Data storage library with component locker for environmental acclimation
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1. A data storage library system, the system comprising:
- at least one data storage library, the at least one data storage library comprising at least one library frame, wherein at least one environmental conditioning unit is associated with the at least one frame, the at least one environmental conditioning unit configured to control at least one environmental condition within the at least one library frame; and
at least one component locker housed in an interior portion of the at least one library frame,wherein the at least one component locker is configured to retain at least one replacement component for use in the at least one data storage library, and further wherein the at least one environmental conditioning unit is configured to adjust at least one environmental condition within the at least one component locker to be within a desired range of at least one environmental condition outside of the at least one library frame prior to insertion of the at least one replacement component into the at least one component locker.
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Abstract
A data storage library system and method comprising at least one data storage library, the at least one data storage library comprising one or more library frames associated with the one or more library frames and at least one environmental conditioning unit configured to control one or more environmental conditions within the one or more library frames. At least one component locker is housed in an interior portion of the one or more library frames, and the at least one component locker is configured to retain one or more replacement components for use in the at least one data storage library.
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1. A data storage library system, the system comprising:
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at least one data storage library, the at least one data storage library comprising at least one library frame, wherein at least one environmental conditioning unit is associated with the at least one frame, the at least one environmental conditioning unit configured to control at least one environmental condition within the at least one library frame; and at least one component locker housed in an interior portion of the at least one library frame, wherein the at least one component locker is configured to retain at least one replacement component for use in the at least one data storage library, and further wherein the at least one environmental conditioning unit is configured to adjust at least one environmental condition within the at least one component locker to be within a desired range of at least one environmental condition outside of the at least one library frame prior to insertion of the at least one replacement component into the at least one component locker. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a data storage library, the data storage library comprising at least one library frame and at least one environmental conditioning unit, the at least one environmental conditioning unit configured to control at least one environmental condition within the data storage library; a front access door configured to allow access into a front interior portion of the at least one library frame; a rear access door configured to allow access into a rear interior portion of at least one library frame, and at least one component locker housed in the rear interior portion of the at least one library frame, wherein the at least one component locker is configured to retain at least one replacement component for use in the data storage library, and further wherein the at least one environmental conditioning unit is configured to adjust at least one environmental condition within the at least one component locker to be within a desired range of at least one environmental condition outside of the at least one library frame prior to insertion of the at least one replacement component into the at least one component locker. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of acclimating one or more replacement components within a data storage library, the method comprising:
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providing a data storage library having one or more library frames; providing an environmental conditioning unit configured to control an environmental condition within the one or more library frames; providing at least one component locker within a portion of the one or more library frames, the at least one component locker configured for storage of at least one replacement component for the one or more library frames; providing one or more replacement components; detecting an environmental condition within the one or more library frames and an ambient environmental condition outside of the one or more library frames; adjusting the environmental condition within the one or more library frames such that the environmental condition within the one or more library frames is within a desired range of the ambient environmental condition; inserting the one or more replacement components within the at least one component locker; and incrementally adjusting the environmental condition within the one or more library frames such that the environmental condition within the one or more library frames reaches a predetermined operational condition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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