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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Slavisa Sarafijanovic, Adliswil, CH;
Takashi Ashida, Yamato, JP;
Takeshi Ishimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Martin Petermann, Zurich, CH;
Thomas D. Weigold, Thalwil, CH;
Tohru Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mathias Bjoerkqvist, Rueschlikon, CH;
Atsushi Abe, Ebina, JP;
Hiroshi Itagaki, Yokohama, JP;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In a general embodiment, a method includes storing hierarchically-organized global configuration information for each node and each tape library resource in a storage cluster to at least one memory accessible by each node of the storage cluster, the storage cluster comprising at least one tape library. The method further includes migrating and/or recalling, using the hierarchically-organized global configuration information, data to and/or from a tape cartridge pool within a tape library. The migration or recall is performed by an appropriate node of the storage cluster and in response to receiving a migration or recall request at an arbitrary node of the storage cluster.