International Business Machines Corporation

Vickie Lynn Brewer

James Arthur Fisher

Frank David Gallo

William Henry Travis

Raymond Anthony James

Sue Ann Erstad

Gregory Tad Kishi

Anthony Andrew Lambert

Christine Lynette Fosler

Timothy Clyde Sample

An Internet web application interfaces to a machine to give users information about the status of the machine. The information on the status of the machine is constantly changing. This design only dynamically builds a web page when the page is requested for viewing. Once built, the page is retained so that the next time it is requested, if the information it contains has not changed, the page can be served without having to be rebuilt. If the information has changed, the design will not update the page until the page has been requested. In addition, the page is only built in the human language requested.

Web interface for providing system-status on-demand

A removable media storage library comprises a plurality of removable media divided into a plurality of sets, each set associated with its own server. A central manager controls access to all of the removable media. Each of the servers and library manager contain database map information. If this information is lost, a selected disaster recovery operation may be implemented. This flexibility in selecting the type of disaster recovery operation allows for an efficient and fast disaster recovery operation.

Disaster recovery method for a removable media library

In an automated retrieval library with virtual storage for identifying particular cartridges in the library to protect the data in the virtual volume from overwriting in import and export operations. A convenience input/output station is set to an import mode with export/import virtual tape servers. Possible import cartridges are categorized upon insertion to prevent their access by the host computer. Recovery from erroneous identification is provided.

Method and article of manufacture for inserting volumes for import into a virtual tape server

A method and apparatus is disclosed for managing inventory updates in a data library. The method and apparatus allows mount/demount activity to occur during an inventory update and allows a corresponding increase in the number of data storage media that are available for mount/demount during the inventory update. The invention initiates an inventory update for the data storage media library, scans data storage media in the data storage media library behind opened doors, identifies verified data storage media, receives a request for moving data storage media between the slots and the data storage drives, determines if the request is for verified data storage media and performs the request when the request is determined to be for verified data storage media. The request is requeued when the request is for unverified data storage media. Whether a frame containing data storage media has had a door to the frame opened is determined and the data storage media in a frame having had the door opened is designated as being unverified. Data storage media in a frame not having had the door opened is designated as being verified.

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Vickie Lynn Brewer