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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2006
Douglas F. Barbian, Lakewood, CO (US);
Richard Chaney, Elbert, CO (US);
Jean-pierre Guignard, Toulouse, FR;
Victor Wilmot Hudson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fernando Moreira, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Curtis Mulder, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Ostlund, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Franck Paulus, Toulouse, FR;
Sebastien Rabaud, Toulouse, FR;
Douglas F. Barbian, Lakewood, CO (US);
Richard Chaney, Elbert, CO (US);
Jean-Pierre Guignard, Toulouse, FR;
Victor Wilmot Hudson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Fernando Moreira, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Curtis Mulder, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark Ostlund, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Franck Paulus, Toulouse, FR;
Sebastien Rabaud, Toulouse, FR;
Quantum Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Storage drive logic and a standalone tape file structure are described. File transfer logic transfers file data to and from a network according to a first protocol. Media access logic accesses a sequential-access storage medium associated with the drive according to a second protocol. Media management logic translates file-based commands received from the network according to the first protocol into sequential-access device commands according to the second protocol. The device commands control accessing of data by the drive. The storage medium may be a magnetic tape including a data region for storing data in a file format, and a table of contents (TOC) region for storing a table of contents that indexes the locations of files within the data region.