Automated cartridge system library server

Author

Reed, D.F. ; Mueller, G.A.

Author_Institution

Storage Technol. Corp., Louisville, CO, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

7-10 May 1990

Firstpage

105

Lastpage

110

Abstract

A history and description of the automated cartridge system library server (ACSLS) are given. The ACSLS is a software product that introduces the StorageTek 4400 automated cartridge system (ACS) into a networked, heterogeneous computer environment. ACSLS software allows the StorageTek 4400 ACS robotic tape subsystem to be used by network-attached computer systems. There are two primary requirements for the ACSLS software: to provide portable high-level software allowing the StorageTek 4400 ACS to be used with a wide variety of computer platforms; and to design the software in layers of functionality that could serve as building blocks for future products. It is shown how these goals were achieved.<>

Keywords

network operating systems; network servers; storage allocation; ACSLS software; StorageTek 4400 ACS robotic tape subsystem; StorageTek 4400 automated cartridge system; automated cartridge system library server; heterogeneous computer environment; high-level software; network-attached computer systems; networked computer environment; portable software; Automatic control; Computer networks; Control systems; Hardware; Joining processes; Network servers; Operating systems; Robotics and automation; Software libraries; Storage automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1990. Crisis in Mass Storage. Digest of Papers., Tenth IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2034-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1990.113578

Filename

113578