System and method for dynamically sharing media in a computer network
View Patent ↗A computerized method for sharing removable storage media in a network, the method comprising associating, in an index entry, a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy copy; copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
1. A computerized method for sharing removable storage media in a network, the method comprising:
associating, in an index entry, a first piece of removable storage media in a first storage device with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy copy;
copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and
copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating, in an index entry, comprises associating in a storage management component index cache entry.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating, in an index entry, comprises associating in a media management component index cache entry.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein associating in a media management component index cache entry comprises associating in a media agent index cache entry.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating a piece of removable storage media comprises associating a piece of magnetic storage media.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein associating a piece of magnetic storage media comprises associating a tape.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein associating a piece of removable storage media comprises associating a piece of optical storage media.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein associating a piece of optical storage media comprises associating a CD-ROM.
9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
associating, in an index entry, a second piece of removable storage media in a second storage device with at least the first storage policy copy and the second storage policy copy;
copying, to the second piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and
copying, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
10. The method of claim 9 , comprising:
associating, in an index entry, the first piece of removable storage media with a first media group and a second media group; and
associating, in an index entry, the second piece of removable storage media with the first media group and the second media group.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein associating, in an index entry, comprises associating in a storage management component index cache entry.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein associating, in an index entry, comprises associating in a media management component index cache entry.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein associating in a media management component index cache entry comprises associating in a media agent index cache entry.
14. A system for sharing removable storage media in a network, the system comprising:
a first storage device containing a first piece of removable storage media;
an index entry associating the first piece of removable storage media with at least a first storage policy copy and a second storage policy copy; and
a processor, wherein the processor is programmed to:
copy, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and
copy, to the first piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the index entry comprises a storage management component index cache entry.
16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the index entry comprises a media management component index cache entry.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the media management component index entry comprises a media agent index cache entry.
18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the piece of removable storage media comprises associating a piece of magnetic storage media.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the a piece of magnetic storage media comprises associating a tape.
20. The system of claim 14 , wherein the piece of removable storage media comprises associating a piece of optical storage media.
21. The system of claim 20 , wherein the piece of optical storage media comprises associating a CD-ROM.
22. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor comprises a storage management component processor.
23. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor comprises a media management component processor.
24. The system of claim 23 , wherein the media management component processor comprises a media agent processor.
25. The system of claim 24 , comprising:
an index entry associating the first piece of removable storage media with a first media group and a second media group; and
an index entry associating the second piece of removable storage media with the first media group and the second media group.
26. The system of claim 14 , comprising:
a second storage device containing a second piece of removable storage media;
an index entry associating the second piece of removable storage media with at least the first storage policy copy and the second storage policy copy; and
wherein the processor is programmed to:
copy, to the second piece of removable storage media, data associated with the first storage policy copy; and
copy, to the second piece of removable storage media, data associated with the second storage policy copy.
27. The system of claim 26 , wherein the index entry comprises a storage management component index cache entry.
28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the media management component index cache entry comprises a media agent index cache entry.
29. The system of claim 26 , wherein the index entry comprises a media management component index cache entry.