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System and method for archive verification according to policies

  • US 8,843,787 B1
  • Filed: 08/23/2010
  • Issued: 09/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for archive verification, comprising:

  • a library including a plurality of drives and a plurality of media coupled to a network;

    a monitoring appliance coupled to the network and configured to;

    monitor the media library during non-verification operation and store a set of collected data, the set of collected data comprising a first set of error data;

    maintain a set of verification policies;

    evaluate the first set of error data according to the set of verification policies to determine a set of media to be verified;

    perform a verification on at least one of the set of media, where performing the verification comprises;

    determining that a first drive of the library is available;

    verifying a first media of the set of media using the first drive;

    obtaining verification data associated with the verification of the first media in the first drive, the verification data comprising a second set of error data generated by the first drive when executing a verification command to determine the readability of data on the first media by the first drive; and

    determining a result for the verification of the first media based on the verification data.

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