TAPE APPARATUS, STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE CONTROL METHOD

A tape apparatus includes a controller and a plurality of tape drives. The controller controls reading from and writing onto magnetic tapes by the use of the plurality of tape drives. Furthermore, when the controller receives a data write request, the controller writes received data both onto one of...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: OCHI YOSHIAKI
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A tape apparatus includes a controller and a plurality of tape drives. The controller controls reading from and writing onto magnetic tapes by the use of the plurality of tape drives. Furthermore, when the controller receives a data write request, the controller writes received data both onto one of main data magnetic tapes and onto an auxiliary data magnetic tape. In addition, each time the controller receives a data write request, the controller writes received data onto a corresponding main data magnetic tape and adds the received data onto a common auxiliary data magnetic tape.