Title :
Automated cartridge system library server
Author :
Reed, D.F. ; Mueller, G.A.
Author_Institution :
Storage Technol. Corp., Louisville, CO, USA
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1990.113578
