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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1992
Christopher J Monahan, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mary L Monahan, Tucson, AZ (US);
Dennis L Willson, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for servicing a mount request in an automated storage library in which all of the peripheral storage devices therein are occupied and which permits an active data storage medium to be temporarily demounted and subsequently remounted in any subsequently available peripheral storage device is disclosed. To service a mount request requiring that a data storage medium be demounted, the access information for the data storage medium to be demounted is first retained. After demounting and servicing of the mount request, the retained access information is used to permit remounting of the previously mounted data storage medium in any subsequently available peripheral storage device, thereby minimizing the risk of delay in remounting. The method also allows for optional parameters to prevent temporary demounting in an automated storage library, or to prevent temporary demounting of particular data storage media. An automated storage library and program product employing the method are also disclosed.