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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2014
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Allen K. Bates, Tucson, AZ (US);
Nhan X. Bui, Tucson, AZ (US);
Octaviano G. Gomez, Tucson, AZ (US);
Marie L. E. Romero, Tucson, AZ (US);
Stephen L. Schwartz, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system includes a storage cloud comprising storage media, a cartridge memory (CM) database stored to the storage media, and a storage controller, wherein the storage controller is configured to communicate with one or more data storage drives located in one or more data storage libraries, each data storage drive being configured to write and/or read data to/from a plurality of data storage cartridges therein, and control the one or more data storage libraries as a single logical library, wherein the CM database includes a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to a data storage cartridge. In another embodiment, the data storage cartridge includes a data storage medium configured to store more than about 100 MB of data, a physical CM configured to store less than about 100 KB of data, and a visible indicator displayed on an exterior of the housing.