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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2005
Joseph Whitney Dain, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Anthony James, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Luciani, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph Whitney Dain, Tucson, AZ (US);
James Arthur Fisher, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Anthony James, Tucson, AZ (US);
David Luciani, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for automatically and transparently mapping tape drives within tape libraries to IP addresses. In one embodiment, the tape library includes, a DHCP server, a LAN to serial switch, and a library manager configured with the necessary modules to map the tape library devices to the proper IP addresses. The entire process may be transparent to users. The result is that the tape library is configured with the proper IP addressing without costly, time-consuming, and error-prone manual intervention. The tape library can be configured more quickly with accurate IP addressing and is able to operate efficiently and properly.