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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Tohru Hasegawa, Sagamihara, JP;

Takamasa Hirata, Tokyo, JP;

Naoki Imai, Yokohama, JP;

Masanori Kamiya, Sagamihara, JP;

Yutaka Oishi, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); G11B 15/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 15/6885 (2013.01); B65G 1/137 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a network interface, a processor and a computer readable storage medium. The processor is coupled with the computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium has computer readable program code embodied therewith. The computer readable program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to determine the state of a storage medium library and determine distribution for a plurality of distributable components within the storage medium library based, at least in part, on the state of the storage medium library. The computer readable program code also causes the processor to, responsive to a determination of the distribution for the plurality of distributable components within the storage medium library, issue commands distributing the plurality of distributable components within the storage medium library in accordance with the distribution.


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