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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Don Alvin Trimmer, Livermore, CA (US);
Roger Keith Stager, Livermore, CA (US);
Craig Anthony Johnston, Livermore, CA (US);
Yafen Peggy Chang, Fremont, CA (US);
Jerry Kai Lau, Livermore, CA (US);
Gavin David Cohen, Dublin, CA (US);
Rico Blaser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Don Alvin Trimmer, Livermore, CA (US);
Roger Keith Stager, Livermore, CA (US);
Craig Anthony Johnston, Livermore, CA (US);
Yafen Peggy Chang, Fremont, CA (US);
Jerry Kai Lau, Livermore, CA (US);
Gavin David Cohen, Dublin, CA (US);
Rico Blaser, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alacritus, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of importing a plurality of data from a physical data storage device into a virtual tape library system that is used with a data protection application. The virtual tape library system is usable with an existing data protection application designed for use with a physical tape library without modifying the existing data protection application. The method includes: triggering a signal representing a command to import the plurality of data from the physical data storage device; providing a controller that receives the signal; providing a data storage medium in communication with the controller, the data storage medium has at least one virtual library defined thereon; and copying at least a portion of the plurality of data from the physical data storage device to a virtual tape.