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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ernest S. Gale, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian G. Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko E. T. Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Leonard G. Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
James M. Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael P. McIntosh, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shawn M. Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lee C. Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data storage library system includes a data storage library, at least one environmental conditioning unit, at least one data storage drive retained within the data storage library, and at least one access door for providing access to an interior portion of the data storage library. The system also includes a library controller, wherein the library controller is configured to initiate a service mode prior to and during a service procedure performed within the data storage library, and further wherein at least one operational state within the at least one data storage drive is changed during the service mode. The change in the at least one operational state may be, for example, an increase in temperature within the at least one data storage drive, or the insertion of a data storage cartridge into the at least one data storage drive during the service mode.