data to the command I/O interface, in response to a determination that an extracted remote menu mode status is “

    active”

    , wherein the remote menu mode is activated when a local menu structure in the storage automation library does not provide access to updated features for the storage automation library.

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