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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2000
Randy Pierce, Golden, CO (US);
Carla Mowers, Longmont, CO (US);
Leslie Kaye Miller, Lafayette, CO (US);
Randy Pierce, Golden, CO (US);
Carla Mowers, Longmont, CO (US);
Leslie Kaye Miller, Lafayette, CO (US);
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling a storage library through a network. A request originating from the network is received, wherein the request is in a protocol and includes a command for the storage library. A type for the request is identified. The request in the protocol is translated into a format used by the storage library to form a type specific request for the storage library in response to the type corresponding to a type for the storage library. The type specific request is sent to the storage library.