DATA STORAGE LIBRARY WITH SERVICE MODE FOR PROTECTING DATA STORAGE DRIVES

A data storage library system includes a data storage library, at least one environmental conditioning unit, at least one data storage drive retained within the data storage library, and at least one access door for providing access to an interior portion of the data storage library. The system also...

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Main Authors Nave, Shawn M, Randall, Lee C, Karp, James M, Jesionowski, Leonard G, Iben, Icko E. T, Gale, Ernest S, Goodman, Brian G, McIntosh, Michael P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.01.2023
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:A data storage library system includes a data storage library, at least one environmental conditioning unit, at least one data storage drive retained within the data storage library, and at least one access door for providing access to an interior portion of the data storage library. The system also includes a library controller, wherein the library controller is configured to initiate a service mode prior to and during a service procedure performed within the data storage library, and further wherein at least one operational state within the at least one data storage drive is changed during the service mode. The change in the at least one operational state may be, for example, an increase in temperature within the at least one data storage drive, or the insertion of a data storage cartridge into the at least one data storage drive during the service mode.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202217948845