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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ernest S. Gale, Tucson, AZ (US);
Icko E. T. Iben, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Leonard G. Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
James M. Karp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael P. McIntosh, Tucson, AZ (US);
Shawn M. Nave, Tucson, AZ (US);
Lee C. Randall, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data storage library system and method comprising at least one data storage library, the at least one data storage library comprising one or more library frames associated with the one or more library frames and at least one environmental conditioning unit configured to control one or more environmental conditions within the one or more library frames. At least one component locker is housed in an interior portion of the one or more library frames, and the at least one component locker is configured to retain one or more replacement components for use in the at least one data storage library.